The opportunity
The Accounting Team is responsible for understanding and telling Stripe's financial story and shaping our collective understanding of how Stripe is performing as a business. Our primary focus is maintaining a well-controlled environment that effectively supports corporate…
What you'll do
Plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including balance: sheet reconciliations, variance analyses and analytical reviews, internal management reporting, and external audit support
Research and prepare technical accounting analyses for new accounting pronouncements and business initiatives
Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedural documentation
Analyze financial performance, identify trends, and provide clear variance explanations to key stakeholders
Participate in building scalable accounting processes to support global: growth, including developing accounting requirements to enable automation of accounting procedures
Assist in design, implementation, and execution of effective internal control procedures
What they're looking for
- + years of relevant public accounting and industry experience, with a B.A. or: B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA strongly preferred)
- Fluency in U.S. GAAP and the ability to research complex accounting topics
- Experience with internal controls, including design, implementation, and: execution, and strong working knowledge of Excel and large data sets
- Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to partner with and: influence cross-functional stakeholders
- A track record of producing results on challenging projects, with a: solution-oriented mindset and enthusiasm for establishing best practices
- Knowledge of or experience in the technology or payments industry
- SQL experience
