Finance and Strategy Analyst

From the company's job description

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies — from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups — use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

The Finance and Strategy team is an integral thought partner to Stripe's core functional leaders. We bring understanding and predictability to Stripe's bottom-line financials. We work cross-functionally across many surfaces at Stripe and help steward Stripe's resource investments to improve the durability of our long-term financial performance.

What you'll do

We're looking for a Finance and Strategy Analyst to join our growing team. You will support the forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for various departments — accurately and in a timely manner — and deliver improvements in our integrated financial systems, working alongside business partners, financial colleagues, and engineers.

This role is based in Dublin or London.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with business leaders to drive successful outcomes

• Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions

• Serve as the financial partner for your business teams on analysis and evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts)

• Design and provide analytical rigour to measure efficiency and ROI of investments in headcount and non-headcount expenses

• Drive reporting, process, and discipline for finance routines to shape and influence decision-making (e.g. budget, forecast, monthly reviews, long-range plans)

• Build and own models for in-depth analyses, ensuring quality, timeliness, and accuracy

• Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance

• Partner with cross-functional teams such as Data Science to develop reporting dashboards and forecasting models

• Drive continuous process improvement, standardisation, simplification, and reporting enhancements

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 5–7 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A

• Strong analytical skills and experience building integrated financial models from scratch (in Excel or other planning tools)

• Experience driving and executing finance processes (e.g. budget cycles, forecast reviews, negotiations)

• Proven ability to build strong collaborative relationships with business partners and cross-functional stakeholders

• Ability to bring structure to ambiguous areas of opportunity and thrive in a fast-moving environment

• Ability to maintain high performance under tight timelines with a willingness to roll up your sleeves

• Excellent written and verbal communication and organisational skills

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse complex data sets and make sound recommendations independently

• Proficiency in SQL with the ability to independently extract, analyse, and evaluate data from multiple sources

• Experience working with Google Workspace, Salesforce, and MS Office, and with large data sets

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working at a high-growth technology or financial services company

• Experience managing headcount and operating expenses

• Experience supporting Go-to-Market and/or Product functions

• Experience with Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau, or equivalent planning tools

• Experience with Python or a willingness to learn

• Experience in data visualisation and dashboarding