Corporate Accounting

About the role

The Accounting Team at Stripe 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 governance, financial reporting and disclosure requirements. We advise and enable Stripe to grow. We operate in a fast-paced environment and collaborate significantly with cross-functional and international teams.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Partner with Product, Systems, Treasury, Tax, People, and Legal to support internal financial systems process improvements and automation

Requirements

• 6+ 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

Qualifications

• Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location.
• The annual US base salary range for this role is $135,000 - $202,400. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Benefits

• Equity
• Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Wellness stipends

Office locations

• South San Francisco HQ, or Seattle
• Team: Controllership