Finance & Strategy Partner, Central Engineering
About the role
The Infrastructure Finance and Strategy team is an integral thought partner to Stripe's engineering leadership. We bring understanding and predictability to Stripe's R&D investments and operating expenses. We work cross-functionally across many surfaces at Stripe and help ensure the durability of our long-term financial performance.
Responsibilities
- Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions
- Be your business teams' financial partner for analysis and evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts)
- Design and provide analytical rigor 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, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy
- Partner with cross-functional teams, such as Finance Systems, Data Science, and Infrastructure Engineering, to develop reporting dashboards
- Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, simplification, and reporting enhancements
Qualifications
- 7–9 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A
- Demonstrated experience driving and executing on finance processes (e.g. budget and forecast creation, contract negotiations, headcount envelope management)
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools (coding agents, skills, forecasting tools) to develop data visualizations and explore datasets and developing expertise in new tools quickly
- Deep understanding of expense accounting principles including accruals, amortization, and capitalization
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in corporate finance at a high-growth technology company
- Experience managing headcount and operating expenses
- Experience supporting engineering teams
- Experience with Oracle, Anaplan, or similar financial management applications
- Experience with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or similar coding agents
- Experience in data visualization and dashboarding
- Background in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or consulting
- Strong knowledge of G Suite tools and extracting, analyzing, and evaluating information from large data sets using SQL and large language models
Pay and Benefits
- The annual US base salary range for this role is $133,800 - $200,800.
- Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.
Work Schedule
Hybrid work at Stripe. This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).
In-office expectations: Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.
Working remotely at Stripe: A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office.
Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.