Dublin, Ireland$95,000 – $310,00016h ago
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 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 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.
What you’ll do
In this role, you will own key corporate accounting areas and processes which support the recognition and reporting of financial results. You will collaborate significantly with various stakeholders across finance, people, legal, product, and engineering teams to understand and advise on accounting treatment of underlying business initiatives and transactions. Other responsibilities include reconciling balance sheets and P&L accounts, and providing supplementary financial information for internal and external reports. You will implement and maintain effective control environments.
Responsibilities Plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses and analytical reviews, producing internal management reporting and external audit support
Research and prepare technical accounting analyses for new accounting pronouncements and/or 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
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 6+ years of relevant public accounting and/or industry experience
B.A. or B.S degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA strongly preferred)
Fluency in U.S. GAAP and ability to research complex accounting topics
Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal
Strong knowledge of Excel and experience working with large data
Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders
Experience with internal controls (design, implementation and execution)
Demonstrated history of taking on various types of challenging projects and producing results
Solution-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for establishing best practices
Preferred qualifications Knowledge of (or experience in) the technology or payments industry
SQL experience
In-office expectations Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible. Pay and benefits
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. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.
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.
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