Stripe is building a world class finance team. Our finance team is responsible for shaping our understanding of how Stripe is performing as a business, as well as what our best opportunities are for continued growth. We’re looking for a corporate accountant to join our fast growing team and help us manage and improve our close processes, work with business partners, financial partners and our world-class engineers. You will help us develop amazing accounting flows and help track our progress within a fast-paced environment that’s growing globally.

You will:

• Manage and streamline the entire monthly close process by coordinating close activities and analysis across worldwide accounting and finance. 
• Drive monthly close process improvements by understanding underlying business processes, leveraging existing finance systems (Oracle, Workday, Expensify etc.),  and implementing new systems. 
• Own the global chart of accounts and consolidations across multiple legal entities in multiple countries. 
• Prepare and review month-end journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, flux analyses, and supporting schedules.
• Partner with and support our Strategic Planning & Analysis team on understanding our corporate spend and new initiatives and projects.
• Prepare and present monthly and quarterly management reporting packages to members of our executive team.
• Develop strategies to improve accounting operations effectiveness, including the development and execution of process and system changes.
• Identify, assess, and implement technical accounting guidance as it applies to relevant accounting areas. 
• Develop and maintain policies & procedures for above areas that maximize operational efficiency while also ensuring proper internal controls.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• 6-9 years of relevant accounting experience, with a degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA strongly preferred).
• Public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and private industry experience.
• Proven experience in areas such as month-end close, financial reporting, finance systems implementation and maintenance, and partnering across finance functions.
• Fluency with U.S. GAAP.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong knowledge of Excel and accounting systems. 
• Good understanding of both financial and operational controls.
• Ability to be flexible and comfortable with changing requirements.
• Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast paced, hyper growth environment.

Nice to haves:

• Knowledge of (or experience in) the payments industry.
• IFRS knowledge.

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