F&S COE Analyst

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 Our global Finance and Strategy team (F&S) is a strategic business partner to leaders at Stripe, providing clear insights which simplify the complexity of the business, and drive the key operating forums to enable effective decision-making. F&S is expanding to support the needs of our growing business, and this role is an exciting opportunity to join a new Finance and Strategy team in Bangalore. This team is chartered to deliver thoughtful analysis to inform key business decisions through simplification and automation of key financial planning processes. If you are an experienced Finance FP&A professional who wants to make an impact in a dynamic and growing organization, please read below. What you'll do We're looking for an F&S Analyst to join our growing team. You'll help us with the forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for various departments accurately and in a timely manner and deliver improvements in our integrated financial systems with business partners, finance colleagues, and engineers. Responsibilities - Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions - Design and provide rigorous analysis 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, and long-range plans) • Build and own models for in-depth analyses, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy - Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance - Partner with Data Science teams to develop reporting dashboards - Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, 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+ years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A - A keen eye for detail and experience building integrated models from scratch (in Excel or other planning applications) - Experience driving and executing on finance processes (e.g., budget, forecast reviews, negotiations, and investment analysis) - A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners - A proven ability to be a self-starter capable of driving business results without significant supervision - The ability to maintain high performance under tight timelines and a hands-on mindset to get any job done - The ability to bring structure to ambiguous areas of opportunity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal - Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently, analyze problems and data sets to make complex investigation decisions - Strong knowledge of gSuite tools, Salesforce, and MS-Office products and experience working with and analyzing contracts and large data sets - Independently analyze and evaluate information from various data sources to determine a course of action for a matched case - Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders - Demonstrated history of taking on various types of challenging projects and producing results - Solution-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for establishing best practices - Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive, and detail-oriented Preferred qualifications - Experience working at a high-growth technology or financial services company - Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau, or other equivalent application experience - Experience with SQL or a willingness to learn - Experience in data visualization and dashboarding

5+ years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A. A keen eye for detail and experience building integrated models from scratch (in Excel or other planning applications). Experience driving and executing on finance processes (e.g., budget, forecast reviews, negotiations, and investment analysis). Ability to build strong collaborative relationships with business partners. Self-starter capable of driving business results without significant supervision. Ability to maintain high performance under tight timelines and a hands-on mindset. Capacity to bring structure to ambiguous areas of opportunity and thrive in a fast-moving environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong knowledge of gSuite tools, Salesforce, and MS-Office; experience working with and analyzing contracts and large data sets. Ability to independently analyze information from various data sources to determine a course of action. Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders. Demonstrated history of taking on challenging projects and producing results. Solution-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for best practices. Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive, and detail-oriented.