Finance and Strategy Analyst (Dublin, IE, London, UK)
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 Finance and Strategy team is an integral thought partner to Stripe's core functional leaders. We bring understanding and predictability to Stripe's bottom-line financials. We work cross-functionally across many surfaces at Stripe and help steward Stripe's resource investments to improve the durability of our long-term financial performance.
What you'll do
We're looking for a Finance and Strategy Analyst to join our growing team. You will support the forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for various departments — accurately and in a timely manner — and deliver improvements in our integrated financial systems, working alongside business partners, financial colleagues, and engineers.
This role is based in Dublin or London.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with business leaders to drive successful outcomes
- Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions
- Serve as the financial partner for your business teams on analysis and evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts)
- Design and provide analytical rigour 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, ensuring quality, timeliness, and accuracy
- Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance
- Partner with cross-functional teams such as Data Science to develop reporting dashboards and forecasting models
- Drive continuous process improvement, standardisation, 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
- 5–7 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A
- Strong analytical skills and experience building integrated financial models from scratch (in Excel or other planning tools)
- Experience driving and executing finance processes (e.g. budget cycles, forecast reviews, negotiations)
- Proven ability to build strong collaborative relationships with business partners and cross-functional stakeholders
- Ability to bring structure to ambiguous areas of opportunity and thrive in a fast-moving environment
- Ability to maintain high performance under tight timelines with a willingness to roll up your sleeves
- Excellent written and verbal communication and organisational skills
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse complex data sets and make sound recommendations independently
- Proficiency in SQL with the ability to independently extract, analyse, and evaluate data from multiple sources
- Experience working with Google Workspace, Salesforce, and MS Office, and with large data sets
Preferred qualifications
- Experience working at a high-growth technology or financial services company
- Experience managing headcount and operating expenses
- Experience supporting Go-to-Market and/or Product functions
- Experience with Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau, or equivalent planning tools
- Experience with Python or a willingness to learn
- Experience in data visualisation and dashboarding
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 salary range for this role in the primary location is €68,000 - €102,000. This range may change if you are hired in another location. 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 specific location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the primary location may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.
Specific benefits and details about what compensation is included in the salary range listed above will vary depending on the applicant’s location and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Benefits/additional compensation for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; retirement plans; health benefits; and wellness stipends.
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