6420 Accounting

Stripe

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—supporting all products at Stripe, consulting on accounting implications and supporting teams' ability to make informed strategic decisions. We operate in a fast-paced environment and collaborate significantly with cross-functional and international teams. WHAT YOU'LL DO Our Accounting team is seeking an innovative embedded technical resource to help us scale for the future, in a fast-paced environment that's growing rapidly. You'll leverage your accounting, artificial intelligence (AI), and technical expertise to build intelligent solutions that enhance Stripe's accounting capabilities. You'll develop AI-powered tools and models, autonomous agents, and data products that automate complex workflows and provide actionable insights within a framework of financial reporting control. Working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, accounting, and product development, you'll collaborate with engineering and finance teams to deploy cutting-edge AI applications that scale with Stripe's growth and support our mission of increasing the GDP of the internet. RESPONSIBILITIES * Apply your accounting and finance domain expertise to identify, explore, and prototype high-impact opportunities where AI can solve complex accounting challenges * Build using AI-powered tools and artificial intelligence solutions to automate accounting workflows, enhance controllership, and scale our operations * Design and deploy autonomous AI agents using frameworks that can reason, plan, and execute complex multi-step problems and enhance decision-making processes through understanding risk and maintaining effective financial reporting controls * Ship and maintain interactive data products and self-service analytics tools using SQL and Python frameworks (data visualization and dashboards, low-code application building frameworks) that provide real-time insights and actionable intelligence * Work across Accounting and partner teams to uncover efficiency opportunities, including AI use cases, document requirements, and translate complex financial workflows into well-controlled technical solutions * Partner with Accounting and SOX teams to assess and develop an effective internal controls approach to AI-based accounting solutions 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 * 10+ years of relevant experience, including 4+ years in accounting-related or adjacent roles (e.g., finance systems, process improvement), a B.A. or B.S. degree in Accounting, Finance, Finance Systems, or Information Systems, and fluency in U.S. GAAP * Advanced proficiency in SQL, including complex queries, CTEs, window functions, and joins, and familiarity with modern data tools such as Python, Databricks, and ETL and ELT data pipelines * Comprehensive understanding of AI fundamentals and experience with emerging AI and LLM tools, conversational interfaces, prompt engineering, or automation platforms and RPA * Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to convey financial concepts to financial and non-financial audiences, with a solution- and results-oriented mindset focused on delivering impact * Experience with internal controls, including design, implementation, and execution PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Familiarity with the payments industry and fintech landscape

Stripe

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 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 an experienced financial controller to join our International Accounting team. As a key part of our controllership team in Dublin, you will help us build our technical accounting and financial reporting processes, work with business partners, financial partners, external stakeholders, and our engineers. You will help us develop best-in-class accounting processes and help track our progress within a fast-paced environment that's growing globally. What you'll do As our International Accounting Lead, you will own the end-to-end financial close and statutory reporting processes for our international entities, while leading and developing a high-performing controllership team. You will serve as a technical accounting authority and strategic partner to cross-functional teams across Tax, Treasury, Finance, and Legal. Responsibilities * Lead the end-to-end monthly close of US GAAP books, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness * Oversee the preparation and submission of comprehensive regulatory and financial reporting deliverables * Lead financial statement preparation, audit support, and technical documentation, including presentations to the Board of Directors * Proactively monitor and adapt to changes in global accounting and tax regulations to maintain compliance * Oversee and support the preparation of direct and indirect tax returns * Mentor, guide, and manage the professional development of a high-performing controllership team * Partner with Tax, Transfer Pricing, Treasury, Finance and Strategy, and Legal teams on strategic projects * Develop a deep understanding of the company's transactions and contracts to advise cross-functional teams effectively * Oversee and optimise relationships with finance outsourcing vendors and auditors * Maintain fluency in US GAAP and IFRS/FRS102, researching complex accounting issues and producing clear technical accounting memos * Evaluate, recommend, and implement AI solutions to drive measurable process improvements across teams 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 * Active ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional certification * 10+ years of progressive accounting or audit experience * Demonstrated technical expertise and practical application of IFRS, FRS102, and US GAAP * Proven experience managing large-scale statutory audits involving central and local teams, as well as overseeing tax filings * Demonstrated success in leading and delivering cross-functional initiatives * A proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and is comfortable adapting to changing business requirements * Exceptional attention to detail with strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills * Strong ability to partner and communicate effectively across diverse internal teams Preferred qualifications * Experience in Big 4, payments, financial services, or technology * Strong proficiency with enterprise accounting systems (e.g. Oracle or similar ERP) * Experience working in a high-growth or rapidly scaling environment

Stripe

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'll own key corporate accounting areas and processes that support the recognition and reporting of financial results. You'll 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'll implement and maintain effective control environments. RESPONSIBILITIES * Plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses and analytical reviews, internal management reporting, and external audit support * Research and prepare technical accounting analyses for new accounting pronouncements and 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 industry experience, with a B.A. or B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA strongly preferred) * Fluency in U.S. GAAP and the ability to research complex accounting topics * Experience with internal controls, including design, implementation, and execution, and strong working knowledge of Excel and large data sets * Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to partner with and influence cross-functional stakeholders * A track record of producing results on challenging projects, with a solution-oriented mindset and enthusiasm for establishing best practices PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Knowledge of or experience in the technology or payments industry * SQL experience