Central Engineering Finance – Strategy

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Finance & Strategy Partner at Stripe supporting forecasting and budgeting for AI investments while driving process improvements and financial strategy. Collaborating across teams to enhance decision-making.

Responsibilities:

  • Partner closely with business leaders to drive successful outcomes
  • Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions
  • Be your business teams’ financial partner for analysis and evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts)
  • Design and provide analytical rigor 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, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy
  • Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance
  • Partner with cross functional teams, such as Finance Systems, Data Science, and Infrastructure Engineering to develop reporting dashboards
  • Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, simplification and reporting enhancements.

Requirements:

  • 7-9 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A
  • Demonstrated experience driving and executing on finance processes (e.g. budget and forecast creation, contract negotiations, headcount envelope management)
  • Demonstrated experience using AI tools (coding agents, skills, forecasting tools) to develop data visualizations and explore datasets and developing expertise in new tools quickly
  • Fluency in AI cost drivers and metrics, including token caching/reads/writes, model selection principles, and billing frameworks
  • Deep understanding of expense accounting principles including accruals, amortization, and capitalization
  • Ability to manage cross-functional programs, using influence without authority to manage non-financial deliverables from partner teams
  • Ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with business partners and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Highly proactive, able to anticipate and execute critical analyses independently and drive business results without significant supervision
  • Ability to deliver results under tight timelines and a “roll up your sleeves” mindset to get any job done
  • Bring structure to ambiguous questions and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
  • 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
  • Detail-oriented, with the ability to tailor the level of detail communicated to different audiences.

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Competitive salary
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible working hours