Finance & Strategy Partner
Company | Stripe |
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Location | Seattle, WA, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | |
Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5-7 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A
- A keen analytical eye 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)
- 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 “roll up your sleeves” 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 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/analyzing large data sets.
- Independently extract, analyze and evaluate information from various data sources through proficiency in SQL
- 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
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 Data Science, to develop reporting dashboards, forecast
- Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, simplification and reporting enhancements.
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
- Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau or other equivalent application experience
- Experience with Python or a willingness to learn
- Experience in data visualization and dashboarding