Revenue and Go-to-Market Accounting Lead

Stripe is seeking a highly experienced accountant to join its world-class Accounting team and help scale for the future in a fast-paced environment that is growing rapidly. In this role, you will support global revenue accounting across Payments products, using technical expertise in U.S. GAAP, specifically ASC 606.

Responsibilities:

• Build scalable accounting processes to support global growth in payment processing accounting, and partner with internal systems and engineering teams to support internal financial systems and automation of accounting processes
• Partner with product, go-to-market, and finance partners to thoroughly understand new products, features, and contracts, and advise on operational accounting implications
• Develop requirements and standard operating procedures to support policies, and maintain up-to-date accounting procedural documentation
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls, and design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities
• Plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, financial reporting deliverables, and analytical reviews
• Produce internal management analyses and reporting
• Support external audit processes

Requirements:

• 10+ years of relevant public accounting and/or industry experience in accounting, and a B.A. or B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance
• Fluency in U.S. GAAP and the ability to research complex accounting issues with a focus on ASC 606, plus experience with internal controls
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills
• Strong knowledge of Excel, experience working with large data sets, and a track record of using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve quality and efficiency
• Demonstrated history of taking on various types of challenging projects and producing results with excellent attention to detail

Preferred qualifications:

• Chartered accountant (CA), certified public accountant (CPA), or similar qualification
• Knowledge of or experience in the technology, payments, and/or AI industries
• SQL experience