Credit Risk Operations Associate

Job Description

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.

The credit risk operations team plays a critical role in ensuring a healthy financial ecosystem for businesses around the world. This team will directly impact the company’s bottom line and growth capabilities by supporting new and emerging businesses.

Responsibilities

• Work with merchants, from successful venture-backed startups to well-established institutions; evaluating their business models and financial statements
• Help manage Stripe’s portfolio by developing a deep understanding of risk across industries, geographies, and operating models
• Identify differing risks of complex business models and enforce appropriate loss mitigation actions based on your assessment
• Utilize analytics to optimize strategies which can be enforced across Stripe’s portfolio
• Identify risk factors and trends and further report these identifiers to the wider risk team to ensure consistency in partnership
• Identify gaps in current systems, policies and strategies, and recommend enhancements and process improvements
• Have an opportunity to learn how Stripe operates from ground up and make a real impact on the future of the organization
• Be a part of building a brand new team and operational culture for Stripe
• Partner with global operations specialists or business process owners to run a critical workflow

Requirements

• A minimum of 2+ years of experience with knowledge of commercial credit underwriting, financial risk modeling and cash flow forecasting
• Ability to transform business and financial data into a cohesive narrative that outlines potential credit risks
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and comfort with evaluating financial statements and business models across a range of industries
• You excel in analytical thinking and problem solving
• You have a process-oriented mindset and ability to get things done
• You enjoy working in an in-office environment with strong cross-team collaboration and support
• You are able to prioritize and enjoy working in a quick-moving environment
• You are humble and have a proven track record for working well across teams and with external partners
• You’re willing to work (no more than) one weekend day each month; you’ll receive a weekday off the following week

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree/diploma in Finance or Accounting
• Experience in payments, e-commerce, or fintech mitigating credit risk