Finance and Strategy Analyst

About the role

<p><strong>Who we are</strong></p> <p><strong>About Stripe</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>About the team</strong></p> <p>The Finance and Strategy team is an integral thought partner to Stripe's core functional leaders. We bring understanding and predictability to Stripe's bottom-line financials. We work cross-functionally across many surfaces at Stripe and help steward Stripe's resource investments to improve the durability of our long-term financial performance.</p> <p><strong>What you'll do</strong></p> <p>We're looking for a Finance and Strategy Analyst to join our growing team. You will support the forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for various departments — accurately and in a timely manner — and deliver improvements in our integrated financial systems, working alongside business partners, financial colleagues, and engineers.</p> <p>This role is based in Dublin or London.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner closely with business leaders to drive successful outcomes</li> <li>Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions</li> <li>Serve as the financial partner for your business teams on analysis and evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts)</li> <li>Design and provide analytical rigour to measure efficiency and ROI of investments in headcount and non-headcount expenses</li> <li>Drive reporting, process, and discipline for finance routines to shape and influence decision-making (e.g. budget, forecast, monthly reviews, long-range plans)</li> <li>Build and own models for in-depth analyses, ensuring quality, timeliness, and accuracy</li> <li>Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance</li> <li>Partner with cross-functional teams such as Data Science to develop reporting dashboards and forecasting models</li> <li>Drive continuous process improvement, standardisation, simplification, and reporting enhancements</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Who you are</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Minimum requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li>5–7 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&amp;A</li> <li>Strong analytical skills and experience building integrated financial models from scratch (in Excel or other planning tools)</li> <li>Experience driving and executing finance processes (e.g. budget cycles, forecast reviews, negotiations)</li> <li>Proven ability to build strong collaborative relationships with business partners and cross-functional stakeholders</li> <li>Ability to bring structure to ambiguous areas of opportunity and thrive in a fast-moving environment</li> <li>Ability to maintain high performance under tight timelines with a willingness to roll up your sleeves</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication and organisational skills</li> <li>Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse complex data sets and make sound recommendations independently</li> <li>Proficiency in SQL with the ability to independently extract, analyse, and evaluate data from multiple sources</li> <li>Experience working with Google Workspace, Salesforce, and MS Office, and with large data sets</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience working at a high-growth technology or financial services company</li> <li>Experience managing headcount and operating expenses</li> <li>Experience supporting Go-to-Market and/or Product functions</li> <li>Experience with Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau, or equivalent planning tools</li> <li>Experience with Python or a willingness to learn</li> <li>Experience in data visualisation and dashboarding</li> </ul>