Finance & Strategy, Corporate Finance Analyst

Stripe
New York, NY
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with strong financial modeling and analytics experience working in high-growth technology or financial services companies.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 4+ years of financial modeling and analytics experience in high-growth tech or financial services
    — “Working in high-growth technology or a financial services company”
  • Professionals who have developed and monitored business performance metrics in dashboards
    — “Developing and monitoring business performance metrics, including EBITDA, ROI, FCF, and Operating Margin, in dashboards and management materials.”
  • Individuals with experience in integrated financial modeling and data visualization tools
    — “Building integrated models from scratch in Excel, or Anaplan; Data visualization and dashboarding”

Things to consider

  • Up to 10% domestic travel is required, which may affect work-life balance
    — “Up to 10% domestic travel required”
  • The role allows for 50% telecommuting but still requires in-office presence for part of the week
    — “50% Telecommuting permitted”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with integrated financial models and AI tools in your resume and interview responses
    — “Build and use AI tools, Google sheets, and SQL to assist with analysis, improve process efficiencies and automation.”
  • Showcase your ability to define leading indicators of business performance
    — “Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance.”
  • Emphasize your track record in evaluating strategic decisions using financial methodologies
    — “Applying financial methodologies, including scenario modeling, unit economics, and variance analysis, to evaluate the financial impact of strategic decisions”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Support key strategic and business decisions
  • Build and own models for in-depth analyses
Typical background
4+ years of experience in strategic finance or financial planning and analysis

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial ModelingStrategic FinanceFinancial ReportingData VisualizationProcess Improvement

Preferred

AI ToolsSQL

Stack & domain

ExcelAnaplanPythonSQLGAAPScenario ModelingUnit EconomicsVariance AnalysisLeadershipCommunicationTeam ManagementFinanceCorporate FinanceFinancial PlanningAnalysis

About the role

Original posting from Stripe

Who we are

About Stripe 

Stripe, LLC. 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.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions.

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.

Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, simplification and reporting enhancements.

Build and use AI tools, Google sheets, and SQL to assist with analysis, improve process efficiencies and automation.

Who you are

Minimum requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Economics, Business, Finance, or a related field, plus 4 years of experience in strategic finance or financial planning and analysis. 

Must also have 4 years of experience in each of the following:

Building integrated models from scratch in Excel, or Anaplan;

Working in high-growth technology or a financial services company;

Data visualization and dashboarding;

Working with Python or large datasets;

Working with financial reporting principles, including GAAP;

Applying financial methodologies, including scenario modeling, unit economics, and variance analysis, to evaluate the financial impact of strategic decisions; and

Developing and monitoring business performance metrics, including EBITDA, ROI, FCF, and Operating Margin, in dashboards and management materials.

Salary: $122,400 - $183,600/yr.

This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions/sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary.

40 hrs/week

50% Telecommuting permitted

Up to 10% domestic travel required.

Multiple Positions Available. 

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends. NY87

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Source: Stripe careers

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