Who we are About Stripe 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.
About
the team The Accounting Team is responsible for understanding and telling Stripe’s financial story and shaping our collective understanding of how Stripe is performing as a business. Our primary focus is maintaining a well-controlled environment that effectively supports corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure
requirements. We advise and enable Stripe to grow – supporting all products at Stripe, consulting on accounting implications and supporting teams’ ability to make informed strategic decisions. We operate in a fast-paced environment and collaborate significantly with cross-functional and international teams. What you’ll do Our Accounting team is seeking an innovative embedded technical resource to help us scale for the future, in a fast-paced environment that’s growing rapidly. You’ll leverage your accounting, artificial intelligence (AI), and technical expertise to build intelligent solutions that enhance Stripe’s accounting capabilities. You’ll develop AI-powered tools and models, autonomous agents, and data products that automate complex workflows and provide actionable insights within a framework of financial reporting control. Working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, accounting, and product development, you'll collaborate with engineering and finance teams to deploy cutting-edge AI applications that scale with Stripe's growth and support our mission of increasing the GDP of the internet.
Responsibilities Apply your accounting and finance domain expertise to identify, explore, and prototype high-impact opportunities where AI can solve complex accounting challenges Build using AI-powered tools and artificial intelligence solutions to automate accounting workflows, enhance controllership, and scale our operations Design and deploy autonomous AI agents using frameworks that can reason, plan, and execute complex multi-step problems and enhance decision-making processes through understanding risk and maintaining effective financial reporting controls. Ship and maintain interactive data products and self-service analytics tools using SQL and Python frameworks (data visualization and dashboards, low-code application building frameworks) that provide real-time insights and actionable intelligence Work across Accounting and partner teams to uncover efficiency opportunities, including AI use cases, document
requirements, and translate complex financial workflows into well controlled technical solutions Partner with Accounting and SOX teams to assess and develop an effective internal controls approach to AI-based accounting solutions
Who you are 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. Minimum
requirements 10+ years of relevant experience, with at least 4+ years of experience in accounting related or adjacent roles (e.g. finance systems, process improvement) B.A. or B.S degree in Accounting, Finance, Finance Systems or Information Systems Fluency in U.S. GAAP Advanced proficiency in SQL, including writing complex queries, using CTEs (common table expressions), window functions, and joins for data analysis and pipeline logic Familiarity with modern data tools (Python, Databricks, ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines) and coding with AI assistance Comprehensive understanding of AI fundamentals and experience with emerging AI/LLM tools, conversational interfaces, prompt engineering, or automation platforms and RPA Solution and results-oriented, with a focus on delivering impact in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey financial concepts to both financial and non-financial audiences Experience with internal controls (design, implementation and execution) Preferred
qualifications Familiarity with the payments industry and fintech landscape
Launched out of Y Combinator’s 2009 Summer batch, Stripe is a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies—use our software to accept payments and manage their businesses online Stripe is a proud partner of YC companies—from Airbnb (S09) to Defog (W23)—to help them grow their businesses and increase the GDP of the internet.
Salary
$105,000 - $235,000
Location
Seattle, San Francisco
Experience
10+ years
Total raised
$6.0B
Last stage
Growth
Investors
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