F&S COE Manager
Stripe•2w ago
BengaluruOnsiteFull-timeManager Level5+ yrs exp
- 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
- accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet
- 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
- We are building an elite team to drive financial insight and strategy at Stripe. The Finance & Strategy team brings understanding and predictability to Stripe’s financials
- we work together with our key business partners to accelerate long term growth for Stripe.
- What you’ll do
- Responsibilities
- Partner with F&S and Business Leaders to drive the long-term success of Stripe
- Coach, mentor, and oversee a team of small analysts
- Work cross functionally to identify important strategy questions and answer them with data
- Build financial forecasts and targets, track performance, and understand deviations from actuals to drive strategy and operational rigor
- Gain deep knowledge and understanding of Stripe's business performance across geographies and user segments
- Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance and partner with the Analytics team to develop tools and dashboards to make these metrics widely accessible across Stripe
- 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
- 8+ years of relevant FP&A, strategic finance, or business-finance experience with 2+ years managing a team
- Experience owning planning and forecasting processes across headcount, operating expenses, and/or revenue.
- Strong financial-analysis fundamentals, including budgeting and forecasting, month-end close support, and budget-versus-actual variance analysis.
- The ability to manage and develop a small team of analysts, including setting priorities, reviewing work, coaching, and creating clear accountability.
- Ability to retain a defined individual-contributor portfolio alongside people-management responsibilities. ~50% IC work, 50% Manager responsibilities.
- Strong SQL and/or Python skills, with demonstrated ability to automate recurring analyses and improve finance workflows through AI-enabled tools and automation.
- Ability to structure ambiguous problems, independently develop a point of view, and drive cross-functional projects to completion.
- Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with a track record of acting as a trusted, objective finance partner to business leaders.
- Experience working effectively across regions, time zones, and cross-functional teams.
- Preferred qualifications
- Experience in a strategic finance function at a high-growth tech company, preferably in the payments/fintech space
- Advanced knowledge of SQL or Python
- Advanced knowledge of data visualization tools
Required skills
Python