Remote Data Analyst, Financial Systems

Summary

Join the Finance Engineering team at Stripe as a Data Analyst to provide data analytics support for the F&S (Finance & Strategy) team, Accounting team, Tax team, and internal FinSys Engineering team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in STEM OR Business major (i.e. Computer Science, Math, Stat, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, MIS, etc.)
• 5+ years of prior working experience in data analysis fields
• Strong analytical ability, proficiency with SQL (minimum of 3 years advanced SQL) and strong understanding of data relationships
• Experience working with extremely large datasets
• Outstanding communication skills
• Expertise working cross-functionally to drive business and operational goals
• Ability to connect the big picture to minute details
• Operating as part of a team adhering to established norms and values
• Domain knowledge in Finance/Accounting

Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis, identify trends, conduct research, build visualizations, all to deliver objective, critical insights that fulfill team stakeholders’ (GTM, Accounting, Finance, Tax) business needs
• Provide data analysis support to Accounting and Finance & Strategy team for month end close process (i.e. data validation, incident investigation)
• Coordinate cross-functional projects to identify and drive operational efficiencies that support our stakeholders ability to run a more efficiently and effectively
• Perform data analysis to support financial audits in a timely and accurately manner
• Work closely with FinSys engineering team to help define product solutions
• Conduct internal knowledge sharing sessions to strengthen team

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in STEM major
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Accounting, or a CPA/CFA holder
• Experience working in fast-paced environments (e.g. high-growth fintech/tech company, management consulting)
• Experience working with PM, Engineers, Finance Team or Accounting Team
• Experience with visualization tools
• Excellent project management skills and ability to hold others accountable for results