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. You will perform data analysis, identify trends, conduct research, build visualizations, and deliver objective insights that fulfill team stakeholders' business needs.

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