About the team

Stripe's Finance & Strategy team is hiring a Finance Analytics Analyst. This role requires a finance professional with strong FP&A capabilities, technical data skills (SQL, BI tools), and demonstrated AI adaptability. The individual will own financial planning, variance analysis, and P&L reporting for assigned business areas while using data and technology to deliver high-quality financial insights. This role reports into the Finance & Strategy Center of Excellence.

• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Own P&L reporting and analysis for assigned product lines, business units, or functional cost centers
• Lead monthly and quarterly planning, forecasting, and close processes
• Perform variance analysis (actuals vs. budget, actuals vs. forecast, period-over-period) with clear identification of root causes and business drivers
• Track and reconcile accruals vs. actuals; ensure accuracy and completeness in financial reporting
• Support annual budgeting, long-range planning, and scenario modeling
• Build and maintain financial models for business case analysis, investment decisions, and resource allocation
• Partner with business teams to provide financial perspective on operational and strategic decisions
• Data Analytics & Reporting
• Write SQL queries to extract, validate, and analyze data from financial systems and data warehouses
• Build and maintain financial dashboards and reports using Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent BI tools
• Develop data models that integrate financial and operational data for planning, forecasting, and performance reporting
• Automate and standardize recurring reports to reduce manual effort and improve consistency
• Navigate complex, high-volume data environments (trillions of transactions across products and geographies) to extract relevant financial signals
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across all financial outputs
• AI-Augmented Working
• Use AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Claude Code, and similar platforms) as part of workflow for analysis, coding, report building, dashboard prototyping, and problem-solving
• Apply an AI-first approach to new tasks, evaluate where AI can accelerate delivery before defaulting to manual methods
• Contribute to team-wide AI adoption by sharing effective workflows, prompts, and use cases
• Business Insights & Communication
• Prepare executive-level reports on financial performance, trends, and key metrics with clear conclusions and recommendations
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives and leadership decision-making
• Translate data and financial analysis into actionable business recommendations for finance and non-finance stakeholders

Track and interpret key financial and operational metrics including revenue, processing volume, take rate, costs, margins, and unit economics

• Financial & Business Skills
• 5–7+ years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, strategic finance, or corporate finance roles
• Strong understanding of financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) and the ability to connect them into a complete financial picture
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial planning cycles
• Working knowledge of accrual accounting, revenue recognition, cost allocation, and reconciliation processes
• Technical & Data Skills
• Must Have: Strong SQL skills for data extraction, transformation, and analysis from relational databases and data warehouses
• Must Have: Proficiency in Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent BI tools for dashboard development and reporting
• Must Have: Advanced Excel / Google Sheets — financial modeling, scenario analysis, pivot tables, complex formulas
• Preferred: Python or R for data analysis, automation, or analytical workflows
• Ability to work with large, complex datasets across multiple data sources
• AI Adaptability
• Must Have: Active, demonstrable use of AI tools in current work — candidates should be able to provide specific examples of how AI has improved their workflow, output quality, or speed
• Willingness and ability to continuously adopt new AI tools and methods as they become available
• Comfort using AI for coding assistance, data exploration, dashboard prototyping, and analytical problem-solving
• Mindset & Working Approach
• Ownership: Treats assigned areas as personal accountability — does not wait for direction to investigate issues, identify risks, or surface insights
• Depth and curiosity: Goes beyond surface-level analysis to understand business context, root causes, and second-order implications
• Quality and accuracy: Holds a high personal standard for the correctness, completeness, and trustworthiness of all outputs
• Business context orientation: Understands the business model and connects financial data to what is actually happening operationally and strategically
• Clear communication: Presents financial and analytical findings to diverse audiences (finance, product, engineering, leadership) with clarity and precision
• Speed with rigor: Operates effectively in a fast-paced environment without compromising accuracy
• Preferred Experience
• Exposure to data warehousing concepts and cloud data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
• Experience in cross-functional environments working directly with product, engineering, and go-to-market teams

Experience with high transaction volume environments where data complexity is inherent

• Fluency in financial metrics: revenue, gross margin, EBITDA, operating leverage, unit economics
• Background in technology, payments, fintech, SaaS, or high-growth platform businesses

Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) or planning tools (Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Pigment)