Revenue and Go-to-Market Accounting Lead

Stripe • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Stripe is seeking an experienced accountant to join its Accounting team and support the company’s global revenue accounting across Payments products. The role applies technical expertise in U.S. GAAP, particularly ASC 606, to identify accounting implications and customer impacts, and advises and collaborates with teams across functions to develop scalable operational processes.

The Stripe Product Accounting Team supports Stripe products by advising on accounting implications and helping teams make informed strategic decisions. It is responsible for accurate and timely recording of business-generated transactions on the balance sheet and income statement, working in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional and international teams.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of relevant public accounting and/or industry accounting experience.
• B.A. or B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Fluency in U.S. GAAP and ability to research complex accounting issues, especially ASC 606.
• Experience designing, implementing, and executing internal controls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills, including the ability to explain financial concepts to financial and non-financial audiences.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Excel and experience working with large data sets from multiple sources.
• A track record of using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve quality and efficiency.
• History of taking on challenging projects and producing results with excellent attention to detail.
• Solution-oriented mindset and enthusiasm for establishing best practices and challenging existing processes to identify improvement opportunities.

Nice To Haves

• Chartered accountant (CA), certified public accountant (CPA), or similar qualification.
• Knowledge of or experience in the technology, payments, and/or AI industries.
• SQL experience.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable accounting processes to support global growth in payment processing accounting, partnering with internal systems and engineering teams on financial systems and accounting process automation.
• Partner with the go-to-market Revenue Intake accounting team and product, go-to-market, and finance partners to understand new products, features, and contracts and advise on operational accounting implications.
• Apply ASC 606 expertise to develop requirements and standard operating procedures supporting accounting policies, and develop and maintain current procedural documentation.
• Assess internal control effectiveness and design processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
• Plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, financial reporting deliverables, and analytical reviews.
• Produce internal management analyses and reporting.
• Support external audit processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior