Full-Time

Policy & Technical Accounting

Stripe

5,001-10,000 employees

Financial infrastructure platform for business payments

Data & Analytics

Financial Services

Senior, Expert

Seattle, WA, USA + 2 more

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Accounting
12-15 years work experience
Demonstrated technical expertise (specifically FASB standards and SEC regulations)
CPA (or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Be responsible for technical accounting assessment of all applicable matters.
Create, maintain and support our accounting conclusions.
Develop a deep understanding of the Company’s transactions and contracts with cross-functional teams.
Ensure that the Controllership organization can operationalize accounting requirements.
Implement processes to ensure any changes in our contracts or transactions are assessed for proper application of US GAAP.
Stay current with changes in accounting standard and industry practices.

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, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and 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 looking for an experienced Policy & Technical Accountant to help us analyze and account for our most complex projects and baseline our policies in accordance with US GAAP. This candidate will have meaningful experience evaluating accounting issues with a particular focus in areas such as revenue (a must), consolidations, financial instruments, foreign currency, leases, investments, stock-based compensation, debt/equity, business combinations. This person will build and maintain our accounting policy documentation working cross-functionally within the Accounting organization. The ideal candidate will have both public accounting experience (National Office rotation strongly preferred) in tech and/or financial service industries as well as hand-on industry experience working for companies with a high volume of complex transactions and issues.

This position within the Controllership organization will assess, research, analyze and document our accounting policy considerations for Stripe transactions, accounting policy elections, the adoption of new reporting and accounting standards, as well as other matters where technical expertise is required, particularly with respect to new product/service scoping and rollout. This position will work and advise cross-functional teams with a focus on collaborating with various business partners.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

Be responsible for technical accounting assessment of all applicable matters.
Create, maintain and support our accounting conclusions.
Develop a deep understanding of the Company’s transactions and contracts with cross-functional teams.
Ensure that the Controllership organization can operationalize accounting requirements.
Implement processes to ensure any changes in our contracts or transactions are assessed for proper application of US GAAP.
Stay current with changes in accounting standard and industry practices.

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

A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, supported by 12-15 years work experience, preferably in the payments industry, financial services, tech or public accounting firm.
Demonstrated technical expertise (specifically FASB standards and SEC regulations).
Detail orientation with exceptional organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Self-motivator and team player who brings a can-do approach.
The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
CPA (or equivalent), required.

Stripe

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Company Stage

Series I

Total Funding

$9.3B

Headquarters

South San Francisco, California

Founded

2010

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 8%

1 year growth

↑ 15%

2 year growth

↑ 23%

Benefits

Inclusive coverage - We provide a thoughtful and balanced set of benefits that allow Stripes to be their best selves and do great work. Whether that means offering comprehensive mental, physical, and medical health plans, supporting Stripes’ financial futures, providing fertility benefits and parental leave, or making sure Stripes have access to healthy food at the office, our robust programs put Stripes and their families first.

Growth by way of learning - We are voracious learners and teachers. Our Education team delivers an onboarding and product training curriculum for all new Stripes, and hosts expert-led courses on things like project management fundamentals and macroeconomics. Beyond the formal program, Stripes are constantly sharing knowledge with each other through conversation, documentation, reading groups, and informal talks.

A principled approach to food - The food program holds a special place in Stripe’s history and future. These Stripes come to our kitchen from a breadth of backgrounds and experiences, and focus on one proposition—respect. This is apparent not only in the local ingredients they work with or in the gracious, teamwork-driven buffet lines, but also in their approach to growing a global team through sustainable food practices and minimal waste.