Financial Controller

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

Our finance team is responsible for shaping our understanding of how Stripe is performing as a business, as well as what our best opportunities are for continued growth. We’re looking for an experienced financial controller to join our International Accounting team. As a key part of our controllership team in Dublin, you will help us build our technical accounting and financial reporting processes, work with business partners, financial partners, external stakeholders and our world-class engineers. You will help us develop best in class accounting processes and help track our progress within a fast-paced environment that’s growing globally.

Responsibilities

- Lead Financial Close Processes: manage the monthly close of US GAAP books
- Develop a deep understanding of the Company’s transactions and contracts with cross-functional teams
- Technical Expertise: Maintain fluency with US GAAP and IFRS/ FRS102, producing necessary technical accounting memos.
- Statutory Audit Process: Own the financial statement preparation, technical memos, audit support, culminating in presentations to the board of directors.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with Tax, Transfer Pricing, Treasury, Corporate Accounting, and Legal teams on diverse projects.
- Outsourcing Management: Carefully supervise finance outsourcing partners to ensure compliance and filing requirements are met timely and accurately
- Process Efficiency: Enhance existing processes through simplification and automation to drive efficiencies.
- Regulatory Compliance: Stay informed on changes in accounting and tax regulations in Ireland.
- Tax Review: Oversee the preparation & review of direct and indirect tax returns.

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

- Experience: 8+ years in audit (Big 4 preferred) , payments industry, financial services or tech.
- Demonstrated technical expertise (specifically IFRS/ FRS 102 & US GAAP)
- Consolidation experience
- Detail orientation with exceptional organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Audit Knowledge: Experience with large audits (central and local teams) and tax filings.
- Project Management: Demonstrated success in managing cross-functional initiatives.
- Adaptability: Flexible with changing requirements in a fast-paced, growing environment.
- Certification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA
- Self starter

Preferred Qualifications

- Background: Knowledge of or experience in the payments, fin-tech, or financial services industries.
- Tech Experience: Accounting experience in a fast-growing tech environment.
- Technical Skills: Hubble/SQL experience beneficial.

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in our Bucharest, Romania site have an 80% in-office expectation, and those in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico and Bengaluru, India work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.

Pay and benefits

The annual salary range for this role in the primary location is €78,400 - €117,600. This range may change if you are hired in another location. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (“OTE”) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and specific location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the primary location may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Specific benefits and details about what compensation is included in the salary range listed above will vary depending on the applicant’s location and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Benefits/additional compensation for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; retirement plans; health benefits; and wellness stipends.

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