Corporate Accounting

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 The Accounting Team is responsible for understanding and telling Stripe's financial story and shaping our collective understanding of how Stripe is performing as a business. Our primary focus is maintaining a well-controlled environment that effectively supports corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure requirements. We advise and enable Stripe to grow. We operate in a fast-paced environment and collaborate significantly with cross-functional and international teams. What you'll do In this role, you'll own key corporate accounting areas and processes that support the recognition and reporting of financial results. You'll collaborate significantly with various stakeholders across finance, people, legal, product, and engineering teams to understand and advise on accounting treatment of underlying business initiatives and transactions. Other responsibilities include reconciling balance sheets and P&L accounts, and providing supplementary financial information for internal and external reports. You'll implement and maintain effective control environments. Responsibilities * Plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses and analytical reviews, internal management reporting, and external audit support * Research and prepare technical accounting analyses for new accounting pronouncements and business initiatives * Develop and maintain accounting policies and pr