Product Accounting Lead

$167,400 - $251,200/Yr

Stripe - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Senior

Seattle, WA

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Product Accounting Lead at Stripe is a pivotal role responsible for overseeing the financial, statutory, and internal reporting processes within the Product Accounting Team. This position involves managing a team, building scalable accounting processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards. The role requires a strong technical accounting background and the ability to communicate effectively with both financial and non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple individuals, lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate progress effectively with senior management
• Build scalable accounting processes to support global growth in payment processing accounting
• Partner closely with business and finance partners to understand new products, features, and contracts, advising on accounting implications
• Research, prepare, and review technical accounting analyses
• Partner with Internal Systems and Engineering teams to support internal financial systems and automation of accounting processes
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls, and design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities
• Develop and maintain up-to-date accounting policies and procedures
• Understand data and system flows and related implications to accounting, analyzing financial results, and identifying and problem-solving financial anomalies

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant public accounting and/or industry experience partnering with deal desk and sales functions
• B.A. or B.S degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA strongly preferred)
• Fluency in U.S. GAAP and ability to research complex accounting issues
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey financial concepts to both financial and non-financial audiences
• Strong analytical skills and experience working with large data sets
• Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience with internal controls (design, implementation and execution)
• Demonstrated history of taking on various types of challenging projects and producing results
• Solution-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for establishing best practices
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously

Nice-to-haves

• CPA or similar qualification
• Experience at a public company
• Payments or Tech industry experience
• SQL experience

Benefits

• Equity
• Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness stipends