Technical Accounting & Policy

Stripe

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US-SEA or US-SF First seen 1 week, 5 days ago Last seen 9 hours, 41 minutes ago Greenhouse

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Job Description

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• Conduct technical accounting analysis and policy documentation for complex Stripe transactions, revenue recognition, financial instruments, and business combinations under US GAAP standards. • Require 10-15 years of accounting experience with demonstrated expertise in FASB standards and SEC regulations, preferably including public accounting or National Office rotation in tech/financial services. • Work cross-functionally across the Controllership organization to assess new accounting standards, advise business partners, and ensure accounting requirements are properly operationalized. • Maintain deep knowledge of Stripe's transactions and contracts to evaluate accounting policy elections, product launches, and changes for proper US GAAP application. • Position offers opportunity to shape financial infrastructure policies at a high-growth fintech company serving millions of businesses globally.

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, consolidations, financial instruments, foreign currency, leases, investments, stock-based compensation, debt/equity, and 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.

What you’ll do

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.

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 10-15 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

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Job Information

Company:
Stripe
Location:
US-SEA or US-SF
Job Type:
Internship
Experience Level:
Executive
Source:
Greenhouse
Status:
Active

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