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 teamThe Product Accounting team at Stripe supports products across Stripe by providing guidance on accounting implications and enabling teams to make informed strategic decisions. The team records business transactions accurately and on time in the balance sheet and income statement, and partners with cross-functional and international teams in a fast-paced environment.
What you'll doYou'll join the Product Accounting team to support payment processing cost accounting. You'll use your technical expertise in US GAAP, including ASC 606, to identify accounting implications, advise cross-functional partners, and develop operating processes that help Stripe scale.
Responsibilities- Build scalable accounting processes to support global growth in payment processing cost accounting
- Partner with product, go-to-market, and Finance teams to understand new products, features, and contracts
- Partner with systems and engineering teams to improve financial systems and automate accounting processes
- Assess the effectiveness of internal controls and design processes and controls for emerging business activities
- Develop and maintain current accounting procedure documentation
- Plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, financial reporting deliverables, and reviews
- Produce management analyses and reporting, and support external audit processes
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- Professional accountancy qualification, such as CA, CPA, ACA, ACCA, or CIMA, and 2–3 years of relevant accounting experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Experience with monthly or quarterly close processes, journal-entry preparation and posting, audits, regulatory reporting, financial-statement preparation, and accounting systems
- Working knowledge of US GAAP, including ASC 606, and experience with internal controls
- Ability to structure ambiguous work, solve problems using Excel, build systems and automation, collaborate across functions and cultures, and adapt to changing requirements
- Experience in the technology or payments industry
- Experience with Oracle Suite
- Experience with data-querying and analysis tools, including SQL
- Experience with data-analysis tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, KNIME, Python, or Alteryx
Skills Required
- Professional accountancy qualification such as CA, CPA, ACA, ACCA, or CIMA
- 2-3 years of relevant accounting experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Experience with monthly or quarterly close processes
- Experience preparing and posting journal entries
- Experience with audits, regulatory reporting, and financial-statement preparation
- Experience with accounting systems
- Working knowledge of US GAAP, including ASC 606
- Experience with internal controls
- Ability to use Excel for problem-solving and build systems and automation
- Ability to structure ambiguous work, collaborate across functions and cultures, and adapt to changing requirements
- Experience in the technology or payments industry
- Experience with Oracle Suite
- Experience with SQL or other data-querying and analysis tools
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, KNIME, Python, or Alteryx
Stripe Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stripe and has not been reviewed or approved by Stripe.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is robust, with medical, dental, and vision options for employees and dependents, plus mental-health resources and wellness support. Public materials also highlight wellness stipends that complement core insurance offerings.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Compensation packages often include equity grants or stock options alongside competitive salaries and performance-based bonuses, creating meaningful upside. Sales roles may also include commissions, broadening incentive opportunities.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-planning benefits include fertility coverage and adoption assistance, paired with generous parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents. These offerings sit alongside ample PTO and flexible scheduling in many teams.
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What We Do
Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies like Salesforce and Facebook—use the company’s software to accept online payments and run technically sophisticated financial operations in more than 100 countries. Stripe helps new companies get started and grow their revenues, and established businesses accelerate into new markets and launch new business models. Over the long term, Stripe aims to increase the GDP of the internet.
