Central Engineering Finance – Strategy

Stripe

Finance & Strategy Partner at Stripe supporting forecasting and budgeting for AI investments while driving process improvements and financial strategy. Collaborating across teams to enhance decision-making.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • California, Illinois, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner closely with business leaders to drive successful outcomes
Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions
Be your business teams’ financial partner for analysis and evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts)
Design and provide analytical rigor to measure efficiency and ROI of investments in headcount and non-headcount expenses
Drive reporting, process and discipline for finance routines to shape and influence decision-making (e.g. budget, forecast, monthly reviews, long-range plans)
Build and own models for in-depth analyses, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy
Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance
Partner with cross functional teams, such as Finance Systems, Data Science, and Infrastructure Engineering to develop reporting dashboards
Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, simplification and reporting enhancements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7-9 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A
Demonstrated experience driving and executing on finance processes (e.g. budget and forecast creation, contract negotiations, headcount envelope management)
Demonstrated experience using AI tools (coding agents, skills, forecasting tools) to develop data visualizations and explore datasets and developing expertise in new tools quickly
Fluency in AI cost drivers and metrics, including token caching/reads/writes, model selection principles, and billing frameworks
Deep understanding of expense accounting principles including accruals, amortization, and capitalization
Ability to manage cross-functional programs, using influence without authority to manage non-financial deliverables from partner teams
Ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with business partners and cross-functional stakeholders
Highly proactive, able to anticipate and execute critical analyses independently and drive business results without significant supervision
Ability to deliver results under tight timelines and a “roll up your sleeves” mindset to get any job done
Bring structure to ambiguous questions and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal.
Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently, analyze problems and data sets to make complex investigation decisions
Detail-oriented, with the ability to tailor the level of detail communicated to different audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Competitive salary
Professional development opportunities
Flexible working hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic financeFP&Abudget creationforecastingcontract negotiationsexpense accountingdata visualizationAI toolsanalytical modelingROI measurement

Soft Skills

collaborative relationshipsinfluence without authorityproactiveproblem-solvingcommunication skillsorganizational skillsindependent analysisdetail-orientedcritical analysisadaptability