Accounting AI Solutions Lead

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

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 – supporting all products at Stripe, consulting on accounting implications and supporting teams’ ability to make informed strategic decisions. We operate in a fast-paced environment and collaborate significantly with cross-functional and international teams.

What it asks for · 9

• 10+ years of relevant experience, with at least 4+ years of experience in accounting related or adjacent roles (e.g. finance systems, process improvement)
• B.A. or B.S degree in Accounting, Finance, Finance Systems or Information Systems
• Fluency in U.S. GAAP
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, including writing complex queries, using CTEs (common table expressions), window functions, and joins for data analysis and pipeline logic
• Familiarity with modern data tools (Python, Databricks, ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines) and coding with AI assistance
• Comprehensive understanding of AI fundamentals and experience with emerging AI/LLM tools, conversational interfaces, prompt engineering, or automation platforms and RPA
• Solution and results-oriented, with a focus on delivering impact in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey financial concepts to both financial and non-financial audiences
• Experience with internal controls (design, implementation and execution)

Also a plus

• Familiarity with the payments industry and fintech landscape

What the job covers

• Apply your accounting and finance domain expertise to identify, explore, and prototype high-impact opportunities where AI can solve complex accounting challenges
• Build using AI-powered tools and artificial intelligence solutions to automate accounting workflows, enhance controllership, and scale our operations
• Design and deploy autonomous AI agents using frameworks that can reason, plan, and execute complex multi-step problems and enhance decision-making processes through understanding risk and maintaining effective financial reporting controls.
• Ship and maintain interactive data products and self-service analytics tools using SQL and Python frameworks (data visualization and dashboards, low-code application building frameworks) that provide real-time insights and actionable intelligence
• Work across Accounting and partner teams to uncover efficiency opportunities, including AI use cases, document requirements, and translate complex financial workflows into well controlled technical solutions
• Partner with Accounting and SOX teams to assess and develop an effective internal controls approach to AI-based accounting solutions

Degree language

• B.A. or B.S degree in Accounting, Finance, Finance Systems or Information Systems

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• accounting14×
• financial7×
• data6×
• requirements6×
• complex5×
• finance5×
• solutions5×
• tools5×
• controls4×
• experience4×
• frameworks4×
• products4×
• understanding4×
• enhance3×
• fast-paced3×
• financial reporting3×

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