Business Systems Architect - Enterprise Planning

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

Stripe builds the most powerful and flexible tools for running an internet business. We handle billions of dollars each year and enable millions of users around the world to scale faster and more efficiently by building their businesses on Stripe. More than half of US internet users have purchased something from a Stripe user in the past year. The Finance & Strategy team drives financial performance management and strategic decision-making amidst this backdrop of a dynamic, rapidly scaling business, and we are looking for an adept solutions architect and model builder who will help us shape the backbone of our financial planning infrastructure.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Finance & Strategy team to convert various business-planning use cases into modules in Anaplan, and to continuously improve system capabilities
• Lead design sessions in prototyping new modeling solutions for enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flow.
• Own ongoing system maintenance and recommend improvements that can drive efficiencies across Finance & Strategy.
• Play a key role in designing the long-term Anaplan roadmap.

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

• 5+ years of experience with Anaplan, Cognos, Hyperion, Business Objects, TM1, or similar.
• Strong analytical skills, and a deep interest in problem solving and using technology to improve business processes.
• Expert modeling capabilities with the ability to troubleshoot complex planning models, and design a modeling solution without explicit direction.
• Subject matter expertise in financial management systems, including an understanding of accounting principles and how they apply to planning and/or consolidation solutions.
• Experience with SQL or a willingness to learn.

Preferred qualifications

• A strong understanding of integration best practices.
• A proclivity for working in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent relationship skills and can effectively work with business leaders, stakeholders, infrastructure teams and various development teams across the organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working in a high-growth, rapidly scaling environment.
• Experience working closely with a variety of Finance functions.