Stripe

Financial Services

HeadofFinanceOperations

₹80–150L ~AI est. India Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Executive candidates.

The Brief

“Head of Finance Operations at Stripe. Skills: Finance Operations, Operational Excellence, Risk Management, Controllership. Advocate credibly for resourcing decisions. Drive Operational Excellence”

What You'll Achieve.

Increase GDP of internet; Scale volume without proportional headcount growth; Scale volume without proportional cost growth

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

18+ years experience Finance Operations, 18+ years experience Accounting Operations, 18+ years experience Shared Services, 18+ years experience Business Finance, Meaningful experience GCC, Meaningful experience Captive, Meaningful experience SDC, Proven manager of managers, Led teams-of-teams 40+ staff, Operational builder, Deep domain expertise AP, Deep domain expertise Payroll, Deep domain expertise Travel, Comfortable presenting senior leadership, Reconciling multiple stakeholder perspectives writing, Bachelor's degree Finance, Bachelor's degree Accounting, Bachelor's degree Business

Nice to Have

Experience high-growth technology company, Experience fintech, Familiarity enterprise finance systems, Experience leading distributed teams, Working knowledge India regulatory requirements

What You'll Do.

Advocate credibly for resourcing decisions

Drive Operational Excellence

Own BFin service metrics

Establish continuous improvement cadence

Audit processes regularly

Identify root causes friction

Drive structured remediation

Champion Lean methodologies

Champion Six Sigma methodologies

Embed discipline in culture

Partner to identify AI

Partner to identify automation

Fix the process before automating

Build Scalable Infrastructure

Design organisational model

Maintain operating cadences

Support volume growth

Define service catalogue

Evolve service catalogue

Ensure finance systems

Ensure data quality standards

Steward Controllership

Embed internal controls

Identify control risks

Escalate control risks

Maintain regulatory compliance

Maintain tax compliance

Maintain entity reporting

Influence Stakeholders

Build trusted partnerships

Communicate BFin roadmap

Communicate BFin achievements

Communicate BFin blockers

Manage competing priorities

Drive alignment across time zones

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Global Finance Operations leads; Accounting; Legal; HR; Engineering; Global Finance leadership forums

Communication Scope

Write well; Clarity; Data

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

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's Finance Operations (FinOps) organisation delivers elegant financial services that are efficient, precise, and resilient—yielding a consistent, delightful experience grounded in controllership. Our service pillars span Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Travel advocate credibly for resourcing decisions Drive Operational Excellence Own BFin's key service metrics: accuracy rates, processing cycle times, SLA adherence, cost per transaction, and employee satisfaction Establish a continuous improvement cadence—regularly auditing processes, identifying root causes of friction, and driving structured remediation Champion Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent methodologies as a discipline embedded in culture, not just process documentation Partner with FinOps Strategic Enablement to identify AI and automation opportunities; fix the process before automating it Build Scalable Infrastructure Design and maintain the organisational model and operating cadences that will support 2x–10x volume growth without proportional headcount growth Define and evolve BFin's service catalogue, tiering, and SLAs in coordination with global FinOps leadership Ensure finance systems, controls, and data quality standards in Bangalore are fit for a public-company-ready financial infrastructure Steward Risk and Controllership Embed strong internal controls into every BFin process; partner with Accounting, SOX, and Internal Audit to maintain a robust controls environment Proactivel

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