Accounting AI Solutions Lead

Stripe; Seattle, New York (WA, NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking an innovative Accounting AI Specialist to scale our financial systems. You will apply accounting knowledge, AI capabilities, and data tooling to automate workflows, enhance controllership, and deliver actionable insights across finance teams.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in accounting-adjacent roles, strong GAAP fluency, and hands-on experience with SQL, Python, and data platforms like Databricks.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years in relevant roles, incl 4+ in accounting or related areas.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Finance Systems or Information Systems.
• Fluency in U.S. GAAP and strong financial reporting experience.
• Advanced SQL skills: complex queries, CTEs, window functions, joins.
• Familiarity with Python, Databricks, ETL/ELT and data pipelines.
• Understanding AI fundamentals, AI/LLM tools, automation and RPA.
• Strong communication skills to explain financial concepts to diverse audiences.
• Experience with internal controls (design, implementation, execution).

Responsibilities

• Identify AI opportunities to improve accounting processes and controls.
• Build AI-powered tools to automate accounting workflows and scale operations.
• Design autonomous AI agents to assist with risk assessment and financial reporting.
• Develop data products and dashboards using SQL and Python for real-time insights.
• Collaborate with Accounting and SOX teams to implement robust internal controls for AI solutions.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Python

AI/LLM tools

Data analysis

U.S. GAAP

Communication

SOX/internal controls

Accounting

Education

B.A./B.S. in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Databricks

ETL/ELT tools

Job description

Who we are About the company

the company is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use the company 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

The Accounting Team is responsible for understanding and telling the company’s financial story and shaping our collective understanding of how the company 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 the company to grow – supporting all products at the company, 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 you’ll do

Our Accounting team is seeking an innovative embedded technical resource to help us scale for the future, in a fast-paced environment that’s growing rapidly. You’ll leverage your accounting, artificial intelligence (AI), and technical expertise to build intelligent solutions that enhance the company’s accounting capabilities. You’ll develop AI-powered tools and models, autonomous agents, and data products that automate complex workflows and provide actionable insights within a framework of financial reporting control. Working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, accounting, and product development, you'll collaborate with engineering and finance teams to deploy cutting-edge AI applications that scale with the company's growth and support our mission of increasing the GDP of the internet.

Responsibilities

• 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

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

• 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)

Preferred qualifications

• Familiarity with the payments industry and fintech landscape