P2P Payment Specialist

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.

We're looking for a highly motivated finance operations professional to join our Source to Pay team in Bengaluru. The successful candidate will be highly detail-oriented, have outstanding customer-service skills with a passion for driving operational excellence and process improvements.  The ideal candidate will enjoy getting their hands dirty and is a proven operator and change champion!

In this role you will:

• Manage the Payment Processing function for Stripe, which includes, but is not limited to: 3rd party payments, , T&E, Legal, Tax, M&A, non-standard and urgent payment processing requests
• Support the Global Procure to Pay team by assisting with a variety of operational tasks as needed related to ‘Keep the Lights On’ (KTLO) activities. 
• Be responsible for executing on P2P processes to the highest standard. 
• Obtain functional understanding of all upstream processes, such as supplier management, invoice processing, auditing, employee expense management, BAM and TFIN.
• Act as a point of contact for internal and external payment queries, as well as troubleshooting and performing root cause analysis for ad hoc and systemic issues
• Assist with audit requests which may involve reviewing high volumes of transactional data and/or spreadsheet data
• Develop and foster strong working relationships with internal X-functional partners to understand current and future payment needs and opportunities
• Possess a keen ability to balance multiple tasks and adapt to a global, fast-paced environment without compromising on Stripe’s ‘user’ first principle
• Support our Accounting team with all P2P related month-end tasks 
• Assist in providing support needed for financial reporting and other administrative tasks that may be required from time to time

We're looking for someone who has:

• 4+ years of relevant procure-to-pay experience preferably with a multinational company 
• The ability to exercise good judgment and discretion while rigorously applying our compliance policies in the Procure to Pay function
• Sound knowledge of accounts payable/general ledger systems and procedures, financial chart of accounts and corporate procedures
• Ability to work independently in a scaling and rapidly changing environment
• Excellent organizational skills, and ability to communicate, both written and verbal
• Solid problem solving skills and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done
• Familiarity with AP month-end reconciliations

Nice to haves:

• Oracle Fusion 12 experience (or working knowledge of Oracle or similar ERP)
• International banking experience utilizing multiple banking systems and platforms
• Exposure to cutting edge payment processing technology including Host-to-Host or API based payment processing, as well as standard payment methods (ACH, Wire, SEPA, Check, etc)
• Advanced Excel skills (PIVOTS, VLOOKUPs)
• Experience with Alteryx or other transformation tools
• Report writing skills, process documentation and advanced problem solving skills
• Accounts Payable, Procurement or Accounting background (experience with journal entries, accruals, monthly close, etc)