# Head of Finance Operations

**Company:** [Stripe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/stripe)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Experience:** 18+ years
**Skills:** Finance Operations, Accounting Operations, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Travel & Expense, Accounts Receivable, Revenue Operations, Corporate Controllership, Lean, Six Sigma, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Oracle Fusion, Workday, Anaplan
**Posted:** 2026-08-06

> Leads Stripe’s Bengaluru Finance Operations organisation, managing managers across multiple finance domains while translating global strategy into scalable execution. The role requires 18+ years of finance operations experience, strong process-improvement and automation expertise, and a bachelor’s degree.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Lead and Grow the Bengaluru Finance Operations Organisation
- Own the full people leadership of the finance operations organisation, managing 4–6 team leads and managers across Accounts Payable, Travel & Expense, Payroll, Monetisation Operations, and Controllership, with a combined organisation of 60–100+ employees.
- Set performance standards, develop managers, build a culture of ownership and precision, and retain high-performing employees.

### Translate Global Strategy into Bengaluru Execution
- Translate global Finance Operations strategy into operating plans and company objectives.
- Represent capacity, capabilities, constraints, and resourcing needs in global planning.

### Drive Operational Excellence
- Own service metrics including accuracy, processing cycle times, SLA adherence, cost per transaction, and employee satisfaction.
- Audit processes, identify root causes, and drive structured remediation.
- Apply Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent continuous-improvement methodologies.
- Identify AI and automation opportunities and improve processes before automating them.

### Build Scalable Infrastructure
- Design organisational models and operating cadences that support 2x–10x volume growth without proportional headcount growth.
- Define service catalogues, tiering, and SLAs with global Finance Operations leadership.
- Ensure finance systems, controls, and data-quality standards support public-company-ready infrastructure.

### Steward Risk and Controllership
- Embed internal controls into Finance Operations processes.
- Partner with Accounting, SOX, and Internal Audit to maintain a strong controls environment.
- Identify control risks, escalate appropriately, and own remediation.
- Maintain compliance with regulatory, tax, and entity-specific reporting requirements for India-based legal entities.

### Influence Stakeholders
- Partner with global Finance Operations leads, Accounting, Legal, HR, and Engineering.
- Communicate roadmaps, achievements, and blockers clearly using data.
- Navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, and cross-time-zone collaboration.

## Requirements
- 18+ years of relevant experience in Finance Operations, Accounting Operations, Shared Services, or Business Finance, including meaningful experience in a GCC, captive, or SDC environment.
- Experience managing managers and leading teams of teams with 40+ total staff across multiple functional domains.
- Experience building and maturing Finance Operations organisations with measurable improvements in error rates, cycle times, or scalable volume.
- Deep expertise in at least one of Accounts Payable, Payroll, Travel & Expense, Accounts Receivable/Billing, Monetisation/Revenue Operations, or Corporate Controllership.
- Hands-on experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or formal process redesign.
- Track record of driving AI and automation adoption within Finance Operations or Shared Services.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior leadership.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience at a high-growth technology company or fintech.
- Familiarity with Oracle Fusion, Workday, Anaplan, or equivalent enterprise finance systems.
- Experience leading distributed teams across multiple time zones with US or global counterparts.
- Working knowledge of India-specific requirements including TDS, GST, FEMA, and labour law as they relate to Finance Operations.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Opportunity to lead a large-scale Finance Operations hub with broad ownership and resources.
- Direct visibility with global Finance leadership.
- Opportunity to transform a Finance Operations execution hub into a strategic centre of excellence.
- Dedicated enablement resources for automation and AI initiatives.
- Global career exposure and opportunities for further growth.

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