Finance Controller Manager - Accounting

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

This job drives accounting activities. You’ll lead multiple process workstreams through exploration, gap analysis, integration planning, execution, and problem-solving. Additionally, you’ll identify finance-related risks and collaborate with cross-functional teams to mitigate them, discuss finance and accounting concepts across the organization, and influence execution of plans through strong interpersonal skills. You’ll also proactively engage in resolving potential conflicts between Finance and non-Finance functions.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead several process workstreams through explorations, gap analysis, integration planning, execution, and problem solving
• Identify finance-related risks and partner with cross-functional teams to mitigate the identified risks
• Discuss finance/accounting concepts with others across the organization
• Lead and drive execution of plans and influence where you do not have direct authority through strong interpersonal skills
• Proactively engage, evaluate, and drive resolution of potential conflicts between various Finance and non-Finance functions
• Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Work collaboratively with workstream leads and subject matter experts to arrive at risk-based approaches related to tactical execution steps
• Comfort with problem solving and creative solutioning

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

he Manager, Controller, is the financial steward for PayPal Europe. The role is accountable for financial integrity, statutory and regulatory compliance, entity governance, and the operation of a strong control environment.

The role ensures full compliance with regulatory frameworks applicable to regulated bank / e-money institution in Luxembourg, including prudential capital, safeguarding, statistical, and financial reporting requirements.

The position acts as the primary Finance liaison with regulators and external auditors on regulatory matters and ensures a strong governance and control framework over all regulatory submissions.

This role works closely with Controllership CoE in India, providing second-level review, oversight, and final sign-off on financial and prudential reporting, controls, audits, and compliance outcomes. It also partners with the Tax CoE in Ireland/India to ensure statutory requirements are met.

You will represent Finance with Boards, local leadership, and worker councils, providing risk-based insights and ensuring adherence to statutory, fiscal, and regulatory obligations.

Entity Scope

Oversight of controllership activities for PayPal Europe, including regulated and non-regulated entities.

Scope may expand as business needs evolve.

Essential Responsibilities

1. Controllership Oversight & Governance

• Serve as the single point of accountability for financial integrity, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance.

• Lead second-level review of CoE-prepared close outputs (analytics, reconciliations, journals, control documentation).

• Review monthly analytics, investigate variances, and escalate risks appropriately.

• Maintain robust governance over accounting policies, controls, and entity-specific requirements.

• Provide direction, priorities, and quality expectations to the CoE.

2. Financial, Regulatory Reporting & Statutory Compliance

• Maintain a robust control environment over financial and regulatory reporting processes.

• Ensure timely and accurate submission of financial prudential reporting and supporting documentation.

• Validate regulatory interpretations and ensure alignment with evolving CSSF/BCL circulars and EU regulations.

• Ensure timely, accurate statutory financials under IFRS/local GAAP through review, challenge, and approval of CoE-prepared statements.

• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and audit requirements across all entities.

• Oversee third-party vendors supporting statutory financial statement preparation.

• Lead annual audit cycles, including planning, reviews, query management, and presentation of results.

• Present Board-level materials covering financials, forecasts, controls, and regulatory insights, produced by the CoE.

• Ensure all filings, signatures, and archiving meet local jurisdictional requirements.

3. Controls, Risk Management & Compliance

• Execution and review of internal controls performed by the CoE and other teams.

• Monitor control outcomes, identify deficiencies, and ensure timely remediation.

• Ensure compliance with capital/funding requirements, governance frameworks, and jurisdiction-specific regulations.

• Present control outcomes, audit updates, and financial risks to the Finance Director, CFO, and relevant stakeholders.

• Partner with Internal Audit, SOX, Legal, Compliance, and Risk

4. Issue Management

• Be accountable for issue prioritization, monitoring, escalation, and closure.

• CoE executes resolution activities, coordinates with business teams, validates fixes, and maintains the Issues & Matters Tracker.

• Provide governance, guidance, and escalation support to ensure timely and sustainable resolutions.

• Communicate impacts and timelines to leadership.

5. Leadership of the Controllership CoE

• Setting expectations for quality, timeliness, controls rigor, and documentation.

• Provide coaching to strengthen accounting, controls execution, and analytical skills.

• Ensure consistent execution and alignment across regions through structured review and prioritization processes.

• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement.

6. Cross-Functional Partnership & Influence

• Partner with Global controllership, APG, Tax, Legal, Compliance, Treasury, FP&A, and the Tax CoE to assess and implement accounting, fiscal, and statutory impacts.

• Provide controllership leadership on transformation projects (e.g., S/4HANA, system upgrades, grants).

• Support entity-level forecasting and provide clear analytical insights.

• Represent Finance in worker council and local stakeholder interactions.

7. Executive & Board Engagement

• Prepare and present monthly analytics and reporting to senior leadership.

• Present financial statements, control outcomes, key accounting matters, and forecasts to entity Boards.

• Communicate complex accounting or regulatory topics clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

• Support Board discussions on statutory performance, risks, and regulatory considerations.

Key Stakeholders

Finance

• Finance Director & CFO

• Regulatory Reporting

• Global Accounting, Controllership, FP&A, Treasury, Tax & Tax CoE

• Internal Audit, SOX, Risk Management

Cross-Functional

• Worker councils, local management, board members.

• Program and transformation offices

External

• External auditors

• Statutory accounting vendors

• Local statutory agents and regulators

Team Management Responsibilities

• Work closely with CoE resource and monitor priorities/workload.

• Maintain an operating rhythm for close, controls, reporting, and issue management.

• Delegate effectively while retaining accountability for quality and timeliness.

• Foster a culture of rigor, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.

• Minimum of 8 years of controllership, accounting, and/or Big4 audit experience.

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP.

• Experience in external audits and internal controls.

• Ability to collaborate across functions, internationally and influence without authority.

• Strong analytical and communication skills, including presentations to Management and Boards.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• ACCA, CPA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent.

• Experience leading remote or geographically distributed teams.

• Experience with SAP/S4HANA or ERP transformations.

• Background in financial services or payments.

• Understanding of tax, transfer pricing, and capital/funding frameworks.

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

Who We Are:

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].  

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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