Director, Accounting Lead

2 days ago


San Jose, California, United States PayPal Full time
Job Description

As a Director of Corporate Accounting at PayPal, you will play a critical role in leading the accounting and reporting processes for Global Operating Expenses, Consolidated Balance Sheet Analytics, Statement of Cash Flow, and Consolidation. This is a high-visibility position that requires close partnerships with cross-functional teams such as FP&A, HR Operations, Legal, Source-to-Pay, Stock Administration/Payroll, and Treasury.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own accounting and reporting processes of Global Operating Expenses, including Payroll, Stock-based Compensation, Executive Compensation, Health IBNR reserves, Legal/Tax FAS 5 reserve, Restructuring and capitalization of Internally Developed Software.
  • Deliver key components of financial reporting materials such as Consolidated Balance Sheet Analytics, Statement of Cash Flow, Equity Roll-forward.
  • Work closely with upstream business partners in Controllership, FP&A, Indirect Tax, and HR Ops to drive a frictionless period-end close and continuous process improvement.
  • Conduct quarterly meetings with the Senior Leadership Teams in Finance, HR, and Legal/Compliance to facilitate discussions on matters with potential material financial statement impact, and bring awareness to areas that require cross-functional leadership support.
  • Provide Stock-based Compensation expense forecast, and GAAP-only expense forecast to Corp FP&A.
  • Serve as the SME for Opex/general accounting and provide thought leadership to FP&A team by sharing best practices, co-hosting training, and offering accounting solutions in collaboration with the Accounting Policy Group for matters with greater complexity.
  • Lead a self-motivated, high-performing team in different time zones and focus on the team's career development.
  • Support Finance and cross-functional key initiatives/projects such as ERP system transformation (SAP S4 HANA), Segment Reporting implementation, and accrual process improvement/automation.
  • Collaborate timely with Record-to-Report (R2R) team, Accounting Policy Group, and Regional Controllership team to operationalize non-recurring accounting transactions and ensure the impact on local statutory reporting is assessed.
Additional Requirements

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and succinctly with cross-functional colleagues up and down the organization, strive to be a customer champion by knowing your business partners/stakeholders and thinking from their perspectives while problem-solving, drive sustainable and consistent impact, and be well-versed in leading and mentoring a high-performing team.

What We Offer

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 benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

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 talentaccommodations@paypal.com.



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