Director, Accounting Policy

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:

The Director of Accounting Policy will serve as a senior leader within the Finance organization, responsible for developing, interpreting, and implementing accounting policies that ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and other applicable reporting standards. This role requires exceptional professional judgment, the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity, and the skill to translate technical accounting into clear, actionable guidance for business and finance leaders. The Director will be a trusted advisor to senior leadership, driving consistency, transparency, and excellence across the company’s financial reporting framework.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of financial controllers and ensure their effective performance
• Perform risk assessments and identify improvements in the control and risk management framework
• Develop and maintain accounting and reporting processes in compliance with laws and regulations
• Monitor Key Performance Indicators and Key Risk Indicators to drive operational performance
• Ensure regulatory compliance of outsourced activities
• Manage the month close process and present reports to senior leadership
• As a finance leader, you will help shape the strategy for CAO and finance, and influence decision making of stakeholders across the enterprise.

Expected Qualifications:

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

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary technical accounting authority, applying exceptional professional judgment, for complex and judgment-intensive transactions, including revenue recognition, financial instruments, business combinations, consolidations and equity investments, fair value and impairments, derivatives and hedging, and share-based compensation.
• Lead the evaluation, development, and maintenance of the company’s accounting policies to ensure alignment with U.S. GAAP, SEC requirements, and industry practices.
• Monitor, interpret, and implement new accounting and regulatory standards (FASB, SEC, and IFRS), simplifying complex guidance into practical, scalable policies and implementation plans.
• Prepare clear, concise, and well-reasoned technical accounting memos, and present recommendations effectively to senior leadership and external auditors.

• Act as a trusted advisor to Finance, Leg