Sr. Director, Finance

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 Description Summary:

This is an exciting Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) role covering the North America region and total Global Markets. The core aspects of the role include reporting financial & non-financial metrics, business partnering, analytics which stretch across all markets that PayPal operates in. The individual will establish critical link of digging deep into the data including sales and operational metrics to determine the causes of trends, identifying anomalies, spotting opportunities etc. and in the process help business determine the focus areas for growth and expansion. The role will go further into helping business make better decisions, pre-empt future trends and take corrective actions to ensure PayPal remains on track to meet its short-term and long-term goals. You will influence the development of strategic plans, annual budgets, and forecasts across our global markets. You will need to navigate the complexities of the matrix organization to enable yourself and the team to deliver business results. Additionally, you will help your team perform at its best, retaining and recruiting the best talent.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Business partner with Senior Leaders across North America and overall Global Markets leadership team

• Support consolidation across all markets to report on total Global Markets

• Efficient measurement and reporting of the financial and non-financial metrics across the regions

• Analysis of business performance, including generating insights into customer behavior, initiative performance, pricing opportunities

• Convert business questions into analytical problems and analyze data through hypothesis generation.

• Communicate complex concepts and results of the analyses with clear/effective communication and visualization to senior leadership

• Influence the development of strategic plans, annual financial budgets, and monthly forecasts

• Ensure a deep understanding of our overall business and identify key business levers

• Drive automation, structure and efficiency across Global Markets

Minimum Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience either in  Financial Planning or Business Analytics  preferably in technology or payments industry

• Bachelors in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting or related field. Additional business qualifications like MBA/CFA/CPA preferred

• Experience in Essbase and SQL in addition to strong Excel, PowerPoint and SQL