Sr 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:

PayPal is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Accounting, to join our Controllership Record-to-Report team. This role will lead critical accounting functions including overall close management, prepaid and fixed asset accounting, accruals, and lease accounting, while ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting in a complex global environment. The ideal candidate brings deep technical accounting expertise, strong people leadership, and a proven ability to scale and optimize accounting operations.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Partner with PayPal business leaders and wider PayPal finance organization on accounting and reporting matters
• Drive accounting support within finance transformation work programs and other process enhancements
• Provide accounting expertise and leadership to finance and business organizations
• Consult with business partners regularly to ensure awareness of significant transactions and potential accounting impact

Expected Qualifications:

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

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

Your Impact:

As a Senior Manager, Accounting, you will play a key leadership role in ensuring the integrity of PayPal’s financial records and the successful execution of the global close. You will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Record-to-Reporting team, partner with cross-functional stakeholders and drive continuous improvement across processes, systems, and controls to support PayPal’s growth and regulatory requirements.

In addition, you will be responsible for developing, coaching, and mentoring staff members, setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, and creating opportunities for learning and advancement. You will help build a strong talent pipeline by fostering an inclusive, high-performing team culture and supporting the career growth and progression of your team members.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Provide leadership for overall close management, oversee accounting operations related to prepaid assets, fixed assets, accruals and lease accounting, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely financial results through effective process governance and execution.
• Ensure the close is executed in compliance with established controls, governance standards, and documentation requirements, with particular focus on manual journal entry preparation, review, approval, and account reconciliation processes.
• Act as a primary accounting partner during the SAP S/4HANA UAT phase, ensuring accounting requirements are thoroughly tested and validated prior to go-live.
• Own and maintain end-to-end accounting process documentation and flowcharts, updating them as needed to reflect SAP S/4HANA system and process changes.
• Ensure a clear understanding of upstream and downstream process impacts, including dependencies with FP&A, Procurement, Payroll, Treasury, Tax, and other stakeholders, and proactively address risks or gaps introduced by system changes.
• Lead, mentor, and develop managers and senior accounting professionals responsible for close execution and operational accounting areas.
• Drive process standardization and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with transformation outcomes.
• Serve as a key point of contact for SOX, internal and external auditors for close execution, process, and control-related matters.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CA, ICWA/CMA, ACCA, or equivalent strongly preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive accounting or finance operations experience, including people management experience in a large, complex, and preferably multinational organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Hands-on experience working with SAP (ECC and/or S/4HANA), with demonstrated involvement in UAT, cutover, and post-go-live stabilization activities.
• Experience driving process improvement and scaling accounting operations in a global environment.
• Proven ability to develop, coach, and retain talent, with a track record of building strong, engaged teams in a shared-services or captive environment.

Nice to Have:

• Big 4 or public accounting background.
• Experience in technology, fintech, or payments industries.

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 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:

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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 paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.  

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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