Description
This role drives accounting activities for PayPal Europe, focusing on financial integrity, statutory and regulatory compliance, entity governance, and control environment operation.
The Manager, Controller, is the financial steward for PayPal Europe, accountable for financial integrity, statutory and regulatory compliance, entity governance, and the operation of a strong control environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead several process workstreams through exploration, gap analysis, integration planning, execution, and problem-solving
- Identify finance-related risks and partner with cross-functional teams to mitigate them
- Discuss finance and accounting concepts across the organization and influence execution of plans through strong interpersonal skills
- Proactively engage in resolving potential conflicts between Finance and non-Finance functions
- Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and work collaboratively with workstream leads and subject matter experts
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
- Review monthly analytics, investigate variances, and escalate risks appropriately
- Maintain robust governance over accounting policies, controls, and entity-specific requirements
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
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
Issue Management:
- Be accountable for issue prioritization, monitoring, escalation, and closure
- Provide governance, guidance, and escalation support to ensure timely and sustainable resolutions
Leadership of the Controllership CoE:
- Setting expectations for quality, timeliness, controls rigor, and documentation
- Provide coaching to strengthen accounting, controls execution, and analytical skills
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
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
Requirements:
- 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
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