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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in accounting and controllership within a regulated banking environment, including GAAP compliance, regulatory reporting, and financial oversight. Proven ability to lead teams, manage complex financial processes, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
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Active CPA License10+ Years Accounting ExperienceRegulatory Reporting ExpertiseLeadership in Financial ControlsBank GAAP Knowledge
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Hard Skills
Financial ReportingAccounting Policy DevelopmentInternal ControlsClose and Reconciliation GovernanceCall Report PreparationCECL/ASC 326 KnowledgeInvestment Securities AccountingRegulatory Capital ManagementIntercompany AccountingControl-Deficiency Evaluation
Soft Skills
Team LeadershipStakeholder CommunicationRisk AssessmentOperational Performance MonitoringStrategic Influence
Tools & Technologies
Bank Accounting SystemsGeneral LedgersSubledgersRegulatory-Reporting PlatformsData Lineage Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
CPA License
Industry Keywords
FDIC ComplianceIndustrial BankDe Novo Bank CharterFinancial Institution TransformationRegulation WTPRMSOC ReportsContingency PlanningExternal Audit CoordinationAffiliate Services Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Establish and lead PayPal Bank’s controllership function
- Manage a team of financial controllers and ensure effective performance
- Own legal-entity books and records, accounting policy, close and balance-sheet controls, GAAP and regulatory reporting, ACL accounting, internal controls, and external audit coordination
- Maintain accurate, complete, timely, and auditable financial information and an accounting framework appropriate for an FDIC- and state-supervised industrial bank
- Retain authority over ledger integrity, accounting decisions, key journal entries, reporting certifications, and submissions
- Oversee affiliate and third-party services
- Partner with Finance, Treasury, Risk, Legal, Tax, Operations, Technology, and Internal Audit
- Serve as the Bank’s accounting subject-matter expert for regulators and external auditors
- 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
- Help shape CAO and finance strategy and influence enterprise stakeholder decision-making
Requirements
What you’ll need- 10+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Active CPA license required
- 10+ years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including meaningful experience within an insured depository institution or comparable regulated banking environment
- 5+ years in a senior management or Director-level role with responsibility for accounting teams, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, and first-line controls
- Deep knowledge of bank GAAP and regulatory accounting, including Call Report preparation, standalone bank financial statements, CECL/ASC 326, investment securities, loan, deposit and payments accounting, regulatory capital, and intercompany accounting
- Experience with close and reconciliation governance, accounting policy, ICFR, external audit, control-deficiency evaluation, and Part 363 or SOX environments
- Experience with bank accounting systems, general ledgers and subledgers, data lineage, interface controls, and oversight of affiliate or third-party service arrangements
- Direct experience supporting banking regulators and communicating complex accounting, data, control, and service-provider matters to auditors, executives, technologists, and Board-level stakeholders
- Preferred: experience with a de novo bank charter, industrial bank buildout, bank conversion, acquisition, or comparable financial-institution transformation
- Preferred: Big Four or other major public-accounting experience serving banks or financial institutions
- Preferred: experience with affiliate-supported or outsourced operating models, including service governance, performance monitoring, Regulation W, TPRM, SOC reports, and contingency planning
- Preferred: experience with merchant and/or consumer lending, digital deposits, acquiring and settlement accounting, bank regulatory-reporting platforms, and CECL production
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable
- Balanced hybrid work model: 3 days in the office and 2 days at the PayPal office or home workspace
- Generous paid time off
- Healthcare coverage for you and your family
- Resources to support financial security
- Mental health support
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities