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PayPal · 1 day ago

Financial Analyst

PayPal is a global leader in digital payments, committed to creating innovative financial solutions for consumers and businesses. The Financial Analyst will collaborate with various teams to enhance financial performance, manage budgeting and forecasting processes, and provide strategic insights for decision-making.

E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
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Responsibilities

Collaborate with teams across commercial, product, marketing, risk management, analytics, and pricing to maximize financial performance and strategic alignment of financial products
Run the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes for product Profit and Loss statements - create/update financial models, coordinate periodic forecast and budget submissions, and prepare detailed Key Performance Indicator analyses on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
Analyze key performance indicators to identify and document trends, risks, and potential investment opportunities
Consolidate findings and present to stakeholders across the organization with strategic, data-driven recommendations
Partner closely with the key stakeholders on all Financial Planning and Analysis matters and perform financial reviews, ad hoc analyses, deep dives into historical financial data, and develop business cases to drive future growth initiatives
Lead continuous process improvement efforts to streamline financial planning and budget management processes for efficiency and accuracy
Provide financial insights to support optimal decision-making processes
Translate decisions into financial outcomes and ensure alignment with forecast and budgetary requirements

Qualification

KPI performance trackingReal-time business insightsVarianceSensitivity analysesData-driven decision-makingSQL database manipulationBusiness intelligence dashboardsForecast models ownershipFinancial model buildingAnalytical skillsCollaborationCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, Information Systems, or a closely related field plus three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation
Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, Information Systems, or a closely related field plus five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation
Experience with performance and tracking KPIs for performance (3 years)
Experience providing real time insight into business performance and financial results of topline (3 years)
Experience performing variance and sensitivity analyses on (daily/weekly/monthly) revenue/margin performance (3 years)
Experience identifying key business levers, establishing cause & effect, performing analyses, and communicating key findings using tools such as Thinkcell to facilitate data-driven decision-making (3 years)
Experience with large database manipulation through standard access tools like SQL, along with generating and analyzing data to create reporting for GL, P&L statements, and department budgets (3 years)
Experience creating and using business intelligence dashboards and reporting to advise and inform the Finance team and executive leadership on business unit and product performance (2 years)
Experience owning monthly, quarterly and annual forecast models (2 years)
Experience building and challenging financial models (2 years)

Benefits

Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance

Company

PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$12.17B
Key Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsBlueRun Ventures
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $6.95B
2023-06-07Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2015-07-20IPO

Leadership Team

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Simon Bladon
PayPal UK CEO
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chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
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