[Remote] Director, Bank Controller

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PayPal is hiring a Director, Bank Controller to establish and lead PayPal Bank’s controllership function. The role oversees legal-entity accounting, close and balance-sheet controls, GAAP and regulatory reporting, internal controls, and external audit coordination, while partnering across the organization and serving as the Bank’s accounting subject-matter expert for regulators and auditors.


Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of financial controllers and ensure their effective performance
  • 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
  • As a finance leader, you will help shape the strategy for CAO and finance, and influence decision making of stakeholders across the enterprise

Skills

  • 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
  • Demonstrated 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 activities delivered through 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
  • Experience with a de novo bank charter, industrial bank buildout, bank conversion, acquisition, or comparable financial-institution transformation
  • Big Four or other major public-accounting experience serving banks or financial institutions
  • Experience with affiliate-supported or outsourced operating models, including service governance, performance monitoring, Regulation W, TPRM, SOC reports, and contingency planning
  • Experience with merchant and/or consumer lending, digital deposits, acquiring and settlement accounting, bank regulatory-reporting platforms, and CECL production

Benefits

  • Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.
  • 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.
  • Generous paid time off
  • Healthcare coverage for you and your family
  • Resources to create financial security and support your mental health

Company Overview

  • PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • PayPal has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1192 in 2026, 1113 in 2025, 913 in 2024, 775 in 2023, 921 in 2022, 1051 in 2021, 1049 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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