Regulatory Reporting Governance Manager

The Company\n\nPayPal 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. \n\nWe 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.\n\nWe 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. \n\nOur 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 \u2013 and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.\n\nJob Summary:\n\nThis is a key role within the Finance Regulatory Reporting \u0026 Governance team (RGR) to manage Governance and Change in PayPal Licensed entities\n\nJob Description:\n\nEssential Responsibilities: \n\n * Identify issues and recommend best practices for the administration of legal entities and subsidiaries.\n * Lead functional projects and programs that contribute to business or process improvements.\n * Analyze business trends to inform decision-making and enhance operational effectiveness.\n * Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.\n * Oversee the maintenance of accurate corporate records and documentation.\n\n\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n\n * 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor\u2019s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.\n\n\n\nAdditional Responsibilities \u0026 Preferred Qualifications:\n\nJob Description: \n\n * The Regulatory Reporting Governance Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust governance framework over the entire end-to-end financial regulatory reporting process\n\n * This role will ensure compliance with ECB requirements and BCBS 239 principles for data aggregation and reporting\n\n * The manager will act as the key liaison between Data Governance, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Controllership, Treasury, Credit, Product, Legal and Technology to ensure data accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of regulatory submissions\n\n * Define, implement and enforce policies for data quality and data lineage as it pertains financial regulatory reporting under ECB and other financial regulator obligations\n\n * Establish \"single source of truth\" data strategies aligned with ECB initiatives like iREF and BIRD.\n\n * Manage the governance for data ownership, ensuring clear stewardship of data inputs and outputs.\n\n * Implement and maintain reporting tools focusing on automated and efficient processes.\n\n * Provide effective quality assurance and appropriate internal controls over data inputs and reporting output.\n\n * Support integration of new acquisitions, new license obligations and new products by managing data requirements, process set up and enablement of reporting obligations.\n\n * Implement detailed risk-based operating procedures and checklists focusing heavily on internal controls throughout\n\n * Monitor the development of regulations in EMEA and globally to ensure advance awareness and assessment is completed with preparatory tasks undertaken early to implement required changes on financial regulatory reports.\n\n * Prepare and present periodic updates to EMEA and Finance Leadership\n\n * Challenge, resolve, and communicate any issues to internal stakeholders. \n\n * Liaise with internal and external stakeholders such as Auditors or Regulators ensuring all requests are addressed timely and accurately.\n\n * Assist the global Regulatory Reporting and Governance team in any related initiatives outside of EMEA.\n\n\n\n\nRequirements:\n\n * Qualified accountant (or similar BS, BA), preferably with a Big 4 background and ~6+ years\u2019 professional experience in e-commerce/payments/financial services industries\n\n * High level of expertise in sourcing, interrogating and manipulating data in various forms/code from multiple systems/platforms, leveraging latest AI technologies.\n\n * Ability to lead projects and initiatives to ensure fulfilment of PayPal licensed entity Regulatory Reporting obligations.\n\n * Keen analytical and problem-solving experience with a strong focus on quality assurance of output\n\n * Strong understanding of regulations affecting the Banking and Payments industries across EMEA and globally.\n\n * Familiarity with financial statements preparation using local and international accounting standards including local GAAP and IFRS\n\n * Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with fluency in English mandatory and fluency in French an advantage\n\n * Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast paced and dynamic environment with a high degree of personal accountability, integrity and trust.\n\n * Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and effectively within cross functional and remote teams, with ability to share information, transfer knowledge and expertise to team members.\n\n * Technical experience dealing with multiple data systems and reporting platforms. SAP is an advantage; Strong process improvement skills.\n\n * Contributor to create and maintain a balanced, positive work environment.\n\n * Willingness to take on additional Regulatory Reporting work related to other geographies.\n\n * Ability to escalate issues and seek guidance as required.\n\n\n\n\nPrimary Location:\n\nLuxembourg, Dublin\n\nSubsidiary:\n\nPayPal\n\nTravel Percent:\n\n0\n\nPayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us. \n\nFor the majority of employees, PayPal\u0027s 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.\n\nOur Benefits:\n\nAt PayPal, we\u2019re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can\u2019t do this without our most important asset-you. That\u2019s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing\u2014physical, emotional, and financial\u2014delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.\n\nWho We Are:\n\nClick Here to learn more about our culture and community.\n\nCommitment to Diversity and Inclusion \n\nPayPal 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 [email protected]. \n\nBelonging at PayPal:\n\nOur 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.\n\nAny general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community. \n\nWe know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don\u2019t hesitate to apply.\n