Senior Revenue Manager (CPA) - Remote (25-34)
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Senior Manager, SOX Controls – Finance and IT
PayPal
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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💰 $123,500 - $212,850 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Support process documentation and the control environment covering both process and IT controls specially focused on financial reporting
- Lead complex projects related to internal controls and risk management
- Resolve complex problems by applying specialized knowledge in internal controls
- Develop methods and procedures for new assignments to improve internal control processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices in internal controls
- Analyze current business trends to inform internal control strategies and improvements
- set the standard for financial process and underlying IT/Data systems documentation and identify ways to optimize our internal control environment
- work closely with key stakeholders across the PayPal enterprise to address control gaps and deficiencies, while driving process documentation and control ownership
- Develop a thorough understanding of end of processes, underlying IT systems and data movement, and corresponding risks and controls for financial reporting
- Develop recommendations for process improvements or efficiency enhancements to company process and corresponding IT systems/data
- Oversee / write narratives and prepare flowcharts documenting financial processes (along with underlying IT systems and data flows) and current internal control procedures
- Collaborate with process owners / managers to ensure ownership of all significant processes and controls
- Apply and assess financial reporting impact based on knowledge of Accounting Principles (e.g., US GAAP, IFRS)
- Identify potential control weaknesses and create value added, relevant solutions that align with business requirements without sacrificing efficiency
- Examine internal control gaps and recommend best practices
- Identify and review key controls in preparation for testing
- Assist as necessary with SOX walkthroughs in partnership with the Internal Audit SOX team and the Company’s external auditors
- Work cross-functionally to evaluate the operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting
- Work with finance, IT and operations teams to ensure that audit findings and control deficiencies have action plans and are resolved timely
- Stay apprised of all new SOX compliance guidelines and interpretations and new PCAOB requirements
- Will lead a small team of individual contributors
Requirements
- Minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum 10 years of accounting experience with majority in an audit or internal controls related function
- CPA active or inactive preferred
- Experience with technology risk management, IT General controls, IT Automated controls related to SOX
- Internal audit and / or experience managing a Sarbanes Oxley program a plus
- Experience analyzing business processes and identifying areas for improvement and internal control optimization
- Flexibility to manage multiple high priority projects and re-prioritize critical issues
- BS/BA in Business, MBA, Accounting, or similar
