Sr Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

PayPal PayPal · Fintech · San Jose, CA +1 · Financial Planning & Analysis

This role supports PayPal's Payments Processing Finance in managing daily finance operations, focusing on transaction economics and merchant profitability. Responsibilities include forecasting, budgeting, month-end closing, financial modeling, performance measurement, and reporting. The role requires collaboration with business stakeholders to provide data-driven insights and streamline financial workstreams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support planning and forecasting processes
  2. Review business performance on regular cadences (weekly, monthly, quarterly)Collaborate with stakeholders to gather inputs and summarize insights
  3. Produce executive-level presentations
  4. Work closely with the finance and technical teams to drive process and system improvements
  5. Facilitate discussions with various stakeholders, manage expectations, and collaborate cross-functionally

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years relevant experience
  • Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice to have

  • Strong modeling and analytical skills
  • Understanding of payments economics
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills
  • Advanced Excel modeling skills
  • proficiency with visualization and data tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, SQL)
  • Experience with Essbase, Hyperion, or similar financial systems
  • Bias for action, curiosity, and ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment