Finance Project Manager in Timonium - Deereco Rd at PayPal

Job Description

Job Description

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives. We’re a purpose-driven company, and our beliefs are the foundation of how we conduct business every day. We’re guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Collectively, these values inspire us to work together as One Team with our customers at the center of everything we do, and to take care of ourselves, each other, and the communities in which we live and work. We challenge the status quo, ask questions, and find solutions. Join us as we enable the hopes, dreams, and ambitions of millions of people around the world.
The Finance Operating Model (FOM) Project Manager will provide project leadership, professional oversight and support of key initiatives, derived from the FOM strategic plan and approved by the FOM steering committee to deliver outcomes that promote efficiency, return on project investments and expense savings that are in compliance with PayPal’s global statutory and regulatory obligations.
The Finance Project Manager will apply best practice in project management, finance process improvement, organizational change, technology implementations, service excellence and design across all core finance areas.
The Finance Project Manager will be highly analytical, technically proficient, possess the necessary drive, business and operational acumen, excellent written and verbal communication skills and be a confident and collaborative Finance Leader.

Key responsibilities include:

o Provide leadership and support in the on-going development and implementation of Finance Operating Model strategies.

o Support strategic goals to improve and drive finance efficiency and effectiveness in order to deliver global consistency, scalability and accountability in PayPal Finance.

o Lead company-wide transformation projects and finance performance improvements, including

o Work with executive sponsors and business leads to ensure each initiative is properly scoped and chartered so that success can be measured

o Include benefit realization strategy and results tracking plan

o Coordinate development of initiatives project plan & budget

o Initiate cross-functional involvement and set meeting cadence for project management.

o Meet with business leads to review/discuss key issues, risks and dependencies for assigned initiatives

o Represent and consolidate initiatives’ status reports in the governance process, including scorecard development

o Proactively manage key stakeholders to escalate potential risks/issues of cross-functional relevance; assist in developing mitigation strategies and support their implementation

o Lead conversations around additional business transformation opportunities and provide guidance regarding appropriate project management support

Requisite Skills and Experience

o Bachelor of Accounting, Finance, or Business degree, or related curriculum. Certified in Project Management.

o Minimum of 10 years of experience leading large business transformation initiatives and system implementations.

o Strong project management full life cycle experience in large scale projects leveraging different methodologies, working with large and diverse teams in multiple locations

o Ability to facilitate dialogue with the various stakeholders to understand their needs and drive teams to develop solutions to meet and/or exceed our customer needs.

o Manage projects to successful On Time/On Budget/On Quality delivery

o Proactively identify and report on risks, issues and dependencies for the project or program

o Ability to communicate verbally and in writing clearly and succinctly, complex design and technical issues, as well as business and product requirements

o Manage efforts that involve 3rd party consulting and/or vendor product companies

o Strong presentation and documentation skills, proficient in PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

o Able to manage financial and procurement duties as part of program/project management.

o Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with matrix reporting structure.

o Extensive experience leading global, multi-disciplinary teams in fast-paced, change intensive environments

o Extensive knowledge of project and program management tools, templates and management techniques including (CA PPM or equivalent), MS Office Professional, MS Project, MS Visio, IBM Blueworks, Sharepoint and advanced levels in Excel.

o Exceptional problem solving and negotiation skills, with the ability to work across organizational boundaries to drive closure of complex delivery challenges

o Strong business and technical acumen, with the ability to quickly understand and communicate technical concepts and challenges across a wide-ranging audience

o Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the professional confidence and credibility to effectively engage and interact with senior and executive management

o Proficient and creative in developing financial reporting, score carding and presentations

o Ability to assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risk of issue presented; make recommendations and/or resolve the issue

For more than 20 years, PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, our open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s 400 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying, or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom, enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.
PayPal 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].
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