PayPal Sr Analyst Internal Controls 

Ireland, Dublin 

731073020

Essential Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal teams to influence the quality and effectiveness of internal control processes.
• Evaluate and recommend alternative solutions to improve internal control systems.
• May act as a subject matter resource for entry level and developing colleagues
• Conduct assessments of internal control effectiveness and compliance.
• Engage in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance internal control practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience: 8–12 years in audit, credit risk, compliance, or governance rolespreferably in global, hybrid payments or financial services.
• Regulatory Expertise: Familiarity with FCA rules (UK), EU credit regulations, US OCC/FRB guidelines, responsible lending, and reporting frameworks.
• Core Skills: Strong project and audit management, experience with risk & control matrices, data analytics comfort, executive communication, and stakeholder liaison.
• Certifications (Preferred): CIA, CPA, CISA, FRM or other risk/audit credentials.

• Key Responsibilities

  Audit & Exam Governance

• Coordinate PayPal’s ongoing participation in regulatory exams, SLOD testing, internal and external audits specific to Credit Risk/Collections/SMB & Financial Services including support for walkthroughs, Post implementation reviews, and issue remediation.
• Act as the point of contact for audit and exam teams, ensuring timely and accurate responses, consistent messaging, and proper documentation.
• Track, report on, and escalate open audit findings, management action plans, and remediation status across credit risk areas.

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with Global/Internal Audit, Credit Officers, BRCL teams, Legal, Compliance, and Business Risk leaders.
• Draft and provide credit‑related inputs for regulatory and audit reporting, committee governance packs, and executive dashboards.

• Control Assessment & Assurance

• Partner with FLOD Risk Life Cycle to evaluate credit risk control frameworks, identify gaps, and implement remediation strategies in collaboration with first and second line teams.
• Contribute to periodic control testing, issue remediations, credit risk assessments, business impact analyses, and business continuity planning.

Our Benefits:

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