Accounts Payable Analyst

Paypal India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage for you and your >

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

PayPal is seeking an Accounts Payable Analyst with strong subject matter expertise in E2E AP payments, automation, and ERP transformations (SAP S/4HANA preferred). This role will be responsible for E2E Payments process and ensuring compliance with policies & laws.

As an Accounts Payable Analyst at PayPal, you’ll play a key role in ensuring seamless payment execution, exception handling, ensure compliance and drive improvement opportunities.

Qualifications

• 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent combination.
• 8+ years of experience, with 4+ years in AP Payments.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable principles with high attention to detail.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management across regions.

Responsibilities

• Reconciliation of all assigned General Ledger accounts in a timely manner.
• Accurate clearing of reconciling items per policy and accurate posting in SAP.
• Research and resolve outstanding reconciling items; participate in month-end close.
• Identify process improvements in reporting, reconciliation, and analysis; support audits.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Post Graduation in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP HANA

Job description

Accountant Accounts Payable The Company PayPal 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. We 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. We 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. Our 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 – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary

We’re looking for strong subject matter expertise in E2E AP Payments operations and proven experience in Automation, Process Improvement, and ERP transformation (preferably SAP S/4HANA). This role will be responsible for E2E Payments process and ensuring compliance with policies & laws.

Your Impact

As an Accounts Payable Analyst at PayPal, you’ll play a key role in ensuring seamless payment execution, exception handling, ensure compliance and drive improvement opportunities. This role demands in depth Domain expertise in AP Payments with hands‑on knowledge of ERP (SAP ECC & SAP HANA) & banking portals.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Responsible for timely and effective reconciliation of all assigned General Ledger accounts
• Ensure accurate clearing of reconciling items in accordance with Company Policy
• Ensure accurate posting of general ledger entries in SAP and customer accounts
• Involved in research, track, and timely resolve outstanding reconciling items and related issues
• Apply advanced research techniques to accurately identify the source of reconciling items
• Participate in month‑end close activities
• Identify and recommend process improvement opportunities in reporting, reconciliation, and analysis
• Communicate with internal resources and/or processors to elevate and resolve differences
• Drive technology adoption and changes to improve efficiency
• Assist with escalated cases

Minimum Qualifications

1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications

• Your Day-to-Day · On time payment execution, monitoring of payment file transmission & reconciliation
• Handling payment exceptions, partnering with all dependent stakeholders to ensure on time payment
• Discrepancy resolutions like stop payments, refunds, payment reissue & technical issues
• Manual payment execution from the bank portals and manual payment execution through SAP ECC & S4 HANA
• Compliance with policies, SOX Controls & local country regulations
• Collaborate with business to ensure on time resolution of any discrepancy
• Manage all interface fallout clearing and work closely with IT/business to resolve any issues identified
• Payment audit to ensure accurate & on time payment to avoid payment delays
• Collaborate with partner team for any upstream or master data fixes
• Stringent control on Duplicate Invoice identification to avoid cash leakage & adherence to payment policy to support cash optimization
• Support escalatables resolution based on account reconciliations, ensuring compliance with internal accounting policies and financial reporting standards
• Lead or support special projects or system implementation initiatives to enhance financial processes and reporting.
• Hands on experience to support testing for system changes like bank setup and bank interfaces
• Support all audit requirements by providing documentation and insights as relevant.

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years of experience, with 4+ years in AP Payments
• Bachelor’s degree or Post Graduation in Accounting, Business or Finance.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable principles & high attention to detail
• Expertise in SAP ERP (ECC & SAP HANA) and experience with accounting system
• Strong understanding of country regulations, internal controls, and SOX compliance.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills across regions and time zones.

Subsidiary: PayPal Travel Percent: 0

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For the majority of employees, PayPal's 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.

Our Benefits

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering 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.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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 [e-mail] .

Belonging at PayPal

Our 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.

Experience Level Senior Level