Finance Specialist

**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 Description**:**What you need to know about the role-**This is an exciting opportunity in the FP&A PayPal Mexico team. The main responsibilities of the role include forecasting, budgeting, reporting activities, business partnering and financial analysis.**Meet our team**The FP&A team plays an important role in driving company’s growth and business decision. As FP&A financial specialist you will work with multiple stakeholders to develop and execute strategies to grow success in Mexico. You will also work with multiple teams across PayPal to support projects from the financial side and ensure meaningful results. Your attention to details, knowledge on SQL, organization, ability to multitask and work under pressure will ensure your succeed.It is an outstanding opportunity to have insights into the entire organization and make impact.**Your way to impact**In this role you will be part of our LATAM FP&A team, as the FP&A Financial Specialist for Mexico you will be partnering across multiple business areas within PayPal driving strategic analysis to make business decisions. You will help the team setting and delivering targets trough driving and supporting the financial planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis efforts through deep analysis and understanding of large data sets. You will also have the chance to participate in regional strategic projects.**Your day to day**In your day to day role you will:- Budgeting & Forecasting:- Analyse trends to support the annual budgeting process and prepare monthly/quarterly forecast and actuals reviews.- Strong financial and strategic analysis to deliver actionable recommendations.- Financial Analysis:- Perform detailed financial analysis, including KPIs, profitability, and cash flow.- Develop KPI metrics and dashboards to understand current business behaviour.- Ad-hoc analysis: run analysis to get a deeper and better understanding of the business, investment effectiveness, improvements or ways to mitigate risk.- Management Reporting:- Support FP&A team on daily basis activities.- Prepare guidance and financial update materials for team Leaders.- Provide financial analysis for key projects and business strategies.- Work closely with accounting and central teams to get a better understanding of our actuals and ensure correct reporting- Investment & Strategic Support:- Evaluate new investment opportunities and assess financial risks and returns.- Support strategic initiatives by providing strong financial insights.- Process Improvement:- Use analytics to identify and implement process improvements for better financial planning and reporting.- Work with large volume of data, extracting and manipulating large data sets using SQL and SAS.**What do