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Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.\nOur customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work - every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.\nJoin a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers - and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.\nGeneral Ledger Management\nL25 | Accounting Manager - Bangalore, India\neBay’s Shared Services Accounting team is seeking a motivated Accounting Manager to lead a Bangalore-based group of supervisors and accountants responsible for eBay’s General Ledger operations. This role supports eBay’s global Marketplace business, emphasizing financial reporting accuracy, statutory adherence, and ongoing enhancement. This position will manage assigned GL functions across cash, payroll, fixed assets, prepaids, intangibles, leases, and intercompany accounting. This role will also assist with month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and statutory reporting, working closely with colleagues across Accounting, Controlling, Consolidations, Accounting Policy, Tax, Treasury, and Corporate Finance in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.\nRequirements\nHands-on experience with SAP S4-HANA; ability to perform or oversee role-appropriate accounting work in the system.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including clear communication of customer concerns, documentation, and collaboration with colleagues and partners across locations.\nFlexibility to work schedules that provide effective overlap with EMEA and North America time zones, especially during close and other business-critical periods.\nStrong integrity, ownership, customer focus, analytical thinking, and commitment to accounting policies, internal controls, confidentiality, and ethical conduct.\nAccounting or Finance degree or an equivalent relevant qualification; relevant professional certification (such as CA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent) is a plus.\nResponsibilities\nResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:\nLead and guide a team of supervisors and staff accountants; define clear objectives, ensure responsibility, manage capacity, and develop succession and cross-training coverage.\nPlan and oversee month-end and quarter-end close activities for assigned GL process areas, ensuring journal entries, reconciliations, analyses, and deliverables support accurate and complete financial statements.\nAssist with statutory accounting processes for eBay's affiliated entities.\nOwn process performance, policy compliance, risk assessment, and SOX control execution; monitor issues and remediation through closure.\nReview complex accounting judgments, significant account analyses, and unusual transactions; collaborate with Accounting Policy, Controllership, Tax, Treasury, and Consolidations partners as appropriate.\nEnsure uniform and suitable accounting treatment across entities in line with US GAAP, IFRS, German GAAP (HGB), and other relevant local standards and Company policies.\nInterface and collaborate with management across departments, including finance, tax, treasury, and corporate accounting to guarantee appropriate handling of complex transactions.\nCoordinate internal and external audit requests; ensure evidence, responses, and remediation plans are complete and timely.\nPartner across functions and geographies to resolve close dependencies, improve effectiveness, and maintain consistent global processes.\nManage cross-functional projects and process improvement initiatives, including automation, system enhancements, and successful collaboration with business partners to deliver customer-focused results.\nCommunicate risks, performance, decisions, and recommendations clearly to senior collaborators.\nExperience and Relevant Qualifications\nMaster’s degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required. Professional qualification such as CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent certification, is preferred.\n8-12 years of general ledger accounting experience, including a minimum of 3 years managing people directly.\nStrong technical accounting foundation with comprehensive understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, and relevant local standards; experience with German GAAP (HGB) is advantageous.\nExperience with SAP S4-HANA is required; familiarity with close management, reconciliation, lease, or workflow platforms is a plus.\nProven judgment, analytical problem-solving, ability to influence collaborators, and capacity to achieve results through others in a fast-paced, multinational environment.\nStrong Excel skills and organizational abilities; able to manage competing priorities across a complex close calendar.\nFluent in English; German or other language skills are a plus.\nPeople Management: This position involves direct responsibility for managing personnel. Applicants should show experience in guiding, mentoring, and growing accounting professionals while fostering high-performing, resilient teams.\nAdditional Details\neBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at . We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.\nWe use cookies to enhance your experience and may use AI tools for administrative tasks in the hiring process. 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