Accounting Supervisor

Overview

Lead a team of staff accountants in Bangalore, India, coordinating daily General Ledger functions for eBay's Shared Services Accounting team.

What you'll do

• Lead, mentor, and assign work across a team of staff accountants; set clear priorities, monitor workloads and service levels, and provide ongoing feedback and development support.
• Review and approve journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting documentation within delegated authority; ensure timely resolution of aged items.
• Monitor compliance with SOX internal controls, accounting policies, US GAAP, IFRS, and local accounting standards (including German GAAP/HGB where applicable).
• Analyze account variances, exceptions, and recurring issues; coordinate resolution with business partners and bring up material risks with a clear impact assessment.
• Serve as the primary operational contact for collaborators and auditors for the assigned process; communicate close status, dependencies, and risks proactively.
• Drive practical process improvements, standardization, and automation opportunities; maintain up-to-date procedures and standard work documentation.
• Support cross-training and business continuity across all related general ledger activities.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of general ledger accounting experience in public accounting and/or a corporate setting.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S4-HANA; ability to perform or coordinate role-appropriate accounting work in the system.
• Strong grounding in GL accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, and internal controls.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and IFRS.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including clear communication of customer concerns, documentation, and collaboration with colleagues and partners across locations.
• Flexibility to work schedules that provide effective overlap with EMEA and North America time zones, especially during close and other business-critical periods.
• Strong integrity, ownership, customer focus, analytical thinking, and dedication to accounting policies, internal controls, confidentiality, and ethical conduct.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills; able to interpret accounting mentorship and prioritize competing close demands.
• Proficient in English.

Nice to have

• A Master's degree in Commerce or a related discipline, along with a professional qualification such as CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent certification.
• Experience in a shared services or multinational environment.
• Experience with German GAAP (HGB) or other local standards.
• German or other language skills.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Work schedule must provide effective overlap with EMEA and North America time zones, especially during close and other business-critical periods.