Indirect Tax Accountant

Overview

Accountant supporting EMEA indirect tax compliance and accounting activities within eBay's Shared Services organization in Bengaluru, India.

What you'll do

• Support the EMEA Indirect Tax Compliance team with VAT, GST, and other indirect tax reporting and accounting matters for eBay and its affiliates.
• Help ensure compliance with statutory regulations and reporting requirements across the region.
• Prepare and maintain transaction-level workpapers and supporting schedules for indirect tax filings in partnership with internal teams and external service providers.
• Support compliance-related activities across EMEA jurisdictions, helping monitor local indirect tax requirements, filing obligations, and reporting readiness.
• Support month-end close activities related to indirect tax, including journal entries, account analysis, accrual support, and reconciliation of applicable G/L accounts.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items, validate supporting data, and follow issues through resolution with strong attention to accuracy and control.
• Assist with statutory reporting support, audit requests, and documentation concerning indirect tax reporting and accounting matters.
• Coordinate compliance activities performed by third-party support teams to help ensure completeness, timeliness, and quality of deliverables.
• Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, Tax, Controlling, Treasury, and other stakeholders to resolve issues, improve processes, and support business changes impacting indirect tax obligations.
• Identify unusual balances, process gaps, control concerns, and compliance risks, and escalate them clearly and timely with appropriate supporting detail.
• Maintain process documentation and support operational improvements, standardization, and automation opportunities across indirect tax reporting activities.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 2–4 years of accounting experience in public accounting or a corporate environment.
• Understanding of core accounting principles, month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, and internal controls.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to work effectively with large volumes of transactional data.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate across teams and escalate issues clearly.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working across time zones during close and other business-critical periods.

Nice to have

• CPA, CA, CMA, JD, or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience in indirect tax compliance, statutory reporting, or general ledger accounting.
• Exposure to US GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Experience supporting indirect tax compliance across multiple EMEA jurisdictions.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or another ERP system.
• Experience with Vertex indirect tax solutions.
• Experience in a shared services, multinational, or fast-paced global environment.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.
• Comfortable working across time zones during close and other business-critical periods.