Finance Analyst

eBay; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join eBay as a Finance Analyst for Global Customer Experience. You'll ensure accurate financial reporting, drive cost awareness, and partner with various teams to enhance operational efficiency. This role requires strong analytical skills and a passion for eCommerce.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of finance experience across various areas.
• Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and ad-hoc project support.
• Drive analysis of cost trends and articulate related cause and effect.
• Provide insightful and actionable monthly reports.

Skills

Business Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Bachelor’s degree in Economics

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Masters preferred

Tools

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Job description

At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. 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.

Our 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.

Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

About the role and the team:

The Finance Analyst – International Customer Service is responsible for ensuring that business decisions are appropriately based on accurate and reliable metrics and financial information. You will drive cost awareness and efficiency of the Global Customer Experience ("GCX") teams based predominantly in Dublin, Berlin, and Shanghai, whose mission is to help eBay’s customers and tackle their problems in the quickest, simplest, easiest, and most cost-effective way possible…while making them feel great about eBay along the way.

What you will accomplish:

• Finance Analyst for Global Customer Experience (GCX). Includes monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and ad-hoc project support
• Responsible for the execution of the monthly financial close, journal entries, accurate financial reporting of expenses, and the hiring plans for all the regional functions
• Drive analysis of cost trends and articulate related cause and effect to GCX managers
• Partnering with Capacity Planning, Partner Management, and GCX leaders to align monthly and quarterly spend
• Be an active business partner who helps guide decisions and resource allocations by providing a deep understanding of return on investments on business decisions: ability to draw out insights and challenge based on trends and variance analysis
• Continuously identify opportunities to automate and streamline processes to increase efficiency and accuracy in the operational planning processes
• Provide insightful and actionable monthly reports comparing actual trends against budget and forecast assumptions
• Build presentation content for Monthly Business Review of key metrics and expense drivers
• Assist in the development of Business Strategy and maintain a high level of communication with eBay Leadership, including facilitating meetings and presenting analyses
• Organize, interrogate large quantities of data, and draw out valuable insights by using Excel, SQL, and Tableau

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or STEM (Masters preferred)
• Passionate about business and eCommerce
• 2-4 years of finance experience with exposure to various areas (business analysis, accounting, FP&A, etc.) and functions (esp. operations)
• Strong MS Excel command
• Ability to present and drive decision-making at all levels of the organization
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to partner effectively with all functions and levels within the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and deliver on tight timelines
• Ability to perform in a matrix organization with a high degree of complexity and ambiguity
• Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) preferred

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