Business Systems Analyst, Finance Transf

eBay•Austin, TX

About The Position

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 Team The Finance Innovation & Transformation team accelerates eBay’s Finance organization by modernizing data, reporting, and processes. We partner across finance and business teams to improve speed, accuracy, and scalability through pragmatic delivery, clear definitions, and effective stakeholder enablement. Role Summary You will help standardize business definitions and taxonomies, support critical financial close/planning activities, strengthen data and reporting platforms, and enable stakeholders with user access, documentation, and training—so teams can trust insights and move faster.

Requirements

Education: BA/BS in Business, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent experience.
Data skills: Proficiency in SQL for analysis/reconciliation and strong Excel/Sheets skills (pivot tables, lookups); familiarity with BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, Power BI).
Systems familiarity: Exposure to data warehouses/lakes and reporting environments; comfort reading data views and validating report logic.
Communication: Clear, structured writing; ability to translate technical definitions into business-friendly guidance.
Collaboration: Organized, responsive teammate; able to partner with analysts, engineers, and PMs to move work forward.

Nice To Haves

Experience with finance data domains (e.g., Business Performance Metrics, revenue components, region hierarchies, product/category taxonomies) and definition governance. Prior experience with eBay data is a significant plus.
Hands-on with access administration (roles/groups) and basic scripting/automation (e.g., Python, Apps Script) to streamline recurring tasks.
Prior exposure to financial reporting cycles and reconciliation methods (e.g., lock timing, packaged file validation, variance analysis).

Responsibilities

Maintain and govern core business definitions, category taxonomies, and reporting dimensions; perform quality checks to ensure consistency across decision support and planning processes.
Support financial reporting and planning cycles: refresh reporting content, reconcile discrepancies, validate outputs, and prepare stakeholders for release with crisp documentation.
Contribute to modern data platform initiatives: capture data requirements, partner with engineering on pipelines and views, and validate dashboards for accuracy, usability, and adoption.
Enable reporting portals: manage user/group access and roles, confirm top metrics and navigation, and guide stakeholders to definition-aligned views.
Create business-friendly definitions, how-to guides, and training materials to improve adoption and decision quality.
Provide backup coverage for teammates and perform knowledge transfer to ensure continuity, reduce single points of failure, and elevate team capability.
Actively explore and develop subject-matter expertise in AI systems for finance, becoming a trusted resource for responsible, effective adoption.
Partner across Finance, Business Units, and Data teams to align on Business Performance Metrics, region hierarchies, and category definitions and rollouts—tracking changes through testing to stable adoption.
Participate in issue triage and impact analysis for executive-facing metrics; raise risks early and track resolution through standard project tools.