About the Role

We are looking for a strategic and hands-on Manager-Finance & Accounting to architect and lead our new Partnership Center of Excellence (COE). This is a high-impact leadership role centered on the financial integrity and governance of our complex partnership ecosystem.

You won't just be managing payments; you will be building the framework that ensures accuracy, scalability, and transparency across all partner-related financial activities. If you thrive at the intersection of financial controllership, process engineering, and cross-functional leadership, this role is for you. This role will play a critical part in ensuring accurate partner payments, robust financial controls, scalable processes, and data-driven reporting across our partnerships ecosystem.

What You'll Do

1. Design and establish a Center of Excellence (COE) framework to manage the financial compliance for partnership contracts.
2. Define and implement standardized, recurring processes for data validation, monitoring and reconciliation of partnership payments against contractual terms & books of accounts
3. Partner with Accounting and Strategic Finance (FP&A) to ensure accurate accruals, month-end close, and financial reporting for partnership payments, while providing insights to support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
4. Build robust control mechanisms to ensure accuracy, completeness, and auditability of partnership-related financial data
5. Build and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness, efficiency, and control health of partnership payment processes
6. Design comprehensive process documentation, including workflows, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and detailed end-to-end process charts, to support seamless system and technology integration.
7. Drive process modernisation by identifying and implementing opportunities for automation, tooling, and innovation across partnership payment and compliance processes
8. Partner with cross-functional teams to lead and execute enhancement and transformation initiatives including driving stakeholder alignment to design, establish, and operationalize the operating model for partnership contract governance
9. Responsible for executive reporting i.e building & presenting to leadership on management reporting decks including providing insights and overall performance of the partnerships
10. Stay abreast of industry trends and technological advancements to maintain competitive edge and compliance.

Basic Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field
2. 8+ years of progressive experience in Finance process, operations or accounting of commercial contracts with a focus on payment process design, controls & operational implementation
3. Deep understanding of Finance processes, specifically concerning upstream processes, financial analysis, and their control environment
4. Proficiency in SQL and Advanced Excel/Macros to handle large volumes of data and draw insights and conclusions

Preferred Qualifications

1. Strong analytical skills with experience in data validation, reporting, and KPI development
2. A good eye for detail, with the ability to drill down when necessary whilst maintaining a helicopter view
3. Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools
4. Hands-on expertise in preparing executive & management reporting (Gsuite/ Powerpoint/AI tools)
5. Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including senior management
6. Excellent leadership and people management skills, with a track record of successfully leading and developing impactful teams
7. Adaptability and comfort working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuelds progress. What moves us, moves the world - let’s move it forward, together.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.

*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.