Director, Strategic Finance
Uber Freight

Job Info

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Schedule: FT

Job Type: Hybrid/On-site

Salary Type: Salary

About the Role

We are looking for a Finance Director to join our Strategic Finance team for Uber Freight. Uber Freight is a fast-growing business where you would be responsible for owning the full P&L of the Brokerage, partnering closely with the Operations, Sales, and Commercial leadership teams for Uber Freight on key strategic decisions that drive shipper selection on our platform.

If you're ready to go deep, working on a rewarding set of challenges and if you've got the finance skills, experience, and passion - read on and get in touch!

What You'll Do

• Think strategically and then execute - the models we build aid in decision making and strategy (e.g. using customer profitability to influence capital allocation and strategy shifts) - we operationalize our insights
• Platform Metrics - work closely with business divisions and finance leadership to develop platform metrics that show the scale and breadth of the Uber Freight Brokerage business, by applying business judgment and financial insights to assist with decision making
• Month-End Close - lead the month-end close process for the Brokerage, including coordinating Revenue and Cost of Revenue journal entries with Accounting, tracking and reporting Operating Expense variability, and management reporting
• Analyze variances between actuals, forecast, and plan - use insights to iterate on forecasts and create action
• Sales Compensation - Drive thought leadership to evaluate and drive the sales compensation philosophy for Uber Freight
• Sophisticated financial modeling - build models from scratch, improve existing models, break complex models down into components that consolidate - you can do it all
• Help us scale / transition from startup to enterprise - Part of this is maturing our planning processes, part is ensuring finance best practices spread through the organization
• Innovate - we will push the boundaries beyond traditional forecasting. Be creative, adaptive, and eager to learn new technical skill sets

Basic Qualifications:

• BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Economics
• Minimum of 5 years in corporate finance/operational FP&A/Sales Finance/Investment Banking/Consulting at either a high-growth tech startup or a large, well-established company
• Elite Excel skills - no other way to say it, you're a high-performer. Best practices are second-nature, your models are efficient, scalable, and intuitive - you can handle complexity but strive for simplicity
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP
• Systems - working knowledge of enterprise-level financial planning systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hustle - hustle and passion are the lifeblood of Uber. We move fast and deliver results because of our hustle and passion
• Excellent communication and people skills - numbers are key, but a business is built with people. Relationship building and adept communication are assets in our fast-moving environment
• Team player - this is a highly collaborative and accommodating team environment
• Self-starter - we don't have time or desire to micro-manage. You will take initiative, be dedicated, set and drive toward goals
• Attention to detail - consistent with swift execution. We need to do things quickly and we need to do them well. Striking that balance can be challenging and this should be a strength of yours
• Nice to have - MBA from premier program, CFA or CPA
• Nice to have - SQL/PowerBI/Tableau skills - the ability to self-serve, investigate and get the data we require will make you much more effective in this role

About Uber Freight

Uber Freight is a market-leading enterprise technology company powering intelligent logistics. With a suite of end-to-end logistics applications, managed services and an expansive carrier network, Uber Freight advances supply chains and moves the world's goods. Today, the company manages nearly $20B of freight and one of the largest networks of carriers. It is backed by best-in-class investors and provides services for 1 in 3 Fortune 500 companies, including Del Monte Foods, Nestle, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and more. For more, visit www.uberfreight.com.

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EEOC

Uber Freight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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