Staff Accountant

Uber Uber · Consumer · San Francisco, CA · Finance & Accounting

Staff Accountant role at Uber, focusing on supporting new business initiatives, product launches, and business model changes. Responsibilities include configuring accounting systems, managing Jira tickets, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Requires experience with SQL, data analysis, and project management in a growth environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support all new business product launches, business model changes and other initiatives to support and scale business.
  2. Own area of expertise independently and partner across Finance, Accounting, Fintech, Product and Business Operations as subject matter expert.
  3. Work in dynamic environment to recommend and implement process improvements, and balance multiple tasks simultaneously.
  4. Apply accounting principles and system functionalities to configure and prepare the in-house ARP accounting systems for new project launches and business model changes.
  5. Manage accounting-related Jira tickets, onboard new classifications into the system, and ensure proper assignment of GL accounts.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Financial Analysis, Information Systems, or related field
  • Four years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation
  • SQL
  • Data analysis
  • Project management
  • ERP systems
  • Accounting principles
  • System configuration

Nice to have

  • Process improvement
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Technical concept translation
  • Jira ticket management
  • GL account remapping
  • Offshore team management

What the JD emphasized

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Financial Analysis, Information Systems, or related field, and four years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation
  • Working with accounting teams, product, and engineering teams to support business product launches and business model changes
  • Translating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Using, writing, and modifying SQL and data analysis
  • Driving challenging and complex programs/projects to closure
  • Managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines
  • Growth environment and process improvement within information systems, either in an ERP or internally developed
  • Managing shared offshore team members to complete deliverables in a timely manner
  • Translating business and accounting requirements into automated system logic, focusing on journal entry configuration within an ERP platform
  • Utilizing tools to manage multiple project schedules, track team tasks, and ensure timely project completion