Senior Accountant, Global Process Owner

This is a hybrid role and you must be located in, or willing to relocate to Dallas for the position.

Uber's Finance team plays a critical role in driving the company's strategic goals by collaborating closely with leaders across the organization. Our Accounting team focuses on developing scalable, controlled processes and systems for Global Accounting, Treasury, and FinTech, ensuring operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and financial integrity.

About the Role

As a key member of the Accounting organization, you will join the OPEX Global Process Owner (GPO) team, leading high-impact initiatives aimed at driving process excellence, system enablement, and end-to-end transformation across all OPEX-related activities.

In this role, you will partner closely with Delivery Center leads, FinTech, Strategic Finance, Global Business Services (GBS), and cross-functional stakeholders to design and implement streamlined, standardized, and optimized accounting processes.

You will play a critical role in shaping the future-state roadmap for OPEX accounting. If you have a passion for automation, internal controls, scalability, and global consistency, get in touch!

What You'll Do

• Lead continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives across OPEX accounting systems and processes.
• Define, document, and enhance workflows that ensure timely, accurate, and efficient month-end close cycles.
• Collaborate with FinTech and product teams to evolve enterprise solutions, enhance the user experience, and drive adoption across global teams.
• Translate business needs into comprehensive requirements, aligning upstream and downstream process touchpoints to gain stakeholder alignment.
• Utilize large datasets to deliver insightful flux analyses and operational metrics to support business decisions.
• Act as a point of contact for stakeholder escalations, working to ensure swift resolution and effective communication.
• Identify and drive automation opportunities and design efficient, scalable end-to-end accounting processes.
• Own and execute key internal control activities; ensure documentation is maintained, tested, and enhanced regularly.
• Partner with external and internal auditors to facilitate timely and effective audit cycles.
• Provide support for special projects and cross-functional initiatives, offering subject matter expertise and execution excellence.

• 3+ years of relevant experience, including Big 4 public accounting assurance/audit (Senior level) and/or Senior Accountant roles within large, high-volume corporate environments.
• Strong data analysis and Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, advanced formulas); experience with visualization tools (e.g., Tableau etc) is a plus.
• Bachelor's Degree

• Familiarity with FinTech platforms and enterprise automation tools (e.g., BlackLine etc).
• Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, Lean Six Sigma) a strong plus. Exposure to tools like ASANA.
• Experience working in a Transformation-focused environment.
• CPA Certification
• Prior experience leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc) to streamline and automate recurring process flows or assist in data analysis or manipulation.
• Experience working with Python
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, SOX compliance, and public company audit requirements.
• Experience working with large-scale ERP systems (SAP or Oracle preferred).
• Strong knowledge of the end-to-end accounting lifecycle, including month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Functional expertise in Accounting Operations, Projects, Audits, Controls, and Transformation Initiatives.
• Proven ability to supervise or coordinate with outsourced service providers, ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Experience in managing cross-functional process improvement or transformation projects.
• Effective communicator with strong stakeholder management, influencing, and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized, self-driven, and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Demonstrated ability to drive alignment across teams, work across functions, and lead initiatives with measurable impact.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capabilities and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Exposure to global operations and understanding of international accounting and compliance frameworks is a plus.