ABOUT THE ROLE
Uber's Strategic Finance team is uniquely positioned to have transparency into Uber’s overall global business and to use financial & operational data to reach insights others might not be able to make. The team is responsible for working closely with cross-functional teams to support financial planning, tracking key financial metrics, driving efficiency, and making product and business recommendations.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to support one of our high growth businesses and use insights to help Uber prioritize initiatives and reach conclusions. As part of the summer program, your deliverable will be a business recommendation to the Strategic Finance Leadership team.
This position is based in our Amsterdam headquarters.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Financial Planning: be part of the team that is responsible for financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis for Uber’s global business
- Strategic Thinking: Apply business judgment and financial insights to assist with decision making related to new initiatives, products, and business opportunities
- Financial Modeling: Build intricate financial models from scratch, improve existing models, and break complex models down into component parts
- Operational Excellence: Lead initiatives that help us scale from startup to enterprise
- Work closely with accounting to provide input on management reporting needs and better understand our actuals
- Develop your understanding of SQL and “big data” and use this to build reports and sophisticated financial analysis/models
- Be creative, adaptive, and eager to learn new technical abilities;
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters program in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a similar field (graduation date Summer 2025)
- Basic knowledge of GAAP and experience with Excel
- Available to start your internship on 3rd February 2025
- Work authorization in The Netherlands (No sponsorship available)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proven understanding of GAAP, enterprise-level financial planning systems, SQL, and/or statistical software packages
- Excellent analytical thinking and interpersonal skills
- Ability to structure effective presentations
- Attention to detail and ability to execute in a fast paced environment
- Self-starter - you take initiative, set goals, and meet them
INTERNSHIPS @UBER
We offer a competitive monthly internship allowance, Uber credits and much more!
You have the rare chance to create a global impact - we’re moving real people and assets and reinventing transportation and logistics. We offer expansive mentorship from Uber employees to guide you through your internship experience and for you to build personal connections and friendships with hardworking people who share your passion for technology.
After the internship ends, you can be considered for our Strategic Finance Development Program, a 2 year graduate program . This is a two-year rotational program providing a breadth of core financial and analytical skills as well as interpersonal and stakeholder management skills that will serve as an excellent foundation for a career in finance and strategic business partnering at Uber. The program is based at our Amsterdam headquarters and includes exposure to four areas of our business. Upon completion, SFDPs move into non-rotating Associate roles within Uber.
So if you're ready to go deep, work on an exciting set of challenges and seek exposure to a range of businesses, functions, and skillsets - get in touch!
TIMELINE
Accepting applications: September 2024
Interviews: October 2024 onwards
Start Date: February 3rd 2025
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Strategic Finance team is a global and inclusive team that excels at combining strategy and real numbers. We are partners and leaders helping to set the financial and strategic direction of the company.
We are embedded in all the global businesses and functions of Uber, setting the financial plans and operating cadence. However, our work really begins when the plans are set. We proactively connect the dots, set the course, and help the company deliver on its goals.
We also don’t just say how it is. We are part of the team that finds and implements the solutions to our biggest challenges.