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Uber Head Finance 
United States, West Virginia 
562472878

06.09.2024

Uber Taiwan, a star market for Uber, offers payment services to Uber and fulfils two main roles in the payment process;

  • Safeguards the funds drivers, deliverers and restaurants earn on Uber platforms in Taiwan; and
  • Disburses the funds to drivers, deliverers and restaurants earning on Uber platforms in Taiwan.

Uber Taiwan will be looking to obtain its Electronic Payments Institution (EPI) licence via a new entity, Uber Payments Taiwan. You will join Uber Payments Taiwan as the Head of Finance within the Executive Board and will own the Finance function, managing the end to end finance and accounting responsibilities for Uber Payments Taiwan to comply with local and underlying regulations for EPIs and support APAC markets.

Your Impact in Role

  • Inform and influence payment initiatives and communicate key metrics to various functions and stakeholders (i.e. General Managers, Regional General Managers, APAC StratFin) through sustainable relationships for awareness and financial reporting purposes.
  • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of financial regulatory requirements and frameworks and subsequently manage and deliver all reporting activities including management, regulatory and financial reporting.
  • Ensure the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of all payment operations, treasury activities and associated reconciliation controls.
  • Safeguard funds held in trust bank accounts to ensure that there is always sufficient liquidity to meet all payment obligations.
  • Coordinate and manage both Internal and External audit review processes from a Finance lens

The Experience You'll Bring

  • CPA/CA/ACCA/equivalent qualification preferred 8+ years of professional experience in finance roles within the regulated financial services and/or payments industry.
  • The ability to dive deep into the data and perform basic accounting tasks where required.
  • The ability to handle large volumes of data (generated from SQL queries), create pivot tables to assess the quality of the data and draw conclusions.
  • Strong critical thinking, organisational and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage multiple initiatives and requests simultaneously in a fast-paced environment whilst working with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Based in Taiwan with flexibility to travel when required across APAC.
  • Impeccable written and verbal communications skills in English and Mandarin with the ability to translate, articulate and present highly technical and complex finance lingo to a variety of audiences.
  • Must possess exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to partner effectively at multiple levels and across disciplines in APAC and beyond.
  • Strong change management skills, adept at working in an environment of shifting priorities, constant technological changes and increasingly stringent regulatory requirements.

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