Associate Strategic Finance (M&A, Autonomous)

Rocket Lab; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab is looking for a key player in their Strategic Initiatives team within Strategic Finance. This hybrid role involves driving company growth through M&A transactions and strategic partnerships, requiring a strong finance background and expertise in financial modeling and analysis. Successful candidates will thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, contributing to complex business decisions and enhancing Uber's position in the market.

Benefits

Eligibility for bonus program

Potential equity award

Various benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years of proven experience in financial analysis.
• Prior experience in FP&A, investment banking, or management consulting.
• Basic knowledge of GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial analysis and modeling for M&A opportunities.
• Support the preparation of financial reports for management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute transaction processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Multitasking

Education

BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

Job description

This is a hybrid role and you must be located in, or willing to relocate, to San Francisco or New York.

About the Role

You will join the Strategic Initiatives team within the Strategic finance function; a recently formed central and global finance team whose remit is to partner with the global business development and corporate development teams that are in charge of conceiving and negotiating world class partnerships and investments that help Uber achieve its key priorities and financial goals!

You will play a pivotal role in driving Uber’s growth strategy through M&A transactions and strategic partnerships. You will be responsible for performing financial analysis, deal modeling, due diligence, and supporting the execution of various transactions. All of this you are doing across both Uber’s Delivery and Mobility business. In this role you will also be involved in the taskforce equipped with advancing Uber’s autonomous vehicles (AV) strategy and work on initiatives and partnerships to expand our product portfolio to include AV in the cities we operate in worldwide. Naturally, complex financial modeling is at the core of your role and will help ensure Uber’s leadership can prioritize the right deals at the right terms & conditions.

What You'll Do

• Conduct financial analysis and modeling to evaluate potential M&A opportunities, including revenue projections, valuation, and synergy analysis, in conjunction with other teams including Corporate Development, Business development as well as regional Finance and Operations teams;
• Sophisticated financial modeling: Break complex business problems down into components, and build models from scratch as well as improve existing models
• Support the preparation of detailed financial reports and presentations for senior management covering proposed deals and partnerships.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Legal, Operations, and Strategy to execute transaction processes effectively;
• Create, optimize and share various weekly and monthly reports with our stakeholder base to keep them informed about the progress we are making;
• Financial & Operational Planning and deal execution: Partner with company leaders to develop financial forecasts and operational goals associated with targeted deals and partnerships; see to it the company delivers on stated objectives.
• Strategic Thinking & Execution Excellence: Partner with your team to execute projects and operationalize our insights
• Be creative, adaptive, and eager to learn new technical skill sets

Basic Qualifications

• BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Economics, MIS or other relevant subject
• 2+ years of proven experience
• Experience with Excel/Google Sheets
• Prior financial and/or analytical experience including FP&A, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or operations

Preferred Qualifications

• Outstanding analytical skills - standard methodologies are second nature, and your models are efficient, scalable, and intuitive
• Excellent communication and people skills - numbers are key, but a business is built with people
• Self-starter - you will take initiative, be dedicated, set and drive toward goals
• Ability to prioritize - we are consistently working on multiple projects at any given time, so we are looking for someone who is comfortable working in an ambiguous environment and has the ability to optimally multitask
• Standout colleague - this is a highly collaborative and encouraging team environment
• Attention to detail and ability to execute in a fast-paced environment
• Basic knowledge of GAAP
• Experience with enterprise-level financial planning systems, SQL, and/or statistical software package

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$106,000 per year - USD$118,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$106,000 per year - USD$118,000 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard 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. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber’s cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.