Fp&A Financial Analyst

At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

FP&A is an integral part of the decision-making process at Lyft, embedded within the business to ensure we maximize ROI and drive to the best possible P&L outcomes. Lyft’s FP&A team is looking for a strong Financial Analyst to support our People and Legal organization.

Responsibilities:

• Support the overall rollup of total People and Legal OpEx
• Partner with the accounting group to manage close timelines, process and reporting
• Directly support the People and Legal team to provide world-class analysis, monthly and quarterly forecasting and reporting to stakeholders across the organization
• Seek out opportunities to create new processes and take on increasing business partnership relationships
• Partner with our internal system’s team to facilitate system optimizations and reporting
• Own the Monthly & Quarter-end close process end-to-end for key spends, flagging any potential issues/risks through timely variance analysis
• Prepare executive-grade reporting to identify root causes/discrepancies, summarize findings, and make recommendations
• Support the People and Legal team through the development of the annual Budget process
• Undertake ad hoc analytics and special projects as directed by Leadership
• Assemble dynamic and comprehensive financial reports that evaluate current and future spend vs. plan and forecast by People and Legal team
• Facilitate change management as necessary for purchase order process to ensure OpEx close is automated and accurate

Experience:

• Strong G-Sheet and Slide skills is a plus
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to organize and track overlapping tasks and assignments, with frequent priority changes.
• BA/BS with 3+ years of experience in financial planning and analytics in a rigorous environment (high growth company experience preferred)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-based environment with minimal supervision
• Process improvement oriented
• Detail oriented and highly organized self-starter with a drive to dig into complex problems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate and influence effectively across various departments
• Expert in Excel. Experience building complex formulas and manipulating large data sets

Benefits:

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Mental health benefits
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
• Family building benefits

Lyft is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Starting in September 2023, this role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year.

The expected range of pay for this position in the US is $104,490 - $118,450. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.