Senior Financial Analyst

About this role

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.


Lyft is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst on our Comp & Benefits FP&A team, focusing on salary and headcount management, Equity, and Stock Based Compensation. The ideal candidate will bring natural curiosity, financial rigor and a continuous improvement mindset to the team and drive financial analysis in support of strategic decision making at Lyft. In addition to decision support, this role will also focus on forecast/budget management reporting.


Responsibilities:

• Own forecasting and variance analysis for cash compensation, equity/stock-based compensation (SBC)
• Partner with Total Rewards and Technical Accounting on equity grant assumptions, vesting, forfeiture rates, and SBC expense recognition
• Support monthly close processes for compensation and equity lines, partnering with Payroll Accounting on actuals and accruals
• Maintain and improve Anaplan modules related to compensation and equity forecasting
• Support monthly headcount and comp forecast (start dates, backfills, attrition) as they relate to salary and equity cost
• Partner with People Team on Workday data integrity issues impacting compensation/equity reporting
• Prepare reporting packages and ad hoc analysis for leadership, earnings, and Corp FSLI submissions
• Identify and drive process improvements to increase automation and reduce manual reporting effort

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis in a rigorous environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment
• Excellent communicator with ability to storytell, zooming in and out as needed
• Strong Gsheets/Excel financial modeling and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented, highly organized self-starter with a drive to understand core business issues coupled with high determination to uncover solutions
• Ability ...