Senior Financial Analyst

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 <li

Department: FP&A