Senior Financial Analyst

LyftToronto, ON
CA$115,000 - CA$143,750Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

  • 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 to organize and track overlapping tasks and assignments, with frequent priority changes
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to cultivate collaborative working relationships with teams across the organization

Nice To Haves

  • Equity/Stock Based Compensation experience preferred

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

Benefits

  • Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
  • Mental health benefits
  • Family building benefits
  • Child care and pet benefits
  • Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
  • RRSP plan with company match to help save for your future
  • Flexible paid time off policy for salaried team members
  • 15 days paid time off for hourly team members, with an additional day for each year of service
  • 18 weeks of paid time off for new parents (biological, adoptive, and foster)
  • Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits
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