Financial Analyst

Posted 4 Days Ago
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New York, NY
Mid level
Transportation
The Role
The Financial Analyst will perform financial analysis to support strategic decision-making, lead cost-benefit analyses, partner with various teams, prepare financial business reviews, and manage financial data sourcing practices. They will also support month-end close processes and ensure transparency on financial results.
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At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization

Lyft is seeking a Financial Analyst on our Rideshare FP&A - Strategic Finance team, focusing on Memberships, Loyalty, and ad hoc analyses. The ideal candidate will bring natural curiosity, financial rigor, and a continuous improvement mindset to the team driving financial analysis in support of strategic decision making at Lyft. 

Responsibilities:

  • Lead in-depth financial analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and ROI evaluations to drive decision-making on new and existing products and to provide insights to senior business leaders
  • Directly partner with with Strategic Business Development, Product, and Data Science to optimize financial outcomes and drive transparency/accountability on results
  • Prepare and own periodic financial business reviews, highlighting key areas of focus
  • Develop sustainable financial data management/sourcing practices to enable our team and business partners to move fast 
  • Support recurring processes related to Month close and earnings

Experience:

  • BA/BS with 3+ years of experience in investment banking, corporate development, or strategic finance in a fast-moving environment or related work experience
  • Prior experience working on business partnerships, marketplace business models, or customer lifetime value preferred
  • Expert in Excel/Google Sheets, experience building complex models and manipulating large data sets
  • Forward-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving mindset
  • Detail oriented and highly organized self starter 
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate proactively and influence effectively across various teams
  • Capable of managing overlapping tasks and assignments, while adapting to priority shifts
  • Requirement to work in the New York City office according to Lyft's hybrid work policy, which involves working three days in the office.

Benefits:

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

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.

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. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City area is $98,000 - $122,500. 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.

Top Skills

Excel
Google Sheets
The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
22,282 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Lyft was founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation, and is available to approximately 95 percent of the United States population as well as select cities in Canada. Lyft is committed to effecting positive change for our cities by offsetting carbon emissions from all rides, and by promoting transportation equity through shared rides, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and public transit partnerships.

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