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 Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team supporting Lyft Urban Solutions (bikeshare and micromobility), focusing on financial planning, RFP bid modeling, and strategic analysis. The ideal candidate will bring strong financial modeling expertise, attention to detail, a bias for action, and the ability to operate effectively with ambiguity. Combined with a continuous improvement mindset, this foundation will support strategic decision-making at Lyft. In addition to analysis in support of strategic decision-making, this role will also focus on financial close management and reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Own core FP&A activities: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and monthly financial reporting for leadership
- Support monthly close processes: reconcile actuals to budget, identify and explain variances, validate accruals, coordinate with Accounting
- Synthesize financial data from multiple sources (Oracle, fleet systems, P&L data) into clean, well-documented models
- Maintain and improve financial forecasting models and reporting processes
- Identify and implement process improvements to reduce manual effort, increase automation, and improve data accuracy and transparency
- Partner with Ops and Commercial teams on RFP requirements, cost assumptions, and financial modeling for bid scenarios
- Build comprehensive financial models for RFP ...