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 Ads is one of the fastest-growing businesses within Lyft, building a first-of-its-kind mobility advertising platform. As the Financial Analyst, you'll be a core finance partner to a high-velocity, scaling business by translating complex commercial activity into clean financials, sharp insights, and executive-ready narratives. This role sits at the intersection of accounting rigor and strategic finance.
Responsibilities:- Financial Close: Own month end processes and actualization of the Ads P&L, including revenue, expenses, and headcount, and ensure all data is accurate and organized efficiently.
- FP&A Reporting: Drive variance analyses and forecasting for Finance and Ads leadership on a weekly basis. Own all budget, actuals, and forecast variance analyses and provide forward-looking insights on revenue/expense trends.
- Budget Management: Approve and own spend across the rapidly growing business. Collaborate with procurement and business operations to understand vendor usage and ROI to the business.
- Ads Reporting: Provide reporting for campaign margins, account growth, and sales rep efficiency routinely. Build relationships with cross functional teams to deliver well-rounded, thoughtful insights.
- Executive Presentation: Translate dense data into clean, executive-ready Google Slides for VP- and C-suite reviews.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong accounting background preferred. FP&A and/or advertising experience is helpful but not required.
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets knowledge: you are able to comfortably dig through spreadsheets, even ones you have not built.
- Curiosity and comfortability with ambiguity: you possess the ability to research and present your findings with little historicals and guidance.
- Attention to detail: you are extremely thorough with your reviews and can understand the bigger picture from the data.
- Professional fluency in English is required.
Please submit your resume in English.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative field
- Strong accounting background preferred
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets knowledge
- Curiosity and comfortability with ambiguity
- Attention to detail
- Professional fluency in English
Lyft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Corporate materials describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with added access to One Medical and mental-health support, indicating a solid core health offering. This breadth positions health benefits as a relative strength for full-time employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Company information highlights paid parental leave for new parents, with flexibility in how time can be taken. This signals strong family support within the corporate package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. salaried employees have unlimited paid time off alongside company holidays, and hourly roles receive structured PTO and sick time. These policies point to ample time-off availability compared with many roles.
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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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