Financial Analyst

Lyft; Toronto (OH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care benefits

Health Care Savings Account

RRSP with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Lyft ride credits

Job summary

Lyft seeks a Financial Analyst for the Corporate FP&A team. You will focus on consolidated P&L reporting, forecasting, and data quality across core processes. The role demands curiosity, financial rigor, and meticulous attention to detail to enable strategic decisions at Lyft.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in FP&A, strong Excel/GSheets skills, and proven cross‑functional collaboration. The position is in Toronto on a hybrid schedule with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3-5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, ideally within a corporate finance or consolidations environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong quality-control mindset - able to catch and resolve data or formatting issues before deliverables go out.
• Working knowledge across all three core financial statements (P&L, Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet).
• Proficiency in Gsheets/Excel for financial modeling and data management.
• Proficiency in Google Slides/PowerPoint for preparing presentations and reporting materials for leadership.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment.
• Comfortable managing multiple recurring deliverables on a fixed cadence while adapting to shifting priorities
• Strong communication skills and ability to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (Preferred)
• Advanced financial modeling skills (Preferred)
• Experience with Anaplan or similar enterprise planning/budgeting tools (Preferred)
• Experience with Oracle FCCS/ERP or similar financial consolidation/systems tools (Preferred)
• Experience with Hex, Mode or similar data analytics/notebook tools (Preferred)
• Experience with ThoughtSpot or similar BI tools (Preferred)
• Experience with SQL or similar data querying languages in an FP&A context (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Own recurring data management processes that support team-wide reporting and forecasting, with a strong focus on data accuracy and integrity.
• Own consolidated P&L reporting, ensuring timely and accurate updates.
• Perform thorough quality checks on financial data and reporting outputs, catching and resolving issues before they reach stakeholders.
• Support financial forecasting and reporting cycles, including scenario analysis to help inform business decisions.
• Support reporting and variance analysis for specific areas of the business, partnering closely with business stakeholders.
• Partner with finance systems teams to support data governance and process improvements.
• Serve as a point person for ad hoc analysis and special projects.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve reporting and planning processes.

Skills

FP&A experience

Data analysis

Excel

Google Slides

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Master's preferred

Tools

Anaplan

Oracle FCCS/ERP

Hex

Mode

ThoughtSpot

SQL

Job description

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 on our Corporate FP&A team, focused on consolidated P&L reporting, financial forecasting, and data quality across the team's core reporting processes. The ideal candidate will bring natural curiosity, financial rigor, and an exceptional eye for detail to the team, driving accurate, timely financial analysis in support of strategic decision making at Lyft.

Responsibilities:

• Own recurring data management processes that support team-wide reporting and forecasting, with a strong focus on data accuracy and integrity
• Own consolidated P&L reporting, ensuring timely and accurate updates
• Perform thorough quality checks on financial data and reporting outputs, catching and resolving issues before they reach stakeholders
• Support financial forecasting and reporting cycles, including scenario analysis to help inform business decisions
• Support reporting and variance analysis for specific areas of the business, partnering closely with business stakeholders
• Partner with finance systems teams to support data governance and process improvements
• Serve as a point person for ad hoc analysis and special projects
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve reporting and planning processes

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3-5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, ideally within a corporate finance or consolidations environment
• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong quality-control mindset - able to catch and resolve data or formatting issues before deliverables go out
• Working knowledge across all three core financial statements (P&L, Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet)
• Proficiency in Gsheets/Excel for financial modeling and data management
• Proficiency in Google Slides/PowerPoint for preparing presentations and reporting materials for leadership
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment
• Comfortable managing multiple recurring deliverables on a fixed cadence while adapting to shifting priorities
• Strong communication skills and ability to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
• Preferred
  • Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
  • Advanced financial modeling skills
  • Experience working at a technology company or similarly fast-paced environment
  • Experience with Anaplan or similar enterprise planning/budgeting tools
  • Experience with Oracle FCCS/ERP or similar financial consolidation/systems tools
  • Experience with Hex, Mode or similar data analytics/notebook tools
  • Experience with ThoughtSpot or similar BI tools
  • Experience with SQL or similar data querying languages in an FP&A context

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
• In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
• Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
• Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits

Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule - Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. 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 Toronto area is CAD $90,000 - CAD $112,500, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.

Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.

This job fills an existing vacancy.