Financial Analyst

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<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<h2><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></h2>

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<li>Own core FP&A activities: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and monthly financial reporting for leadership</li>

<li>Support monthly close processes: reconcile actuals to budget, identify and explain variances, validate accruals, coordinate with Accounting</li>

<li>Synthesize financial data from multiple sources (Oracle, fleet systems, P&L data) into clean, well-documented models</li>

<li>Maintain and improve financial forecasting models and reporting processes</li>

<li>Identify and implement process improvements to reduce manual effort, increase automation, and improve data accuracy and transparency</li>

<li>Partner with Ops and Commercial teams on RFP requirements, cost assumptions, and financial modeling for bid scenarios</li>

<li>Build comprehensive financial models for RFP bids: 10 year projections covering fleet sizing, capital deployment, unit costs, and profitability</li>

<li>Conduct scenario analysis and sensitivity testing on RFP models to stress-test assump

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