Senior Financial Analyst, Lyft
$114-142.5k
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3 days a week in office
Ride sharing company
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Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$114-142.5k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate should have solid analytical, communication, and time management skills, as well as being team-oriented and employing a strong work ethic
- BA/BS with 5+ years of experience in strategic finance or investment banking experience with a track record of all-in ownership and delivering impact
- Demonstrated experience in developing complex financial models; excellent quantitative analysis and forecasting skills
- Prior experience working with multiple business partners with varying goals and interests
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence effectively across various departments and levels
- Detail oriented and highly organized self-starter, ability to track overlapping tasks and assignments, while managing frequent priority changes
- Desire to dive right in and get your hands dirty
- Familiarity with SQL preferred
What the job involves
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is an integral part of the decision-making process at Lyft, embedded within the business to ensure we maximize ROI and drive to the best possible P&L outcomes
- Lyft’s FP&A team is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Rideshare team
- The Rideshare team supports all things related to servicing rides through the Lyft platform
- This role will work cross-functionally across FP&A and the business to develop and manage forecasts and financial analytics with a focus on enhancing financial visibility and insights into the business
- It is a unique opportunity to make a real impact at one of the most exciting companies in the tech world
- Lead cost/benefit analyses and the development of a rigorous business case review process to support decision making
- Directly support Partnerships, Marketing, and other business teams by providing world-class financial modeling, analysis, and reporting
- Partner with Business Development, Data Science, and Product teams to optimize business financials and uncover areas of opportunity
- Prepare executive-level business case and financial reviews, highlighting key trends and areas of focus
Our take
Lyft has aimed for consistent growth, making sure to pitch itself as a more reliable and friendly ride-sharing option than its main competitor, Uber. Uber has a greater market share and operates globally, but Lyft hopes to compete by its focus on ride-sharing over Uber's more diversified business approach and as a more rider-friendly and greener alternative to Uber.
Operating only in the USA and Canada, Lyft is in a position of being less affected by global events than Uber but also more vulnerable to local conditions. As an example, while it doesn't face the regulatory hurdles around employment rights that Uber does, it is unable to balance out the cost of the unusually expensive US auto insurance across its operations.
In 2022, Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, a bike-share equipment and technology supplier, allowing Lyft to compete in new verticals and reaffirming its commitment to green transportation. It has also trialed and launched Lyft Assisted, where drivers help passengers from their door into the car to get to medical appointments. These developments chime well with Lyft's unique selling point as a friendlier and more environmentally aware ride-sharing app.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Jun 2018
$600m
LATE VC
Mar 2018
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $4.9bn
Company benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health benefits
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
- Family building benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
John Zimmer
(Co-Founder)Originally an Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer then founded Zimride which was a private ridesharing company that pivoted into Lyft.
Logan Green
(Co-Founder)Founded Zimride, a private ridesharing company which later pivoted into Lyft.
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