Financial Analyst, Lyft Ads

Short Summary

Financial Analyst, Lyft Ads with Lyft. 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…

Key Details

• Position / opportunity: Financial Analyst, Lyft Ads
• Organization: Lyft
• Country / coverage: Mexico
• Location: Mexico City, Mexico
• Work arrangement: On-site
• Opportunity type: Tenders / Consultancies
• Sector: Information Technology
• Compensation: Not specified
• Duration: Not specified
• Start date: 2026-06-02
• Application deadline: Not specified

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 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. Experience: 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements / Eligibility

• locity, 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.

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