Senior Financial Data Analyst

About the role

Senior Financial Data Analyst

Lyft exists to serve and connect people through mobility. Our purpose is to build a work environment where every team member belongs and has the chance to grow. This page describes a specific role that supports that mission.

Position overview

The Senior Financial Data Analyst owns the full Run the Business financial reporting lifecycle. You will lead the Reporting sub-team within Finance Data & Insights, ensuring that key financial reports are accurate, complete, and operationally reliable each day. The role has two core objectives. First, create repeatable systems, documented playbooks, and clear workflows that reduce reactive work. Second, own primary stakeholder relationships for RTB reporting and act as the main point of contact across teams. This is a high-visibility position that blends hands-on reporting ownership with team leadership and process improvement.

Location and engagement

This role is based in Toronto, Canada. It is a full-time position.

Compensation

The annual compensation range is $130,000 to $160,000 CAD.

Responsibilities

You will manage all RTB and compliance reporting, including items such as tax, airport, and audit requests. Accuracy, completeness, and operational reliability are required. You will design and maintain process documentation, checklists, and operational playbooks so that reporting workflows are repeatable and resilient. When Finance Data Products stabilize reports, you will receive those outputs and integrate them into daily RTB operations. You will replace ad-hoc, fire-drill responses with documented, recurring workflows and clear review checkpoints. Identifying and driving automation across reporting steps will reduce manual effort and recurring ad hoc tasks. You will own primary stakeholder relationships for RTB work, communicating clearly and consistently across teams. Leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives is a key part of the role, from problem definition through execution, with regular updates to stakeholders and management. You will proactively monitor reporting pipelines for risks, gaps, and opportunities, then drive initiatives to resolve them before they escalate.

Required experience and skills

You hold a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree and bring at least 5 years of experience in finance, accounting, business, consulting, or analytics. You are proficient in writing SQL against large, complex data sets, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience. You have owned high-stakes reporting processes such as tax, regulatory, or audit reporting in fast-paced environments. You can create process documentation and playbooks that scale across teams and reduce manual work. Experience using dashboarding and BI tools such as Tableau is required, along with a basic understanding of data warehouse concepts and modern data stacks. You have a track record of managing stakeholder relationships and leading cross-functional initiatives with limited direct oversight. Familiarity with tools such as Github, Terminal, and DBMS development is preferred.

Development and mentorship

You will guide junior analysts and help them grow by providing clear feedback and mentorship. This includes structuring work, reviewing outputs, and supporting career development within the team.

Benefits

Lyft offers extended health and dental coverage options, life insurance, and disability benefits. Mental health benefits, family building benefits, child care, and pet benefits are included. You can use a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account. The company offers an RRSP plan with a match to help you save for the future. Salaried team members receive flexible paid time off, with policies that allow for additional time as approved, along with an extra day for each year of service. Hourly team members receive 15 days of paid time off, plus an additional day per year of service. New parents are supported with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan that complements provincial programs. All eligible parents, including biological, adoptive, and foster parents, can use this benefit. Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits are also provided.

Inclusion statement

Lyft is committed to building an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Every person is entitled to equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offenses, or any other basis protected by applicable law or company policy. Lyft maintains a safe and healthy workplace and strictly prohibits harassment in all its forms.

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