Senior Payroll Accountant

Responsibilities

• Own payroll-related journal entries for our US (HQ) and North American international subsidiaries, from preparation through booking.
• Prepare payroll accruals, including monthly payroll, bonus, workers' compensation, PTO, and commissions.
• Complete month-end and quarter-end close activities on schedule, in line with our internal close calendar.
• Reconcile and analyze payroll-related GL accounts in accordance with GAAP and Lyft's accounting policies, and perform flux analysis to explain monthly and quarterly movements.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items in partnership with FP&A and the Payroll team.
• Build a deep understanding of our pay classes, pay codes, and payroll processing activities so you can connect what happens in payroll to what lands in the GL.
• Keep payroll records organized and audit-ready, and help maintain and strengthen our internal controls.
• Identify opportunities to streamline or automate recurring close work, and help bring them to life.
• Support ad hoc projects as they come up.

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA is a plus.
• 4+ years of general ledger accounting experience, including 2+ years in payroll accounting.
• Hands-on experience owning month-end close in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.
• Strong command of GAAP.
• The ability to work independently, stay organized, and hit deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.
• Clear, friendly communication and a collaborative approach with cross-functional partners.
• A deep respect for confidentiality and data integrity.
• Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, and clean, reviewable workpapers).
• Experience with finance and payroll systems such as Workday, Oracle, ADP Globalview, or similar.
• Nice to have
• Experience at a public company and familiarity with SOX controls.
• Experience supporting a payroll system implementation or process improvement project.

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership

• 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 3 days per week 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 Seattle area is $80,960 - $101,200, 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.