Lyft The Senior Payroll Accountant at Lyft manages payroll accounting and month-end close activities for US and North American entities. This role ensures accuracy, compliance with GAAP, and continuous process improvement in payroll accounting.
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.
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.
Qualification
Strong command of GAAPAdvanced Excel skills (lookupsCPA
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
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
Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, and clean, reviewable workpapers)
Experience with finance and payroll systems such as Workday, Oracle, ADP Globalview, or similar
Preferred
CPA
Experience at a public company and familiarity with SOX controls
Experience supporting a payroll system implementation or process improvement project
