Senior Financial Analyst

The role

You will partner with the R&D organization to drive quantitative and qualitative analysis for cost optimization. You will manage headcount, software, and AI vendor spend while building reporting and forecasting models.

What you will do

• Partner with Software and Firmware Engineering leaders to manage Headcount, Software and AI vendor spend.
• Analyze financial results and prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting.
• Support financial review meetings with R&D and Finance leadership.
• Partner with Accounting on month-end close activities, cost classification, and reporting requests.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to drive AOP planning.
• Improve the accuracy and scalability of existing financial reporting and forecasting models.
• Develop new mechanisms, analysis, or KPIs to inspect business performance.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline financial reporting, forecasting, and ad hoc analysis workflows.
• Embed Samsara's cultural principles as the company scales.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in FP&A/Strategic Finance/Big 4 Accounting/Investment Banking.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• High aptitude and enthusiasm for complex problem solving utilizing financial modeling and analysis.
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills.
• Experience at a high-growth tech company.
• Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally in a fast-paced, often changing environment.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Proactive and highly organized self-starter.
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Headcount & SaaS cost modeling and management.
• Proficiency with AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Glean, Cursor, etc).
• Proficiency with Databricks.
• Proficiency with FP&A tools such as Workday Adaptive Planning (or similar planning systems) and NetSuite.
• Prior partnership with software engineering teams.
• Passion for building new models, processes, and mechanisms.

Benefits

• Base salary
• Performance-based bonus/variable pay
• Equity for eligible roles
• Flexible, employee-led remote model
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans

Before you apply

• All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location.

About the company

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, a platform that enables organizations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data. The company helps improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of physical operations.