[Hiring] Senior Financial Analyst @Samsara

Role Description

Samsara is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our R&D organization. Samsara's R&D organization creates the industry-leading IoT products and features that power our customer experience. You will partner with our engineering leaders to manage Cloud, Cellular, and AI infrastructure costs, driving quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify cost optimization opportunities. You will help build the reporting and attribution frameworks needed to track and govern AI spend, support month-end close procedures, and drive forecast models that give our leaders and investors accurate guidance. The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, analytical, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US or Canada. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• High aptitude and enthusiasm for complex problem solving utilizing financial modeling and analysis, including 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; comfortable presenting to senior management
• Proactive and highly organized self-starter, able to work independently under tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail

Requirements

• Familiarity with AWS cloud cost and general SaaS cost management
• Proficiency with AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Glean, Cursor, etc.), Databricks, and 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

• Flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
• Above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles)
• Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance