Senior Financial Analyst

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness IoT data for actionable insights. The company serves industries such as agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing, which represent more than 40% of global GDP.

Samsara is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with the R&D organization. In this role, you will partner with engineering leaders to manage Cloud, Cellular, and AI infrastructure costs, driving quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify cost optimization opportunities. You will help build reporting and attribution frameworks to track and govern AI spend, support month-end close procedures, and drive forecast models for accurate guidance.

• Partner closely with leaders across Software and Firmware Engineering teams to manage Cloud, Cellular, and AI vendor spend.
• Analyze financial results, prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting, and 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• High aptitude 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 environment.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable presenting to senior management.
• Proactive and highly organized self-starter, able to work independently under tight deadlines.

• 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) and NetSuite.
• Prior partnership with software engineering teams.
• Passion for building new models, processes, and mechanisms.

Annual base salary range: $81,600—$105,600 CAD. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance. Samsara offers a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more.

Apply through the Samsara careers page. For accommodations, email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or use the provided form.