R&D FP&A Analyst — AI & SaaS Focus (Remote Canada)

Samsara; Village of Beiseker; Remote; CAD 82,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote model

Professional development stipend

Comprehensive health and parentalleave

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our R&D organization, driving quantitative and qualitative analysis to optimize costs and govern AI spend. You will help build reporting, support month-end close, and develop forecast models for leadership and investors.

This remote Canada role offers exposure to high-growth tech finance in a globally expanding company, with strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and strategic insight.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, Big 4 or investment banking.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Strong financial modeling and advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with R&D and Finance leadership to analyze results and prepare monthly/quarterly reporting.
• Support month-end close activities, cost classification, and forecasting models.
• Develop and improve financial reporting and KPI mechanisms, leveraging AI tools where applicable.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams on headcount and software/AI vendor spend.

Skills

FP&A experience (3+ years)

Financial modeling

Excel/Google Sheets

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

NetSuite

Databricks

Claude/ChatGPT/Gemini/Glean

Job description

Samsara is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our R&D organization, driving quantitative and qualitative analysis to optimize costs and govern AI spend. You will help build reporting, support month-end close, and develop forecast models for leadership and investors.

This remote Canada role offers exposure to high-growth tech finance in a globally expanding company, with strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and strategic insight.