Senior Financial Analyst

NextGenEnergyJobs; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 82,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work model

Professional development stipend

Health & parental leave plans

RSU opportunities

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with its R&D organization, focusing on cloud, cellular, and AI infrastructure costs. You will work with engineering leaders to build cost models, reporting, and forecasting that guide leadership and investor decisions.

This remote role welcomes candidates in the US or Canada and offers RSU opportunities, ongoing learning stipends, and a flexible work model designed to scale with our growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• Strong financial modeling skills and advanced Excel/Sheets.
• Experience at a high-growth tech company.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; comfortable with senior management.
• Self-motivated, proactive, organized and able to work independently under tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud costs and SaaS cost management.
• Proficiency with AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Glean, Cursor, etc.), Databricks, and FP&A tools like Workday Adaptive Planning and NetSuite.
• Proven track record partnering with software engineering teams.
• Desire to build new models, processes and mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Partner with R&D to manage Cloud, Cellular and AI vendor spend.
• Develop and maintain reporting and forecast models for leadership and investors.
• Support month-end close activities and cost classifications.
• Collaborate with Engineering on AOP planning and cost governance.
• Improve accuracy and scalability of financial reporting and forecasting.
• Create KPIs and analyses to inspect business performance and drive insights.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline reporting and ad hoc analyses.
• Represent Samsara’s culture and growth mindset across teams.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel & Sheets

Tech industry experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Self-starter

AWS cost management

SaaS cost management

AI tools

Databricks

Workday Adaptive Planning

NetSuite

Engineering partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

AWS

Databricks

Workday Adaptive Planning

NetSuite

Job description

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Partner closely with leaders across our 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
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Requirements

• 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
• 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
• The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
• Annual Base Salary
• $81,600
• —
• $105,600 CAD

Benefits

• At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.
• Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.