Senior FP&A Analyst – R&D, AI Spend & Forecasting (Remote)

Samsara Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 82,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Professional development stipend

Health and parental leave

Job summary

Samsara Inc. in Canada is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our R&D organization. You will drive cost optimization, build reporting and attribution frameworks for AI spend, and support month-end close and forecasting.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years in FP&A at a high-growth tech company and excels at financial modeling and cross-functional collaboration. This remote role offers relocation not provided, with a focus on delivering accurate guidance to leaders and investors

Qualifications

• 3+ years of FP&A/Strategic Finance/Big 4 or Investment Banking experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Strong financial modeling and advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Experience at a high-growth tech company.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to present to senior management.
• Self-starter who works independently under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• 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 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, analyses, or KPIs to inspect business performance.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline financial reporting, forecasting, and ad hoc analysis workflows.
• Champion Samsara's cultural principles as we scale globally.

Skills

Excel

Google Sheets

Financial modeling

Communication

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

High-growth tech

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Economics degree

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

NetSuite

Databricks

FP&A tools

Job description

Samsara Inc. in Canada is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our R&D organization. You will drive cost optimization, build reporting and attribution frameworks for AI spend, and support month-end close and forecasting.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years in FP&A at a high-growth tech company and excels at financial modeling and cross-functional collaboration. This remote role offers relocation not provided, with a focus on delivering accurate guidance to leaders and investors