R&D Finance Partner: Cloud & AI Cost Strategy

Samsara; United States; Remote; CAD 82,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Professional development stipend

Flexible working

Health and parental leave

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our R&D organization and manage Cloud, Cellular, and AI infrastructure costs. You will drive forecasting, reporting, and cost optimization initiatives while supporting month-end close and AI spend attribution.

This remote role welcomes candidates in the US or Canada and offers relocation assistance not provided. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced tech environment, with strong financial modeling skills, excellent

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Strong financial modeling and analysis with Excel/Google Sheets.
• Experience at a high-growth tech company.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering to manage Cloud, Cellular, and AI spend.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting.
• Support month-end close activities and cost classification.
• Collaborate on AOP planning.
• Improve accuracy and scalability of financial reporting and forecasting.
• Develop new KPIs to inspect business performance.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline reporting and analysis.
• Uphold Samsara’s cultural principles.

Skills

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel/Sheets

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

NetSuite

Databricks

Job description

Samsara is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our R&D organization and manage Cloud, Cellular, and AI infrastructure costs. You will drive forecasting, reporting, and cost optimization initiatives while supporting month-end close and AI spend attribution.

This remote role welcomes candidates in the US or Canada and offers relocation assistance not provided. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced tech environment, with strong financial modeling skills, excellent