Remote R&D FP&A Senior Financial Analyst

Samsara Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Development stipend

Health & parental leave

Job summary

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

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in FP&A or related fields, a finance-related degree, strong Excel/Google Sheets, and experience at a high-growth tech company. This role offers remote work within the US and competitive total rewards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in FP&A/Strategic Finance/Big 4/IB.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets for financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Software and Firmware Eng teams to manage Headcount, software and AI vendor spend.
• Analyze financial results and prepare monthly/quarterly management reporting.
• Support month-end close activities and cost classification.
• Collaborate on AOP planning with R&D teams.
• Improve accuracy and scalability of financial reporting and forecasting models.
• Develop new KPIs to inspect business performance.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline reporting and ad hoc analysis.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel

Google Sheets

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

NetSuite

Databricks

AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Glean, Cursor)

Job description

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

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in FP&A or related fields, a finance-related degree, strong Excel/Google Sheets, and experience at a high-growth tech company. This role offers remote work within the US and competitive total rewards.