Remote Senior FP&A Analyst: Strategic Forecasting & Insights

Samsara Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly work model

Professional development stipend

Comprehensive health benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join Corporate Finance & Strategy. You will own Samsara's three-statement model, lead monthly forecast consolidation, and provide executive reporting.

The role blends quantitative analysis with finance tools enhancements in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment. You’ll partner across Finance & Strategy, support long-range planning, and prepare board materials, while promoting Samsara’s focus on customer success and long-term growth.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Strategic Finance or FP&A.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong financial modeling and analysis capabilities, including advanced Excel / Google Sheets and Powerpoint / Google Slides skills.
• 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.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and curiosity about applying AI to finance processes, with a track record of delivering iterative improvements and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly and quarterly corporate forecasting process and annual operating planning cycle; own and communicate the Finance forecast calendar, and collaborate across Finance & Strategy teams to drive forecast accuracy.
• Publish monthly forecast and reporting packages with key business metrics, P&L and headcount, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Own consolidated income statement, cash flow and balance sheet forecasts.
• Partner with the Finance Systems team to maintain existing financial planning tools and support development of the AI-driven future state of Samsara's financial data and systems landscape.
• Drive the long-range planning process and model, partnering across Finance & Strategy teams to align the financial model with strategic priorities and key business assumptions.
• Lead preparation of board of directors materials, executive leadership financial reviews, and CFO financial reporting.
• Act as a key cross-functional liaison, driving stakeholder alignment and consistent implementation of changes across teams and systems.
• Support ad hoc reporting and analysis to inform business decision-making.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles as we scale globally and across new offices.

Skills

Strategic Finance

FP&A

Financial Modeling

Excel

Google Sheets

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

PowerPoint

Job description

Samsara is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join Corporate Finance & Strategy. You will own Samsara's three-statement model, lead monthly forecast consolidation, and provide executive reporting.

The role blends quantitative analysis with finance tools enhancements in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment. You’ll partner across Finance & Strategy, support long-range planning, and prepare board materials, while promoting Samsara’s focus on customer success and long-term growth.