Senior Financial Analyst

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which helps to digitize the world of physical operations, providing visibility and empowering entire sectors of our economy to become more safe, efficient, and sustainable. Founded in San Francisco in 2015, we now employ more than 2,000 people globally, have 2.3 million IoT devices deployed globally, and collect more than 85 billion minutes of video footage and 4.6 trillion data points annually.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including video-based safety, vehicle telematics, apps and driver workflows, equipment monitoring, and site visibility. As part of a newly public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term. 

Recent awards we’ve won include: 

Best Place to Work by Built In 2022

Deloitte Fast 500 Companies

IoT Analytics Company of the Year in 2022’s IoT Breakthrough Winners

Every year, we partner with our customers to deliver outcomes like conserving millions of gallons of fuel, saving millions of dollars, and creating positive environmental change. As more customers connect to our platform, our data grows, our AI models get smarter, and our opportunities expand.

About the role:

Samsara is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our Product teams. New products and features are key drivers to the growth of our business, ensuring we create value for our customers and continue to innovate. You will partner with business leaders to set and achieve corporate goals. You will drive quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform strategic choices and identify optimization opportunities. You will support corporate financial goals by driving forecast models and providing accurate guidance to our leaders and investors.

This role can be office-based in our San Francisco office or fully remote.

In this role, you will: 

• Partner closely with leaders across our R&D teams to drive strategic decision-making, investment prioritization, and long-range planning
• Build and monitor KPIs to inspect business health and performance
• Analyze financial results, prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting, and support operating review meetings with VPs and EVPs of Engineering, Product Management, and Finance
• Build scalable processes and mechanisms to enhance financial visibility, control and planning effectiveness that supports the next wave of Samsara’s growth
• Support new product introduction initiatives by building long range financial planning models and supporting go-to-market and pricing strategies
• 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   

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 3+ years of experience in Corporate Finance and/or Investment Banking
• Undergraduate degree in finance / economics / accounting / mathematics 
• Strong financial modeling and analysis capabilities
• Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally 
• Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable presenting to senior management

An ideal candidate also has:

• Experience partnering with R&D teams
• Willingness and ability to build new financial processes and mechanisms
• Experience working with large data sets; Tableau knowledge a plus
• Ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment with high degrees of ambiguity

At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background, race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, etc. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems. We are committed to increasing diversity across our team and ensuring that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.

Accommodations

Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.

US Only: Please note that Samsara’s COVID-19 vaccination policy requires all team members who will be meeting in person for business or working from one of our offi