Samsara · 4 hours ago
Finance and Strategy Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$97K/yr - $130K/yr
4+ years expSamsara is a pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, helping organizations improve their physical operations through IoT data. The Finance and Strategy Manager will serve as a strategic finance partner, managing hardware spend and providing financial insights to inform decisions, while collaborating closely with Supply Chain and Accounting teams.
Business IntelligenceCloud Data ServicesInternet of ThingsSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Partner with Supply Chain Operations leaders to manage hardware spend and provide financial insights that inform strategic decisions
Lead the monthly/quarterly close and forecasting cadence for Supply Chain Operations (hardware COGS, cash flow, E&O, warranty, and freight), including budget vs. actuals, trend analysis, and exec-ready readouts for operating reviews
Own and evolve hardware financial models and reporting (cash flow and COGS amortization), delivering short- and long-range forecasts, variance explanations, and scenario analyses to guide inventory and investment decisions
Partner with Accounting and Supply Chain to forecast, track, and explain E&O and warranty, improving assumptions, policies, and controls to increase accuracy and predictability
Define, build, and monitor KPIs/dashboards for hardware unit economics, Supply Chain OpEx, and cash flow—highlighting risks/opportunities and driving data-informed actions with business owners
Build scalable planning and reporting mechanisms that improve financial visibility and operational decision-making (e.g., standardized drivers, recurring business reviews, and clear ownership of inputs/outputs)
Champion and embed Samsara’s cultural principles as the team scales globally and across offices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
4+ years of experience in Corporate Finance / FP&A / Strategic Finance, ideally supporting Supply Chain, or hardware/physical product teams
Demonstrated ownership of cash flow / COGS forecasting and variance analysis
Experience leading cross-functional finance process improvements with Accounting and Operations (e.g., close process, accruals/reserves, and controls), driving durable change through influence and clear end-to-end ownership
Advanced financial modeling/forecasting in Excel or Google Sheets, plus strong problem-solving and stakeholder communication skills
Preferred
Experience with E&O / inventory reserves and/or warranty reserve forecasting (or comparable estimates/reserve ownership)
Familiarity with ERP/cost accounting systems used for inventory and product cost (Oracle/SAP/NetSuite or similar)
Strong analytics tooling: SQL and/or BI (Looker/Tableau), and comfort working with large datasets
Experience in a hardware/manufacturing ecosystem (OEM/CM, procurement finance, logistics/3PL)
MBA and/or CPA (or equivalent) a plus
Benefits
Health benefits
Employee-led remote and flexible working
Company
Samsara
Samsara is digitizing the world of physical operations.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$930MKey Investors
General CatalystAndreessen Horowitz
2021-12-15IPO
2020-09-24Secondary Market
2020-05-20Series F· $700M
Leadership Team
Sanjit Biswas
CEO
Ben Calderon
CTO - Hardware & Operations
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