Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience partnering with R&D / Software Engineering teams.
Minimum of 4-7+ years of experience in Corporate Finance, financial planning, investigation, and strategic finance experience.
Familiarity with cloud cost management and knowledge of cloud cost and usage concepts.
Proven experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting.
Strong accounting knowledge with experience working closely with accounting teams.
Excellent evaluation, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
Responsibilities:
Lead and develop Samsara’s approach to infrastructure cost management including partnering with a vendor to build a cloud FinOps reporting, alerting, and forecasting tool.
Partner closely with leaders across R&D Engineering teams to drive strategic decision-making, investment prioritization, and long-range planning.
Develop COGS and operating expense forecast models driven by infrastructure usage.
Manage multiple >$1M software vendors including forecasting and contract renewal negotiation support.
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.
Build scalable processes to enhance financial visibility, control, and planning effectiveness.