Finance Manager - Cloud and Cell Infrastructure

$93,415 - $125,600/Yr

Samsara - Charlotte, NC

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Charlotte, NC

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About the position

Samsara is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Finance & Strategy Manager to lead the management of Cloud, Cell, and SaaS Infrastructure costs. This role is critical for driving efficiency and financial performance within the organization, partnering with engineering leaders to set and achieve financial goals. The Finance Manager will conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform strategic decisions and optimize costs, supporting corporate financial objectives through accurate forecasting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Samsara's approach to infrastructure cost management, including partnering with a vendor to build a cloud FinOps reporting tool.
• Partner closely with leaders across R&D Engineering teams to drive strategic decision-making and investment prioritization.
• Develop COGS and operating expense forecast models driven by infrastructure usage.
• Manage multiple software vendors with contracts exceeding $1M, including forecasting and contract renewal negotiations.
• 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 and Finance.
• Build scalable processes to enhance financial visibility, control, and planning effectiveness.
• Champion and embed Samsara's cultural principles as the company scales.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 4-7+ years of experience in Corporate Finance, financial planning, and strategic finance.
• Experience partnering with R&D/Software Engineering teams.
• 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.

Nice-to-haves

• AWS Cloud Practitioner or FinOps certifications.
• Willingness to build new financial processes and mechanisms.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment with high degrees of ambiguity.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, Salesforce, Workday).
• Experience working with large datasets and technical data management skills (e.g., SQL, Tableau, Databricks).

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Employee-led remote and flexible working
• Health benefits
• Samsara for Good charity fund