Finance and Strategy Manager

Atlanta, GA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the role:

As a Strategic Finance Partner for Supply Chain Operations you will serve as the financial architect behind our hardware engine. Youll bridge the gap between complex logistics and executive-level strategy managing hardware spend while translating operational data into high-impact financial insights. From mastering the monthly close and forecasting cadence to evolving sophisticated COGS and cash flow models you will ensure our inventory and investment decisions are backed by rigorous analysis.

This is a high-impact cross-functional role where you will partner deeply with Supply Chain and Accounting to drive predictability in areas like warranty freight and E&O. By building scalable reporting mechanisms and real-time KPI dashboards you wont just report on the numbersyou will proactively identify risks and opportunities that shape the future of our unit economics and operational efficiency.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except Alaska Austin Metro Boulder Metro California Chicago Metro Connecticut Dallas Metro Denver Metro Houston Metro Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Rhode Island Seattle Metro and Washington D.C.

You should apply if:

You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact helping to keep the lights on get food into grocery stores reduce emissions and most importantly ensure workers return home safely.
You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work this role wont be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
Youre energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative ambitious ideas for our customers.
You want to be with the best: At Samsara we win together celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best.

In this role you will:

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 flowhighlighting 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 Samsaras cultural principles as the team scales globally and across offices

Minimum requirements for the role:

Bachelors 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.

An ideal candidate also has:

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.

Required Experience:

Manager

About the role:As a Strategic Finance Partner for Supply Chain Operations you will serve as the financial architect behind our hardware engine. Youll bridge the gap between complex logistics and executive-level strategy managing hardware spend while translating operational data into high-impact fina...

About the role:

You should apply if:

You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact helping to keep the lights on get food into grocery stores reduce emissions and most importantly ensure workers return home safely.
You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work this role wont be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
Youre energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative ambitious ideas for our customers.
You want to be with the best: At Samsara we win together celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best.

In this role you will:

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 flowhighlighting 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 Samsaras cultural principles as the team scales globally and across offices

Minimum requirements for the role:

Bachelors 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.

An ideal candidate also has:

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.

Required Experience:

Manager

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Samsara

Publicly traded company [NYSE: IOT] offering a single platform for fleet operations at scale. Products include real-time GPS, ELD, AI-powered dash cams, telematics, maintenance, routing, & driver app. Recognized by the Forbes Cloud 100.

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