Finance and Strategy Manager

Job Description: • 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. Requirements: • 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. Benefits: • Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and much, much more. Apply tot his job