Finance Manager

SambaNova Systems • Santa Clara, CA

15d

About The Position

SambaNova Systems is seeking a highly driven Finance Manager thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance environment and is passionate about financial planning, analysis, and business partnership.
As part of a lean and highly visible finance team, this role offers meaningful exposure to senior leadership, including the VP of Finance and COO. You will partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Business Development, Sales, and Marketing to deliver insights that directly inform strategic and operational decisions across the company.
This is a hands-on role with significant ownership, ideal for a finance professional looking to accelerate their impact and career growth within a cutting-edge AI technology company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA and/or CPA strongly preferred
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or financial analysis within a high-growth technology company or top-tier firm (public accounting, banking, consulting, or Fortune 500)
• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis
• Solid understanding of corporate finance and accounting fundamentals
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, complex models); strong analytical horsepower
• Experience presenting financial insights to senior and executive-level stakeholders
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Proven ability to operate independently, anticipate needs, and proactively solve problems
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-changing environment and enjoys building structure where needed
• Collaborative team player with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NetSuite and Adaptive Planning
• Prior experience supporting sales compensation or commission structures
• Background in SaaS, AI, hardware, or deep-tech environments
• Comfort building presentations and analysis from scratch for executive audiences

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy
• Build and maintain detailed financial models linking business objectives to underlying cost and revenue drivers; provide scenario and sensitivity analysis to leadership
• Improve forecast accuracy and visibility through rigorous analysis of trends, variances, and business drivers
• Own the monthly financial reporting package, including P&L analysis, variance analysis vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods, with clear executive-level insights
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting for department leaders, providing actionable explanations of actuals vs. plan and prior year
• Prepare financial analysis, presentations, and ad-hoc reporting for executive leadership and the Board of Directors
• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to functional leaders, supporting decision-making across pricing, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and investment tradeoffs
• Support financial evaluation of new products, contracts, operating models, marketing initiatives, and technology investments.
• Provide data-driven insights to influence growth strategies and operational efficiency
• Calculate and administer monthly sales commission payouts in partnership with Sales Operations
• Partner with Accounting during month-end close and collaborate on cash forecasting and reporting
• Work closely with the VP of Finance to define and continuously improve planning, forecasting, and reporting tools and processes
• Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting standards, systems, and workflows (NetSuite and other dashboards)

Benefits

• SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits.
• We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution.
• We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care.
• Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees