Director of SEC Reporting & Compliance

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.

About the role:

Roles like this one don’t come along very often! We are re-shaping and expanding our team by bringing in the best talent and empowering them with full end-to-end coverage over financial reporting, compliance and technical accounting. This role is for someone who is serious about their professional development, who wants to learn from the best in the profession, leave a lasting footprint on global accounting operations and do it at an industry leading, market disrupting, fast-growing publicly-traded technology company.

You will be on the ground floor of a tremendous opportunity to help Samsara anchor its standards of excellence to world-class practices in a team that thrives on innovative thinking, creative problem-solving and business partnering.

In this role, your sphere of influence will be far-reaching! You will learn about our business, our products, and what differentiates us from our competitors. You will adapt your accounting skills to your knowledge of our business to develop a tailored approach that ensures Samsara’s reporting and compliance framework is invincible while supporting the growth of our business. You are highly self-motivated and analytical; you thrive in a fast-paced environment, are highly organized and detail-oriented, and love problem-solving as you leverage your relationships across the Company.

This remote position is open to candidates residing in the US or Canada, Except for Alaska, Austin, California, Chicago, Connecticut, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and Washington DC metro.

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 won’t 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.

• You’re 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-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.

Click here to learn about what we value at Samsara.

In this role, you will:

• Direct a team to prepare quarterly and annual reports in accordance with GAAP and support statutory reporting requirements of foreign entities.

• Be the subject matter expert on SEC reporting and disclosure requirements.

• Exert influential leadership across accounting teams with an uncompromising commitment to world-class standards and hold others accountable to that standard.

• Lead the comment resolution process arising from senior leadership, audit committee, and regulatory review of public financial filings.

• Direct the technical accounting assessment of complex transactions and act as gatekeeper for changes to conventions, estimates and accounting policies.

• Monitor foreign entity statutory requirements ensuring audits, reviews and compilations of foreign entity financial statements meet statutory requirements.

• Ensure significant accounting positions are robustly documented, supported by GAAP, and vetted with external auditors.

• Exude intellectual curiosity toward account balances and empowering the team to engage, understand and align to how such items were transacted.

• Provide expertise to senior leadership regarding how financial decisions affect external filings and challenge views inconsistent with regulatory requirements, benchmarking or best practices.

• Perform critical reviews of quantitative analyses and accounting memoranda that support significant, unusual, non-recurring or highly judgmental transactions.

• Under the direction of the Corporate Controller, own the global SOX program by ensuring program objectives and milestones are met.

• Ensure proper design and effective execution of internal controls covering consolidation and external reporting activities.

• Ensure accounting policies are documented, up-to-date, accessible to the CAO organization; covers critical accounting policies and estimates publicly disclosed.

• Draft periodic communications and presentations to senior leadership and audit committee members regarding significant accounting and finance-related matters.

• Stay current on new accounting pronouncements and developments in SEC matters including comment letter trends, benchmarking and adoption of new pronouncements.

• Foster a real-time coaching culture by motivating and developing a high-performing team to uphold world-class standards and relentlessly pursue continuous improvement.

• Champion Samsara’s core values and operating principles in partnering with our business to transform physical operations as the established market leader.

• Other responsibilities may be assigned that are commensurate with this role and aligned with business needs.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• CPA license

• Prior experience leading an SEC reporting function

• 10+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience

• 3+ years experience with SEC reporting at a public company

• 3+ years of Big 4 audit experience

• Thorough working knowledge of GAAP and SEC disclosure rules

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

An ideal candidate also has:

• An advanced degree, such as an MBA or MAcc.

• Knowledge of NetSuite

• Previous experience in the technology / SaaS industry

The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
$129,360—$184,800 USD

At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.

Benefits

Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.

Accommodations

Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email [email protected] or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.

Flexible Working

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.

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