Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to join its Corporate Finance team. We’re looking for a self-starter with strong analytical skills, deep working knowledge/understanding of financial statements, an effective communicator, and a team player with a collaborative mindset who is passionate for driving change in a dynamic fast-paced environment. This highly visible role reports to the Finance Director, Corporate FP&A.

Your Impact

• Manage monthly P&L forecasting process with a focus on accuracy and providing insights related to risks and opportunities

• Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting with high accuracy and efficiency

• Partner across FP&A in understanding and synthesizing the business narratives

• Serve as a leader for the company-wide Open PO accrual process by partnering across FP&A and Accounting and overseeing the WW process

• Work collaboratively with functional finance leaders to drive efficiency in our processes and reporting to scale for growth

• Partner with the Finance Systems team in driving data integrity and automation

• Drive and provide support for ad-hoc strategic and financial analyses with an emphasis on OPEX & HC

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Bachelor's Degree in Business/Finance/Accounting

• 2+ years related experience including familiarity with US GAAP and working knowledge/ understanding of financial statements; Big 4 accounting experience a plus

• Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills, capable of seamlessly moving from the big picture to the details and back. 

• Power Excel user who is comfortable with large data sets

• Expertise in Google Suite (Sheets, Slides, etc.)

• Experience with and/or willingness to master various financial systems, including SAP, SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud), Tableau, and other BI tools  

• Strong team player, independent thinker with high intellectual and emotional intelligence; Resourceful and proactive approach to problem solving 

• Deadline-driven, very organized, with willingness to adapt to the rapid business and organizational demands that result from a high-growth environment

Additional Information

The Team

You have a passion for numbers, our organization has a passion for cybersecurity. You’re looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission. Our department works with numbers and large volumes of data daily, building and maintaining elegant models and solutions to empower our business lines and solutions. The ideal candidate has exceptional skills in financial modeling and analytics and an innovative mindset to approach finance problems differently. We seek people who are looking to try new things, while solving business critical equatio