Sr Manager, Finance EMEAL

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.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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.

Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is building a world-class finance organization and is looking for a top-notch Senior Manager to join our EMEA & LATAM Theater Sales Finance team. We’re looking for a self-starter with strong analytical skills, an effective communicator who enjoys collaborating with people with a diverse set of talents, and a leader passionate for driving change in a dynamic fast-paced environment – all-in-one.

In this role, you will partner with the Sales Speedboats Team to help build and execute the Sales team's targets. You will also collaborate with different Sales teams to understand and meet their financial needs. 

You will use critical thinking and fact-based analysis to solve problems and challenge the status quo. You will also develop best-in-class value propositions through action-oriented decision-making and reporting. Finally, you will use exceptional skills in financial modeling and analytics to solve financial problems.

Your Impact

• Act as a trusted Finance advisor and strategic partner to Sales Speedboat leaders, liaising and discussing with leadership across the Theater on challenges and opportunities, providing insight and financial recommendations
• Provide accurate and timely financial analysis and key performance reports to Sales leadership, enabling informed decision-making and optimizing resource allocation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate and prioritize investment opportunities, assess trade-offs and risks, all with a mind-set to optimize ROI and align with budgetary constraints and strategic objectives
• Lead Sales Speedboats budgeting, forecasting and long term financial planning activities and drive accountability 
• Build, maintain, and improve models to refine near-term and long-term bookings growth, expense forecast and profitability projections
• Support the complete, accurate, and timely submission of the monthly Opex & Headcount forecast for Sales including analysis highlighting risks and opportunities to current forecast and review & explain variances to plan and forecast
• Own and lead ad hoc strategic initiatives end to end

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Master's degree in finance, accounting or a related field, MBA preferred
• 12+ years of professional experience in finance or related roles
• Experience in IT industry or SaaS business models is a plus
• Excellent verbal & written communication and presentation skills with the ability to partner and effectively communicate financial information with all levels of the organization
• Strong eye for business and critical thinking, with a focus on driving financial performance and optimizing resources
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills - own the end-to-end recommendation process
• Ability to work across cultures and communicate with different stakeholders across EMEA & LATAM
• Willingness and ability to adapt to the rapid business and organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment

Additional Information

The Team 

You have a passion for numbers, and our organization has a real passion for cybersecurity. You’re looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission. We have open positions to top talent seeking a financial challenge. Our finance department deals with numbers daily, supporting infrastructure, dealing in automation, and building elegant models and solutions to empower our business lines and solutions. If you’re seeking a financial challenge but with a worldwide impact, this is it.

Our Commitment

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