Senior Finance Manager

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 has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Finance Manager, Sales FP&A professional to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Director of North America Finance and business partners in North America Sales to help drive strategic decision-making, provide financial insight, and build operational rigor and efficiency.  This individual will also partner with Speedboat and Central Finance teams, and collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Sales Operations and HR teams on a regular basis. Being successful in this role requires a large degree of analytical thought leadership, excellent organization and communication skills, and the ability to drive process improvement and actionable insights across all the key FP&A areas 

Your Impact

 ● Business Partnering 

- Trusted advisor and Finance partner to key Sales leadership within North America 

- Develop an understanding of their business and translate that into operational and financial information 

- Help develop various metrics and reports to monitor the health of the business on a regular basis, including identification of areas of P&L risk and opportunities 

- Deliver insights of data to help grow and drive profitability of the NAM business 

- Unlock growth opportunities through deep data analysis and implementation of effective analytical frameworks 

- Support the analysis, approval and execution of key operational activities such as headcount requisitions, program spend, purchase requisitions, and time and expenses 

- Able and willing to champion difficult but necessary trade-offs in the business

 ● Planning for North America Theater 

- Translate Go-to-market strategy and company goals into annual Bookings, OPEX and HC plans 

- Actively engaged in the planning processes for North America, including driving run-rate analysis, topline and investment modeling, affordability analysis and budget allocation  

● Quarterly / Monthly Close, Forecast and Reporting 

- Guide and drive the Segment Sales financial close and forecast process for headcount and OPEX 

- Provide monthly and quarterly financial reporting, analysis and key metrics that enable business decision making 

- Incorporate best practices and create a more streamlined, methodical and data-driven approach to drive forecasting accuracy, and drive a more efficient close process 

● Lead Projects to evaluate investments and GTM strategy, optimize resource allocation and drive efficiency and process improvement 

- Upholding a mindset of continuous improvement to enable the NAM to scale the business and deliver high impact analysis for decision making 

 ● Mentor and Coach to junior team members 

- As one of the senior members on the team, it is critical to have a growth mindset, a “can-do/roll-up your sleeves” attitude, and a willing