Senior Finance Manager-PANFS

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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks® is the fastest-growing security company in history. We offer the chance to be part of an important mission: ending breaches and protecting our way of digital life. If you are a motivated, intelligent, creative, and hardworking individual, then this job is for you!

Reporting to the VP, Treasurer, the Finance Manager will be responsible for driving portfolio, economic, analytic and forecasting activities for PANFS.  Palo Alto Networks Financial Services (PANFS) was formed in 2020 to support and offer financial solutions for qualified customers.  This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high growth organization within the Company, leveraging prior experience and knowledge to grow and expand the organization's contributions and capabilities.

This role will be based at our Headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Your Impact

• Lead the development of portfolio analytics, recommend loan portfolio/high ROI strategies and initiatives
• Act as financial & analytical lead for PANFS’s portfolio management, reporting activities, deal economics and financial results
• Fully integrate and lead portfolio business planning, forecasting and review analysis
• Prepare and own cash flow forecasting, and other key financial metrics and reporting activities pertaining to PANFS
• Collaborate with various departments including FP&A, Investor Relations, Treasury, Accounting & Corporate Finance. Recommend new solutions as the market changes and business needs evolve
• Develop, recommend and implement enhancements to system & process workflows to enable global E2E processes to operate at scale

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business - with a concentration in Finance or Economics or equivalent military experience - MBA and/or CFA a plus
• 10+ years’ experience in corporate finance, financial services, FP&A or Capital Markets/Treasury
• Quantitative analytical skill-set with experience modeling, reporting and visualization of large data sets (Advanced Excel skills, GCP, SQL, Tableau, etc)
• Understanding of loan economics including NPV,  ROE, cost of money  calculations and risk/return considerations 
• Excellent communication skills able to build relationships at all levels
• Strong organization, prioritization, multi-tasking and time management skills
• Proficiency in data analytics, data management & tableau 
• Strong knowledge of accounting concepts and financial statement analysis
• Ability to solve problems and think quickly under pressure
• Be comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment

Additional Information

The Team

Palo Alto Networks Financial Services was formed to provide financing arrangements to Palo Alto Networks, Inc.’s customers.  The program was established in April 2020 in the US and has since expanded globally.  

Palo Alto Networks Financial Services reports into Treasury which is part of the very talented finance organization within Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Within finance, we seek people who are looking to try new things, while solving business critical equations. If you’re seeking a financial challenge but with a world-wide impact – this is it.

Our Commitment 

We’re trailblazers that dream big, tak