Sr Manager, Accounting

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

Become a member of our accounting organization at Palo Alto Networks! We are seeking a highly motivated and collaborative Senior Manager of Accounting who is excited to join a team with an eye for continuous improvement. The ideal candidate would possess strong critical thinking skills in addition to communication and collaboration skills. This person will partner closely with cross-functional teams to understand business transactions and ensure the proper accounting and reflection of transactions in addition to working on process optimization and high impact projects. The position requires a hands-on person who is flexible, solutions-oriented and works well in a fast paced environment. 

You have a passion for numbers; our organization has a 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 accounting department deals with numbers daily, supporting infrastructure, dealing in automation, building solutions and providing accurate, insightful financial information to empower our business lines. The ideal candidate has exceptional skills in accounting and analytics and an innovative mindset to approach finance problems differently. Our innovation doesn’t stay in Research and Development. Within finance and accounting, 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.

Your Impact

• Drive change across the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) organization and be willing to wear multiple hats (process optimization, accounting, project management and execution) to do what it takes to “move the needle”
• Pressure test current processes and use first principles to design future state business processes to create operational efficiencies
• Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders to gather the right information, pressure test hypotheses, articulate problems clearly, mobilize a project team, implement solutions and drive accountability
• Structure and bite-size large complex projects into an executable plan
• Conduct financial analysis and be able to evaluate explanations and or unusual trends or relationships on the financial statements
• Create deliverables (business case memos, key decision documents, presentations, etc.) that are clear and support processes or conclusions reached
• Have an ownership mindset and take an interest in accounting results and understanding underlying processes and inputs for respective areas
• Ensure compliance with SOX 404 key controls and support the financial audit where appropriate

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field or equivalent military experience
• Minimum of 8+ years of related work experience