Senior Financial Analyst

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 continuing building a world class finance organization and is looking for a top notch Senior FP&A Analyst that is highly talented and result driven to join the team. 

The position requires a well-rounded individual who has demonstrated the ability to deliver results in a high growth environment and strong business knowledge and business acumen in the area of Sales. This person will be responsible for providing financial and analytical support to the Sales organization mainly focusing on our Firewall (FW) and Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS) business as well as on Ecosystems programs across EMEA & LATAM Theater. 

Your Impact

• Ad hoc and regular analyses of FW/CDSS business to drive high corporate performance and to assist with executive decision making
• Provide to sales leaders insightful data and analytics to make sound business decisions
• Support Theater top line budgeting, forecasting and long term financial planning activities 
• Leverage strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills to take apart business problems and build solutions
• Responsible for forecasting Ecosystems Programs spend ensuring data visibility and accuracy (includes monthly/quarterly budget vs. actual analysis and accounting accrual process to provide better visibility into and control over spend)
• Communicate effectively with sales leaders to build relationships and present actionable and insightful recommendations through data analysis
• Collaborate cross-functionally (e.g. Platforms Go To Market finance, Central Sales finance, Sales Ops, Strategy, etc) to continually improve metrics alignment, consistency, data integrity, and automation

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 5+ years related experience in a FP&A function + BA/BS in finance and Record of strong advancement and achievement or equivalent military experience required
• 2+ years of experience supporting a high-technology Sales, Marketing, or Business/Corporate Development organization required
• Advanced excel/gsheet skills with the ability to analyze large amounts of data and maintain complex financial models
• Strong business and analytical skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong relationship building, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced and continually evolving environment
• Experience and expertise in utilization of CRM, Planning and ERP systems such as Salesforce.com, Anaplan, SAC, SAP as well as SQL programming

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 an open position for a 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

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.