Your Career
Palo Alto Networks is looking for a highly motivated senior financial professional who is interested to play a key role in the development of the India accounting function.
The COE Business Manager will wear multiple hats and is responsible for managing the COE budget, is responsible for value realization tracking benefits, costs and risks associated with COE project initiatives and is responsible for managing the 3rd party contract financials and performance metrics
Your Impact
- Budget
- Supports budgeting and planning for the COE and works with FP&A business partner
- Integrates transformation project value realization into the overall COE budget and is sometimes responsible for value management
- 3rd Party Management
- Should support vendor management through managing the contract’s financials
- Define and track 3rd party performance metrics
- Value Realization
- Define the value creation projects for the finance organization
- Prioritise projects (using NPV or other analysis) and build project plan for implementation with multi-year/cross-fiscal year projects needing special attention to drive alignment across calendar/planning timelines
- Overseeing the value capture for COE initiatives, ensuring the project teams progress towards goals, providing guidance, and offering training opportunities to junior employees to boost their skills and performance
- Execute on project plan and track value creation achieved by each project - Adjust future projects based on analyzed expected vs achieved results
- Collaborate with senior leaders and other departments to align strategies and implement new, improved processes within the value capture owners
Your Experience
- BA/BS in Commerce, an MBA or similar Accounting / Finance degree (or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience)
- Certification as a Chartered Accountant is a plus
- 10+ overall years of experience with time within a US headquartered global Fortune 500 company, preferably within the high tech industry
- 5+ years of experience in a management role within a large scale shared services / COE / GBS / BPO environment
- knowledge of SAP S4 HANA, Ariba, Concur and AppZen
- Advanced spreadsheet and presentation skill with experience of BI tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
- Real passion for continuous improvement of systems and processes
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].
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