Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to join its Corporate Finance team. We’re looking for a self-starter with strong analytical skills, deep working knowledge/understanding of financial statements, an effective communicator, and a team player with a collaborative mindset who is passionate for driving change in a dynamic fast-paced environment. This highly visible role reports to the Finance Director, Corporate FP&A.

Your Impact

• Manage monthly P&L forecasting process with a focus on accuracy and providing insights related to risks and opportunities
• Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting with high accuracy and efficiency
• Partner across FP&A in understanding and synthesizing the business narratives
• Serve as a leader for the company-wide Open PO accrual process by partnering across FP&A and Accounting and overseeing the WW process
• Work collaboratively with functional finance leaders to drive efficiency in our processes and reporting to scale for growth
• Partner with the Finance Systems team in driving data integrity and automation
• Drive and provide support for ad-hoc strategic and financial analyses with an emphasis on OPEX & HC

Your Experience 

• Bachelor's Degree in Business/Finance/Accounting or equivalent military experience required
• 2+ years related experience including familiarity with US GAAP and working knowledge/ understanding of financial statements - Big 4 accounting experience a plus
• Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills, capable of seamlessly moving from the big picture to the details and back
• Power Excel user who is comfortable with large data sets
• Expertise in Google Suite (Sheets, Slides, etc.)
• Experience with and/or willingness to master various financial systems, including SAP, SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud), Tableau, and other BI tools  
• Strong team player, independent thinker with high intellectual and emotional intelligence - Resourceful and proactive approach to problem solving 
• Deadline-driven, very organized, with willingness to adapt to the rapid business and organizational demands that result from a high-growth environment

The Team

You have a passion for numbers, our organization has a passion for cybersecurity. You’re looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission. Our department works with numbers and large volumes of data daily, building and maintaining elegant models and solutions to empower our business lines and solutions. The ideal candidate has exceptional skills in financial modeling and analytics and an innovative mindset to approach finance problems differently. 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. 

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $97000 - $156000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.