Sr. Financial Analyst - G&A - Palo Alto Networks

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.

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join its G&A Finance team. We are looking for a self-starter with excellent quantitative skills, a passion for advanced data analytics and automation, and a team-player with a collaborative mindset.

This role will be responsible for monthly forecasting/close, annual planning, business partnering, and providing optimization opportunities to budget management.

Your Impact

• Managing the monthly close process including PO accruals, reclasses and meeting SOX compliance requirements
• Financial planning and forecasting activities that include participating in the annual planning process as well as driving the monthly and quarterly forecasting process - This would include OPEX, CAPEX, and headcount planning
• Partner closely with the business partners to understand timing of spend and resource requirements to drive accurate monthly forecast of expense and headcount
• Generate critical reporting, leveraging our systems and tools,  that includes variance analysis, audit reports, metrics and other ad hoc analysis and reports to identify and communicate key trends, risks and opportunities
• Continuously explore enhancements and automation across our portfolio of reports and dashboards to expand knowledge and increase efficiency
• Regular review of contractors and other operating expenses for optimization opportunities

 Your Experience 

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field or equivalent military experience required
• 6+ years of related experience - public company preferred
• Ability to query and analyze large datasets and generate easily consumable reports
• Understanding of backend databases, testing, and definitions is a plus
• Resourceful and proactive approach to problem solving
• Effective presentation and written communication skills
• Experience with and/or a willingness to master various financial systems, including SAP, SAC, Tableau, G Suite, Excel and other BI tools

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. We have open positions to top talent seeking a financial challenge. Our finance department deals with number daily, supporting infrastructure, dealing in automation, building 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. Our innovation doesn’t stay in Research and Development. 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. 

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/com-missioned 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  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.