Manager, Revenue and QTC Transformation

Palo Alto Networks • Santa Clara, CA

23d • Onsite

About The Position

Palo Alto Networks has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Finance Manager, Sales FP&A professional to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Director of North America Finance and business partners in North America Sales to help drive strategic decision-making, provide financial insight, and build operational rigor and efficiency. This individual will also partner with Speedboat and Central Finance teams, and collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Sales Operations and HR teams on a regular basis. Being successful in this role requires a large degree of analytical thought leadership, excellent organization and communication skills, and the ability to drive process improvement and actionable insights across all the key FP&A areas

Requirements

• 8+ years FP&A experience including recent (within past 3 years) strategic business partnership with Sales leadership at Manager level or above; or prior experience in strategy consulting focused on go-to-market strategy
• Ability to demonstrate effective leadership in ambiguous and frequently changing situations. Thrives in ambiguity with ability to deliver strong business outcomes
• Strong project management, planning, and organization skills, including ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Takes charge of complex issues and develop new ways of approaching business challenges independently and proactively
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor
• Ability to lead by example with a growth mindset, willingness to listen, receive feedback and embrace change, and a natural hunger to continuously learn and improve
• Execution-focused
• Excellent verbal, written communication and business partnership skills
• Self-starter with unquestionable integrity
• Passionate, high-energy, impactful team-player
• Bachelors in Business, Finance, or Accounting or equivalent military experience

Nice To Haves

• MBA or equivalent experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Business Partnering
• Planning for North America Theater
• Quarterly / Monthly Close, Forecast and Reporting
• Lead Projects to evaluate investments and GTM strategy, optimize resource allocation and drive efficiency and process improvement
• Mentor and Coach to junior team members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees