Senior Finance Analyst, Aruba SASE and Security Finance

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Spring, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Finance Analyst, Aruba SASE and Security Finance This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: We are looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to partner closely with cross-functional teams and help manage the company’s top-line performance, including Orders, Revenue, and Margin. This role sits at the intersection of finance and the business, driving insights, forecasting accuracy, and decision-making through deep financial analysis, structured reporting, and strong stakeholder partnership. The Senior Finance Analyst serves as a key business partner to cross‑functional teams, providing financial leadership across top‑line performance, profitability analysis, and strategic planning. This role is responsible for driving financial rigor, enhancing forecast accuracy, and delivering executive‑ready insights that support decision‑making across Orders, Revenue, Margin, COGS, and New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to translate complex financial data into clear business narratives for senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or professional certification (CPA/CFA) preferred.
• Typically 5+ years of progressive Finance experience, ideally in FP&A, product finance, or operational finance roles.
• Experience supporting cross‑functional business teams and presenting to senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills; ability to work with large datasets and complex structures.
• Excellent storytelling and presentation skills—comfortable communicating insights to executives.
• High proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, ERP systems, planning tools, and BI/reporting platforms.
• Deep knowledge of financial statements, revenue recognition principles, COGS structure, and margin frameworks.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and drive accountability across teams.
• Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis.
• Superior teamwork skills, excellent business acumen, excellent project management skills.
• Accountability
• Accountability
• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Bias
• Big Data Analytics
• Coaching
• Commercial Acumen
• Creativity
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Centricity
• Design Thinking
• Digital Transformation
• Empathy
• Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
• Follow-Through
• Growth Mindset
• Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive)
• Internal Controls
• Long Term Planning
• Management of Change
• Managing Ambiguity
• Numerical Data Analysis
• Policy Management
• Problem Solving Mindset + 4 more

Responsibilities

• Provides the most complex financial analysis for a financial function or a business, typically exercising a unique understanding of the business to determine the best method for achieving objectives.
• Consults with business leaders to guide and influence long- term and strategic decision-making within the broadest scope.
• Forecasts financial results within the broadest scope.
• Leads and advises on the most complex business initiatives, typically leading several analysts across multiple areas within finance and across geographies/organizations.
• Drives process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function globally.
• Represents the business unit during cross-regional or cross- functional planning processes.
• Provides mentoring and guidance to analysts.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level