Senior FP&A Manager

Palo Alto Networks • Santa Clara, CA

11h • $151,000 - $244,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Your Career Palo Alto Networks is looking for a highly skilled professional to join its Global Customer Services (GCS) Finance team as a Senior Finance Manager reporting to the Senior Director of GCS Finance. This individual will support the team with financial reporting, modeling, monthly/quarterly close cycles, forecasting, annual planning, and ad-hoc financial projects and analyses. Success in this role requires a self-starter with strong problem-solving and analytical skills, a passion for driving change in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally with various departments.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in high-tech FP&A or business support roles working with large datasets, consolidating, analyzing, and creating data-driven models
• Finance Knowledge: i.e., Profit and Loss (P&L) and other financial Statements, Accounting Principles, and Return on Investment evaluation
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify data requirements and interpret complex financial data and metrics
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders
• Passion for solving complex business problems using a variety of analytics tools
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a highly-matrixed international organizational structure

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• MBA preferred or equivalent military experience required
• Experience with financial systems (e.g., SAP, SAC), BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), and G-suite applications is preferred
• Experience providing Finance support to a Customer Services delivery organization (e.g., Technical Support, Professional Services, Customer Success) or Customer Services Operations team is a plus

Responsibilities

• Work in a fast-paced team environment to drive top-line growth and deliver bottom-line profitability with a focus on maximizing shareholder value
• Business partner with senior executives in the customer service organization.
• Improve business performance by providing insightful reports, dashboards, analyses, and models.
• Drive accountability for business results utilizing operational and financial metrics
• Ongoing focus on efficiency gains with models to optimize global resource allocation to meet customer and growth requirements
• Continuously explore enhancements and automation across our portfolio of reports, analytics, and dashboards to ensure accuracy and increase efficiency
• Drive key projects and engage in AI related initiatives to improve business and financial results. Analyze and report the outcomes and drivers
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including leadership, operations, Corporate Finance, IT, and accounting, to ensure that financial data supports informed decision-making and strategic goals

What This Job Offers

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