Sr Manager, Finance

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 an experienced finance professional to join its GTM Finance team as a Senior Finance Manager.

This position will support channels team with business insights and build operational rigor and efficiency. The channels team owns the governance, strategy, and global programs for our various Routes-to-Market, including via channel partners, global system integrators, cloud service providers, managed security service providers, and technology alliances.

In this role, you will own the financial planning, forecasting and reporting for channels and provide recommendations to your business partners within these key functional areas. You will also be responsible for key financial deliverables and ad hoc analyses.

We’re looking for a self-starter with strong analytical skills, an effective communicator, and a leader passionate for driving change in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

Your Impact

• Be a trusted finance partner to the channels leadership team and drive execution of their business priorities
• Build cross-functional partnerships and lead through influence to help solve complex interdisciplinary problems on behalf of the business - Navigate across matrixed org structure and engage with senior executives across Finance, Theater, and Product teams to do so
• Develop GTM metrics and publish financial packages for enhanced business performance visibility on a monthly and quarterly basis
• Ensure prudence and financial rigor / ROI analysis on channel incentives and rebates, contractual arrangements with the partners, and in opex and headcount management
• Lead the monthly/quarterly close process, focusing on data and insights that will help advance our channel, cloud service provider, and managed service provider routes-to-markets and partnerships from a top-line bookings perspective, as well as the management of headcount and spend.
• Financial business support including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial modeling and analysis, and annual planning
• Lead strategic projects, including projects that require E2E operationalization of partner incentives and rebates programs
• Improve operational excellence through identification and execution of initiatives that create efficiency, remove obstacles, or create improved processes and approaches to the business - This includes identifying ways in which tools can be built and deployed to improve workflows to drive automation, efficiency and increased accuracy
• Collaborate as well as mentor colleagues in India, as we build our offshore muscle

Your Experience

• Bachelors in an analytical field (e.g. Business, Economics, Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field) - advanced degree/MBA preferred. Big 4 accounting experience or strategy consulting, a plus or equivalent military experience required
• Must have 12+ years of professional experience, well-versed in Sales Finance, FP&A, or Channels - Familiarity with GTM, channel/ alliance/ ecosystems organization and partner programs mandatory
• A high degree of intelligence, natural curiosity, and a strong work ethic - Healthy impatience for change - Willingness to ask the tough questions and ensure business partner agreement on complex decision points
• Resolve complex business issues, ability to move beyond reporting to synthesis and insight
• Deadline-driven, organized, and able to multi-task with the willingness to adapt to the rapid business and organizational demands that result from a high-growth environment
• Ability to manage competing priorities with strong focus on delivering high quality results
• Exceptional analytical and financial modeling abilities, adept at conducting ad hoc analysis and extracting valuable business insights - Power Excel user who is comfortable with large data sets
• Effective presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex topics in a distilled manner
• Experience with and/or willingness to master various financial systems, including SAC, SAP, Tableau, Anaplan, and other BI tools
• Must be in SF bayarea to be onsite
  
  

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 is a self-starter with strong analytical skills, an effective communicator, and a 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.

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.