Senior Financial Analyst (Operations Finance)

Company Description

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.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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.

We’re changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for an experienced finance professional to join the Operations Finance team as a Senior Financial Analyst to help support the World Wide Operations organization inclusive of hardware manufacturing/supply chain. We’re looking for a self-starter with strong analytical skills, an effective communicator, and a passionate leader looking to drive change in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

Based in Santa Clara, this role will report to the Senior Manager, Operations Finance and will be primarily providing support as a business partner to the World-Wide Operations organization. This is currently an individual contributor role with future potential for expansion into team management.

Your Impact

• Develop understanding of the WW Operations organization and partner with them to align business and financial goals
• Perform analysis on warranty and other reserve requirements along with expense allocations
• Drive accurate and timely forecasts, deliver detailed insight and visibility into expenses as well as provide meaningful commentary on actual vs forecast/plan variance
• Fulfill ad-hoc and regular requests from WW Operations and Corporate Finance
• Shared ownership of the quarterly expense forecasting and annual planning process for World Wide Operations, including CAPEX and Rebates
• Apply pipeline analytics on hardware demand to support S&OP process
• Identification and ongoing analysis of excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory along with potential excess liability positions within Supply Chain
• Enhance and maintain reporting including monthly OPEX results, monthly Contract Manufacturer spend forecasts, quarterly business KPIs and Operations Finance QBRs

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills, preferably with an understanding of hardware manufacturing or software
• 3+ years related experience showing strong career progression
• Ability to seamlessly pivot from big picture to details and back
• 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
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related discipline or equivalent military experience required
• Strong teammate with effective communication skills
• Experience with and/or a willingness to master various financial systems, including SAP, BPC, Tableau, and other BI tools

Additional Information

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.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers who dream big, 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 disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].

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.

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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $90,600/yr to $146,650/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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