Senior Financial Analyst, Prisma Cloud Finance

Company: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: February 17, 2021

Job Description:

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. Palo Alto Networks is looking for a finance professional to join its Prisma Cloud Finance team as a Senior Financial Analyst. We're looking for a self-starter with strong analytical skills, strong working knowledge/understanding of financial statements, an effective communicator, and a leader passionate for driving change in a dynamic fast-paced environment. Your Impact

• Creating and building detailed, drivers-based models to support our planning process
• Perform detailed financial & operational analysis and quarterly/annual forecast modeling, including operating expenses, headcount and capital, to accelerate business planning decisions
• Contribute to and improve upon the planning, forecasting, and month-end close processes across the Prisma Cloud finance organization, utilizing internal financial forecast models, systems, and tools
• Deliver monthly/quarterly quantitative and qualitative analyses of financial results including variances to plan, ensuring key issues, risks, and business drivers are understood and highlighted with actionable insights
• Drive and provide support for ad-hoc strategic and financial analyses Your Experience
  • Bachelors Degree in Business/Finance/Accounting; advanced degree/MBA a plus
  • 4+ years related experience including familiarity with US GAAP and working knowledge/ understanding of financial statements; Big 4 accounting experience a plus
  • Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills. Power Excel user who is comfortable with large data sets
  • Experience with and/or willingness to master various financial systems, including SAP, BPC, Tableau, and other BI tools
  • Strong team player, independent thinker, and communicator with high intellectual and emotional intelligence
  • Deadline-driven, organized, with willingness to adapt to the rapid business and organizational demands that result from a high-growth environment 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 numbers daily, supporting infrastructure, dealing in automation, building elegant models and solutions to empower our business lines and solutions. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of financial statements, strong financial modeling and analytical skills, 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 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. Black History Month is a time to reflect back on what Black people endured in the past to get this far. Zeo believes it's the responsibility of his generation to pay it forward and that networks like Ujima play a critical role in this effort, through various forms of mentorship, community service, and more. With his MBA in entrepreneurship, Laramie came to Palo Alto Networks in 2016, fresh off a stint with a startup and with an entrepreneurial desire to move up and often. He stumbled into tech sales after coming out of the Navy, but he soon found he had an appetite for it. His time in the military had taught him the value of networking, and it was his connection with a West Point grad, a Palo Alto Networks employee, who forwarded Laramie's resume to the recruiting team, and the rest is history. Yvonne has contributed greatly to our community in the education sector, from years of mentoring youth in the area of workforce readiness to serving on a California state education task force. The task force contributed to the implementation of teaching methods known as service learning for community service credits at the high school level. 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.

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