Manager, Technical Revenue

Company: Palo Alto Networks
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: February 16, 2021

Job Description:

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks-- everything starts and ends with our mission: protecting our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyberattacks. It's not a small goal. It isn't simple either, but we aren't in this for the easy answer. As a company with a foundation in challenging the way things are done, we're looking for innovators with a dedication to best. In return, your career will have a tangible impact - one that's working toward technology that affects every level of society.

Our mission doesn't happen by treading softly - no, it happens by defining an industry. It means building products that haven't been thought of. It means selling products with a solutions mindset. It means supporting the infrastructure of a company that moves at an incredible speed - intentionally - to stay ahead of the world's next cyberthreat.

Job Description

Your Impact

• Partner with Sales, Legal, FP&A, and Sales Operations on non-standard contract review to determine revenue impact and provide recommendations to maximize revenue.
• Partner with Marketing on evaluation of sales incentive programs and other partner programs
• Partner with Product management on roadmap creation and review
• Manage appropriate revenue recognition and tracking of non-standard one-off deals, SOX compliance and responding to external auditor's requests, as required
• Participate in close activities including review of manual entries and account reconciliations
• Research, evaluate, and prepare technical revenue accounting memos
• Drive improvement, efficiency, and effectiveness into all revenue methodologies and deliverables
• Lead and assist with other special projects, as needed.
  
  Qualifications
  
  Your Experience
  
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
  • CPA required, Big 4 experience preferred.
  • 6+ years of progressive experience in technical accounting, including 2+ years in revenue recognition
  • Excellent knowledge of revenue and related pronouncements (ASC 606)
  • Experienced in writing complex technical accounting position papers
  • Advance knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
  • Solid organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities and execute in a fast-paced environment with attention to details
  • Team player and effective communicator with all levels of management and cross functional organizations.
  • SAP and accounting operations experience a plus
    
    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 accounting 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 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 that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: we can't accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. To learn more about our dedication to inclusion and innovation, visit our Life at Palo Alto Networks page and our diversity website.
    
    Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and provide equal 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 applicable legally protected characteristics.
    
    Additionally, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].
    
    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
    
    

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