Director, G&A FPandA

2 Months ago • 8-10 Years • $203,000 PA - $279,500 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Director of G&A FP&A will be a critical member of the Corporate Finance team, responsible for financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis for G&A operating expenses across various departments. Key responsibilities include developing and tracking KPIs, partnering with G&A leadership to improve processes, implementing new FP&A tools, and owning month-end and quarter-end close processes. The role involves in-depth analytics, identifying trends, and providing insights into cost drivers and efficiency opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical background, experience with financial modeling, and the ability to build strong partnerships. This role will also involve leading effective engagement and communication to avoid surprises and improve forecast predictability. The candidate will also be involved in strategic and financial analyses related to G&A investments and initiatives.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting
  • 8-10+ years of experience in finance
  • Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills
  • Strong GAAP accounting knowledge required
  • Prioritize, adapt, and communicate effectively
Good to have:
  • MBA preferred
  • Experience with SAP, SAC and data visualization tools
  • Team player, self-motivated, proactive, organized, positive attitude
Perks:
  • FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account

Job Details

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.
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.

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an experienced finance professional to join our team as a Director, Finance - G&A FP&A. This critical role will ensure we have a granular and actionable financial plan for our G&A functions, which is foundational for our finance organization and the broader company's success. As Director, you will play a high-impact role that requires strong analytical acumen, creative problem-solving, and the ability to build robust partnerships with key stakeholders across the organization.

Your Impact

  • Work as a critical member of the Corporate Finance team, driving the planning, monthly forecasts, and variance analysis for G&A operating expenses across HR, Facilities, Legal, Finance and IT.  Conduct in-depth analytics to identify trends, potential risks, and opportunities within G&A spending

  • Own G&A expense forecasting and predictive models and continuously look for improvement opportunities for forecast accuracy and efficiency. Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to G&A expenses to measure and optimize performance.

  • Partner closely with G&A leadership to continuously look for process improvements to reduce and eliminate manual redundant work and to streamline workflows. Ability to lead effective engagement and communication to avoid surprises and improve forecast predictability. Utilize strong influencing skills to guide decision-making and ensure alignment across departments

  • Collaborate with IT and implement new FP&A tools to automate G&A expense forecasts and reporting with integration to ERP. Analyze the return on investment (ROI) of technology implementations and ensure they deliver expected efficiencies

  • Own month-end and quarter-end close processes for G&A expenses. Collaborate with key stakeholders in the company to ensure accurate and timely close

  • Own G&A expense analysis and reporting, providing insights into cost drivers, efficiency opportunities, and budget adherence. Develop comprehensive reports and dashboards to communicate financial performance to various stakeholders

  • Drive ad-hoc strategic and financial analyses related to G&A investments and initiatives. Conduct thorough investment ROI analysis to support strategic decision-making. Build strong collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders across the organization to achieve shared goals

Qualifications

Your Experience 

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting, MBA preferred.

  • 8-10+ years of experience in finance, with a strong emphasis on G&A FP&A or corporate finance supporting overhead functions, including an ability to recruit, manage, and mentor high-performing teams

  • Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills with strong experience in managing operating expenses, headcount planning, and cost center analysis

  • Strong GAAP accounting knowledge required

  • Ability to prioritize, adapt to changes, meet deadlines, and communicate effectively

  • Team player, self-motivated, proactive, organized, positive attitude

  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, G-Suite and FP&A-oriented software offerings. Experience with financial systems including SAP, SAC and data visualization tools, including Tableau

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 brings insight to numbers to drive action. Finance builds elegant models and solutions to understand what happened, why it happened and what it means to the future - to empower and guide our business leaders. The ideal candidate has exceptional financial acumen and ability to guide the team in financial modeling, analytics and innovation resulting in finance influence and consulting. Within finance, we seek people who are looking to try new things, while solving business critical issues with credibility and integrity. If you’re seeking a financial challenge but with a world-wide impact — this is it. 

Compensation Disclosure

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 $203000 - $279500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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.

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Our enterprise security platform detects and prevents known and unknown threats while safely enabling an increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications. Come be part of the team that redefined the firewall industry and is now the fastest-growing security company in history. Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before.

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