Finance Manager, Revenue Forecasting

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for an experienced finance professional to join the team as a Finance Business Manager, Corporate Finance. We’re looking for someone with an analytical mind and strong knowledge of finance, who is a self-starter, a great communicator and passionate about driving change in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

This role will be responsible for providing key topline and profitability insights that will drive executive decision-making at the corporate level. This is currently an individual contributor role with future potential for expansion into team management.

Your Impact

• Lead initiatives to continuously automate and scale the topline models as we transition to our new forecasting tool.

• Understand and build the topline financial planning models (monthly forecasts, quarterly, annual, and long term plan) for key topline metrics including but not limited to Revenue, RPO, ARR in the forecasting tool. 

• Become the business partner in understanding the company’s topline metrics.

• Develop and maintain close the quarter financial models to help the executive team understand where the topline metrics will close for the quarter. 

• Partner with the IT team to ensure accuracy and integrity of reporting systems and dashboards. 

• Drive coordination, organization, and execution of quantitative and qualitative analysis on topline metrics throughout the close the quarter process. 

• Monitor monthly topline metrics and analyze forecast vs actuals to provide actionable insights to the leadership team. 

• Create reporting materials for the executive leadership team, board, and other stakeholders.

Your Experience 

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, or economics; Top-tier MBA strongly preferred

• 7+ years related experience showing strong career progression; prior Corporate FP&A experience and/or familiarity with SAAS financial concepts a major plus

• Strong background in SaaS and Hardware revenue recognition (ASC-606)

• Possess deep experience financial planning software and ERP systems (e.g., Anaplan, Pigment, SAP)

• Ability to link big picture to details with ease

• Familiarity in managing large datasets, applying relevant statistical frameworks and concepts, and deriving executive-level insights

• Excellent financial modeling skills, with understanding of software, appliances and/or internet industry business models

• Strong team player with excellent communication skills in an executive facing role

• Willingness and ability to adapt to the rapid business and organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment

The Team

You have a passion for numbers, and our organization has a real 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, and building elegant models and solutions to empower our business lines and solutions. If you’re seeking a financial challenge but with a worldwide 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 $116,000 - $188,000/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.