Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

1 Month ago • 12 Years + • Financial Analysis

Job Summary

Job Description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Manager - FP&A for their JAPAC Finance team to drive priorities and investments for scalable growth. This role will oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, business partnering, and performance analysis across various business units and geographies. Key responsibilities include managing the financial planning process for JAPAC, preparing financial reports, conducting variance analysis, partnering with global finance teams, and supporting strategic decision-making. The role also involves driving process standardization, automation, and mentoring FP&A professionals. The ideal candidate will have a strong financial background, commercial acumen, leadership qualities, and experience with financial systems and tools.
Must have:
  • 12+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
  • Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Expertise in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
  • Expertise in BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Good to have:
  • MBA, CA, CPA, or CFA
  • Commercial acumen developed through engagement with sales and marketing teams
  • Proven track record of managing global stakeholders
  • Leadership qualities with demonstrated capability to build strong working relationships
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
  • Effective presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex topics
  • Deadline-driven, organized, and adaptable to rapid business demands
  • Strong knowledge of automation tools and RPA
  • Leadership and team management skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with global stakeholders
  • High adaptability to a dynamic environment

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

The Senior FP&A Manager for JAPAC Finance will play a key role in driving priorities and investments to help JAPAC achieve scalable growth. This role involves overseeing budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, business partnering and performance analysis for various business units across geographies. The position requires strong partnership with business leaders to provide trusted reference on the state of the business and contribute to our overall strategy.

Your Impact

  • Manage the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes for Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) business units
  • Manage the preparation of accurate and timely financial reports, ensuring consistency and alignment with corporate reporting standards
  • Oversee variance analysis to identify key trends, risks, and opportunities
  • Partner with global finance teams to provide actionable insights and recommendations for improving business performance
  • Business Partnering efforts with relevant functions to drive growth, efficiency and alignment to Finance targets
  • Break down complex business dynamics with structured analysis, identify opportunities for growth and deliver recommendations
  • Navigate matrix organization for efficient and effective outcomes
  • Drive process standardization and automation initiatives to improve efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting
  • Ensure compliance with local and global financial regulations and policies
  • Mentor and scale FP&A professionals within the India COE
  • Cross functional collaboration to implement and maintain financial systems and tools
  • Support ad-hoc financial analysis and strategic decision-making projects

Qualifications

Your Experience 

Educational Background:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field or or equivalent military experience required
  • MBA, CA, CPA, or CFA is highly preferred.

Experience:

  • 12+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis
  • Commercial acumen developed through engagement with sales and marketing teams
  • Proven track record of managing global stakeholders and leading cross-functional teams
  • Leadership qualities with demonstrated capability to build strong working relationships with internal business units
  • Ability to work independently and able to prioritize in a fast-paced environment with multiple, changing objectives
  • Effective presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex topics in a distilled manner
  • Deadline-driven, organized, with willingness to adapt to the rapid business and organizational demands that result from a high-growth environment

Technical Skills:

  • Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Expertise in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
  • Strong knowledge of automation tools and RPA (Robotic Process Automation)

Soft Skills:

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Leadership and team management skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with global stakeholders and cross-functional teams
  • High adaptability to a dynamic and fast-paced environment

Additional Information

The Team

You have a passion for numbers, our organization has a passion for cybersecurity. You’re looking for an opportunity with a more fulfilling mission. We have open positions for top talent seeking a financial challenge. Our department deals with numbers daily, supporting sales, marketing, R&D, supply chain and more, building solutions and providing accurate, insightful financial information to empower our business lines. The ideal candidate has exceptional skills in accounting and analytics and an innovative mindset to approach finance problems differently. Within finance and accounting, 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 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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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About The Company

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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