Senior Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis

About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, which is found in our SASE and SSE offerings, protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler. 

Our General and Administrative teams help to support and scale our great company. Whether striving to grow our workforce, nurture an amazing culture and work environment, support our financial and legal operations, or maintain our global infrastructure, the G&A team provides a strong foundation for growth. Put your passion, expertise to work with the world's cloud security leader.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Manager, FP&A to be part of our FP&A Business finance team, which is responsible for business/finance insights & analytics and financial modelling for all the Go-to-Market (GTM) functions. You will be working closely with our Global FP&A team, GTM Operations and finance team to target the right pain point, gain business context, unearth problems, and create data backed programs to positively impact business performance. Reporting to the Director - FP&A, you'll be responsible for:

• Providing concise financial analysis, including variance analysis, to senior management on performance vs. budget/forecast/previous periods
• Supporting Sales team with key financial metrics, including sales efficiency, productivity, pricing, and headcount ratios
• Building scenario-based financial models to evaluate investment priorities and alternatives' impact on performance
• Developing business modelling and financial processes, partnering with the business systems team to improve efficiency
• Coaching analysts, present complex data clearly, and collaborate with leadership on financial strategies and reporting

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Master's degree in finance, Economics, Strategy, Business or related field with 10+ years of relevant work experience in HiTech Industry or in SaaS/Technology field
• Knowledge of Tableau and Structured Query Language or other comparable visualization tool
• Experience leading a team of 5+ analysts

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualification):

• Proficient in salesforce, Adaptive insights, NetSuite, Exactly, Clari and/or other comparable software systems
• Flexibility to work U.S. time for business/team meetings and during the peak days of the quarterly reporting process

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