Sr Finance Manager, Revenue Forecasting

3 Months ago • 9 Years + • Finance • $151,000 PA - $244,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Sr. Finance Manager, Revenue Forecasting role involves producing revenue and RPO outlooks, assessing the impact of new initiatives, providing insights on forecast variances, and producing regular reporting packages for executive decision-making and board content. Responsibilities include establishing processes for reporting on revenue streams, investigating ad hoc requests, and collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial acumen, analytical skills, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. The role will start as an individual contributor with future potential for team management.
Must have:
  • 9+ years of related experience with career progression
  • Strong knowledge of ASC-606
  • Ability to link big picture to details
  • Experience with ARR, MRR, SaaS Metrics
  • Familiarity managing datasets and deriving insights
  • Strong team player with excellent communication
  • Ability to adapt to rapid business changes
  • Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, G Suite, SAP, and Tableau
  • Bachelor degree in Economics/Business/Finance or equivalent experience
Good to have:
  • Prior Corporate FP&A experience is a plus
  • Familiarity with US GAAP revenue standards
  • Pigment experience is a plus
Perks:
  • Employee benefits are available, check the company's website for details.
  • Wellbeing spending account.
  • Mental and financial health resources.
  • Personalized learning opportunities.

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 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

  • Produce short-term and long-term revenue and RPO outlook factoring in bookings inputs and other internal initiatives
  • Assess topline impact of new initiatives, opportunities, and accounting policy changes
  • Provide insights around variances to forecast and improve forecasting processes
  • Produce various regular reporting packages including CFO top-line insights, executive team/Board of Directors content, and internal/external auditor close requirements
  • Establish new/improve existing processes for regular reporting and visibility into topline topics such as renewals revenue streams, registration behavior, and theater performance
  • Investigate and provide insights to ad hoc requests to C-level executives

Qualifications

Your Experience 

  • 9+ years related experience showing strong career progression - prior Corporate FP&A experience and/or familiarity with US GAAP revenue standards for technology companies/SAAS companies is a plus
  • Strong knowledge of ASC-606 required
  • Ability to link big picture to details with ease
  • Experience with a combination of the following: ARR, MRR, SaaS Metrics, Bookings, Renewals
  • Familiarity in managing large datasets, applying relevant statistical frameworks and concepts, and deriving executive-level insights
  • Strong team player with excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Willingness and ability to adapt to rapid business and organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment
  • Independent with enthusiasm for solving unstructured questions and providing thought leadership
  • Strong experience with Excel, PowerPoint, G Suite, SAP, and Tableau - Pigment experience is a plus
  • Bachelor degree in Economics/Business/Finance or related field or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

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 $151000 - $244000/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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