Sr Manager, FP&A

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place. Who We Are In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us! We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes. Job Summary Your Career Palo Alto Networks is looking for a highly skilled professional to join its Global Customer Services (GCS) Finance team as a Senior Finance Manager reporting to the Senior Director of GCS Finance. This individual will support the team with financial reporting, modeling, monthly/quarterly close cycles, forecasting, annual planning, and ad-hoc financial projects and analyses. Success in this role requires a self-starter with strong problem-solving and analytical skills, a passion for driving change in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally with various departments. Your Impact Work in a fast-paced team environment to drive top-line growth and deliver bottom-line profitability with a focus on maximizing shareholder value. Business partner with senior executives in the customer service organization. Improve business performance by providing insightful reports, dashboards, analyses, and models. Drive accountability for business results utilizing operational and financial metrics. Engage in long range planning, annual planning, monthly forecast. Drive sustainable and profitable business growth with focus on bookings and full P&L. Ongoing focus on efficiency gains with models to optimize global resource allocation to meet customer and growth requirements. Continuously explore enhancements and automation across our portfolio of reports, analytics and dashboards to ensure accuracy and increase efficiency. Drive key projects and engage in AI related initiatives to improve business and financial results. Analyze and report the outcomes and drivers. Work closely with cross-functional teams, including leadership, operations, Corporate Finance, IT and accounting, to ensure that financial data supports informed decision-making and strategic goals. Qualifications Your Experience 8+ years of experience in high-tech FP&A or business support roles working with large datasets, consolidating, analyzing and creating data-driven models. Finance Knowledge: i.e. Profit and Loss (P&L) and other financial Statements, Accounting Principles, and Return on Investment evaluation. Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify data requirements and interpret complex financial data and metrics. Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders. Passion for solving complex business problems using a variety of analytics tools. Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a highly-matrixed international organizational structure. Preferred Experience Bachelor or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. MBA preferred. Experience with financial syste ... (truncated, view full listing at source)