Palo Alto Networks

Senior Finance Manager GTM

Palo Alto Networks$140K — $226K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Business, Economics, Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field; MBA preferred.
  • 12+ years in Sales Finance, FP&A, or Channels with GTM experience.
  • High degree of intelligence and natural curiosity with strong work ethic.
  • Ability to resolve complex business issues using AI-first mindset.
  • Excellent organization, able to manage competing priorities in a high-growth environment.
  • Exceptional analytical skills with advanced financial modeling proficiency.
  • Effective communicator, able to simplify complex topics.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a trusted finance partner to channels leadership, driving execution of business priorities.
  • Build cross-functional partnerships to solve complex interdisciplinary problems across organizational structures.
  • Develop GTM metrics and financial packages for monthly and quarterly visibility into business performance.
  • Conduct financial rigor and ROI analyses on partner investments.
  • Lead the monthly/quarterly close process with a focus on data insights for top-line bookings and expenses.
  • Provide financial support including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
  • Lead strategic projects requiring end-to-end operationalization of partner programs.
  • Identify and execute initiatives to improve operational excellence and efficiency.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance plans.
  • Retirement savings plans with company matching.
  • Generous paid time off policy including vacation and sick days.
  • Professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

We're looking for a self-starter with strong analytical skills, an effective communicator, and a leader passionate for driving change in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

Your Impact
  • Be a trusted finance partner to the channels leadership team and drive execution of their business priorities
  • Build cross-functional partnerships and lead through influence to help solve complex interdisciplinary problems on behalf of the business - Navigate across matrixed org structure and engage with senior executives across Finance, Theater, and Product teams to do so
  • Develop GTM metrics and publish financial packages for enhanced business performance visibility on a monthly and quarterly basis
  • Ensure prudence and financial rigor / ROI analysis on partner investments
  • Lead the monthly/quarterly close process, focusing on data and insights that will help advance our cloud service provider, and managed service provider routes-to-markets and partnerships from a top-line bookings and expense perspective
  • Financial business support including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial modeling and analysis, and annual planning
  • Lead strategic projects, including projects that require E2E operationalization of partner programs
  • Improve operational excellence through identification and execution of initiatives that create efficiency, remove obstacles, or create improved processes and approaches to the business - This includes identifying ways in which tools can be built and deployed to improve workflows to drive automation, efficiency and increased accuracy
  • Collaborate as well as mentor colleagues in India, as we build our offshore muscle


Qualifications

Required Experience
  • Bachelors in an analytical field (e.g. Business, Economics, Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field) - advanced degree/MBA preferred. Big 4 accounting experience or strategy consulting, a plus or equivalent military experience required
  • 12+ years of professional experience, well-versed in Sales Finance, FP&A, or Channels - Familiarity with GTM, channel/ alliance/ ecosystems organization and partner programs.
  • A high degree of intelligence, natural curiosity, and a strong work ethic - Healthy impatience for change - Willingness to ask the tough questions and ensure business partner agreement on complex decision points
  • Resolve complex business issues, ability to move beyond reporting to synthesis and insight with AI-first mindset
  • Deadline-driven, organized, and able to multi-task with the willingness to adapt to the rapid business and organizational demands that result from a high-growth environment
  • Ability to manage competing priorities with strong focus on delivering high quality results
  • Exceptional analytical and financial modeling abilities, adept at conducting ad hoc analysis and extracting valuable business insights - Power Excel user who is comfortable with large data sets
  • Effective presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex topics in a distilled manner


Preferred Experience:
  • Experience with and/or willingness to master various financial systems, including SAC, SAP, Tableau, Pigment and other BI tools


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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$140,000.00 - $226,500.00/yr

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is an American multinational cybersecurity company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Its core products are a platform that includes advanced firewalls and cloud-based offerings that extend those firewalls to cover other aspects of security. The company serves over 70,000 organizations in over 150 countries, including 85 of the Fortune 100. It is home to the Unit 42 threat research team and hosts the Ignite cybersecurity conference.
Learn more about Palo Alto Networks
Size
11,870 employees
Market Cap
$42.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$368.2 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+25.7%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
NASDAQ

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