Job Description

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks\xc2\xae 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\xe2\x80\x99re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

FLEXWORK is an employee-centric reimagining of how we work. We built FLEXWORK based on employee feedback \xe2\x80\x93 it is about flexibility, trust, and choice whenever possible. It\xe2\x80\x99s been a journey of disruption that has yielded the best of our values. We offer as much flexibility as possible, and choices that enable you to be most productive, including benefits that meet your needs and learning opportunities that you feel passionate about.



Your Career

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Finance Business Partner with exceptional business acumen to join our JAPAC Finance organization. This position will support key business Areas of Australia New Zealand (ANZ) and India to achieve scalable growth. Through objective advice backed by data driven insight, the ideal candidate will be a catalyst for positive change. You will need to embrace corporate strategy, translate theater priorities and define tactical execution to address the needs of a diverse set of internal stakeholders.

We expect office-based employees to be in the office four days per week, with one day working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change \xe2\x80\xa6. but in general if a role is deemed office-based we want our teams to be together four days per week.

Your Impact

• Provide Senior Leadership robust financial advice to drive balanced decision making - Target ambitious growth by leveraging company best practice and external market intelligence for benchmarking - Primary focus will be ANZ and India, with oversight support for Japan
• Ensure decisions are guided by resource availability and align to objectives, strategies and priorities set
• Engage in deal discussions to shape outcomes that meet the needs of our customers and Palo Alto Networks
• Ensure ongoing accountability of the team with performance management reporting that monitors progress towards goals
• Navigate matrix organization for efficient and effective outcomes
• Be a key point of contact for the Area forecast, budgeting and long term planning efforts
• Identify process improvement opportunities in the field whilst ensuring we meet stakeholder and policy requirements
• Coach and mentor support functions across finance and operations in the theater and corporate towards common goals and create collaborative working relationships
• Support projects that drive automated solutions for exceptional customer experience for Sales, Deals Desk, Revenue, Finance and Legal

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 8+ years of experience working in a tech environment in a financial or a sales operations role
• 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
• Commercial acumen developed through ongoing engagement with sales and marketing teams
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including experience creating presentations for senior leaders
• Experience with data and financial analysis, strong ability to interpret data and make recommendations
• Working knowledge of revenue recognition, IFRS and international taxation
• Intermediate/Advanced skills with SalesForce.com and MS-Excel or Google Sheets are highly recommended

Additional Information

The Team

Our People team at Palo Alto Networks works throughout the organization to enable...you guessed it, people. We\xe2\x80\x99re one team \xe2\x80\x93 driven to one mission statement. Each piece matters, and within the people team, you are focused on enabling our teams to resolve the world\xe2\x80\x99s most challenging cybersecurity threats.

You will be part of a growing, passionate, and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects \xe2\x80\x93 centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world.

Our Commitment

We\xe2\x80\x99re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity\xe2\x80\x99s status quo. It\xe2\x80\x99s simple: we can\xe2\x80\x99t 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 .

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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