Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a Senior Analyst to help drive Financial Planning & Analysis through the Company’s continued high pace growth. This person will be responsible for several planning & analysis processes working with cross-functional teams to support month end close process as per a strict timeline, projects and implement process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Your Impact

• Partner with Finance / Business stakeholders to develop long - range plans, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts
• Prepare the monthly / quarterly forecast file and explain the variances (Forecast / Budget vs Actuals )
• Understanding the key business drivers
• Headcount Planning & tracking
• Financial Modelling
• Management Reporting & KPI’s
• Gather and analyze data to solve problems and evaluate scenarios and support decision making
• Interpret results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation to complex data analysis
• Provide insight on the goals, forecasts, and financial performance of individual business areas
• Interpret financial and operational performance to identify business risks and opportunities
• Improve financial status by analyzing results, trends, and variances & recommend actions
• Manage and drive the Month Close Process
  • Accurate accruals computation
  • Help analyze the Journals posted and reduce the number of Non Standard Journals
  • Automate where possible, the calculation and posting of Accruals
• Ensuring compliance with financial guidelines & company policies
• Communicate effectively with team and business partners to build relationships and present actionable and insightful recommendations.