Network security Jobs in San Diego, CA

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for an experienced finance leader to provide decision support as the  Director Finance Network Security FP&A. The ideal candidate is a selfstarter strategic thinker team developer and enjoys collaborating with a diverse set of functional leaders in a dynamic fastpaced environment.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer Network Security this role will oversee both short and longterm topline planning as well as R&D and DevOps headcount and expense planning.  As the industry transitions from onprem to Cloud it is important that we understand the customer buying patterns to ensure the path to sustainable growth.  These purchasing motions together inform the true ARR for the company.  The leader for this organization will work closely with executives in Product GTM Strategy Corp FP&A etc up to the SVP level.  The role will help to set the strategy define pricing upsell and expansion efforts etc. We need someone with financial gravitas to influence business leaders synthesize key messaging and the ability to continue to develop a strong team.

Your Impact

Interact with the senior leadership team to determine how to sustain growth and monitor leading indicators of performance

Ensure depth of understanding across the Network Security portfolio

Build and develop a highperforming team demonstrating a CFO Mindset while fostering a culture of growth continuous improvement and strategic thinking

Develop and present strategic insights about the products their competition and customer adoption

Partner with key stakeholders to socialize and drive support for your vision across executive leadership product design marketing customer success and sales

Maintain business ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) forecast models connecting TCV (Total Contract Value) bookings projections to ARR.

Work crossfunctionally to ensure effective endtoend processes within the Network Security team with Regional teams and with Corporate FP&A.

Qualifications : Your Experience

Bachelors in Business Administration Finance Economics or equivalent; advanced degree or qualification (e.g. CPA MBA) strongly preferred.

8 years of finance / managerial experience with progressing responsibilities

History of presenting recommendations and getting buyin from senior executives

Experience with SaaS and software business models

Exceptional presentation skills concise and fluent in communication

Ability to distill complexity via a methodical and structured approach

Additional Information :

The Team

You have a passion for numbers our organization has a passion for cybersecurity. Youre looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission. We have open positions to top talent seeking a financial challenge.

Our finance department brings insight to numbers to drive action. Finance builds elegant models and solutions to understand what happened why it happened and what it means to the future to empower and guide our business leaders. The ideal candidate has exceptional financial acumen and ability to guide the team in financial modeling analytics and innovation resulting in finance influence and consulting. Within finance we seek people who are looking to try new things while solving business critical issues with credibility and integrity. If youre 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 nonsales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales / commissioned roles) is expected to be between $203000 $279500 / 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

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple : we cant 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.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Fulltime

Key Skills

Accounting Software,Forecasting,Ellucian,Financial Report Writing,GAAP,Accounting,Corporate Finance,Financial Analysis,Financial Modeling,Budgeting,Financial Management,Financial Planning

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