Palo Alto Networks · 19 hours ago
Financial Analyst (Contract)
Santa Clara, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
$65/hr - $70/hr
5+ years expPalo Alto Networks is seeking a Financial Analyst - Contractor to join their Finance team, offering a great opportunity for a talented individual in a fast-growing company. The role involves serving as the primary point of contact for integration costs, facilitating the budget approval process, and ensuring accurate forecasting and reporting.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the primary point of contact for the functional finance team regarding integration costs
Collect the standardized budget template from the functional finance contact or business contact
Facilitate the budget approval process by routing the budget template to Greg for approval
Monitor and maintain the consolidated budget tracker, ensuring all data is current and accurate
Ensure approvals are processed in Magnit / Ariba with the correct integration cost centers and GL Account(s)
Liaise with the Finance contacts to review / tag actual spends at month-end
Ensure timely updates to the tracker for accurate forecasting
Prepare a summary of actuals at month-end and a separate one for forecast
Prepare integration costs details for full year forecast for Tax team on quarterly basis
Any ad-hoc analysis related to integration spend
Qualification
Required
5 - 7 years of Experience with ERP & Financial Systems, preferably with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
Preparing detailed financial reports and presentations (e.g., Google Slides)
Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills
Proficiency In Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative field (STEM)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience required
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
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Chairman CEO
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