Company Description
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks® 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’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Who We Are
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.
As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

Job Description
Your Career
Palo Alto Networks is looking for an experienced Senior Financial Planning & Analysis analyst for our Israeli site. The ideal candidate is an analytical thinker, a great communicator, and enjoys collaborating with people in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
Reporting to the Head of Finance Israel, the Senior FP&A analyst is responsible for budget planning, management, and analysis for teams in Israel, US and India. The preferred candidate will serve as the focal point for all budget related topics, partnering with the leaders and budget owners to build forecasts, analyze actual results, and ensure that the budget is utilized properly.
Israel is one of the largest Palo Alto Networks sites outside of the US, with over 1,300 employees. The team in Israel is focused on securing the future and cloud, making it a strategic location for future product pipelines.
Your Impact

• Lead the budget planning, forecasting and analysis cycles
• Business partnership with all relevant stakeholders in Israel, US and India during their relevant time zones on all budget related matters and all business support aspects
• Work closely with the accounting team on the month/quarter close process
• Partner with the procurement team to ensure proper budget utilization and approval of purchase requisitions
• Analyze costs and provide recommendations to drive efficiencies in the site spend
• Work with the site team to analyze and prioritize the R&D portfolio and build business models and financial justifications for new projects

Qualifications
Your Experience

• Bachelor’s in business administration, Economics or Finance or equivalent military experience required
• At least 3+ years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably at a global company
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and/or in a matrixed organizational structure
• Experience driving performance improvement initiatives and business models
• Well-versed with MS Office applications and G-suite
• Strong communicator and a team player
• Fluent in English (both written and verbal) is a must
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-moving and demanding environment

Additional Information
The Team
Our finance team is responsible for the end to end financial activity of the Israeli site. The team has over 15 finance professionals in accounting, FP&A, Fin Ops, sourcing and procurement functions. We are responsible for bookkeeping, payroll, controllership, FP&A, cloud hosting optimization and sourcing. We are constantly growing and expanding our ability to provide support to our business partners.
Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
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.