Sr Director Finance - LATAM

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for an experienced finance leader to join the team as Senior Director of Finance Latin America based in So Paulo Brazil.  We are looking for a highly collaborative finance leader who is passionate for driving change and decision making in a fastpaced environment.  Working in partnership with regional Sales leaders in LATAM you will be responsible for driving the growth strategy and business plans across the theater.  This individual will report to the Senior Vice President of Finance at Palo Alto Networks.

Your Impact

Serves as the key business partner to the President of LATAM and his Sales leaders to drive effective and timely decision support in the theater

Partners with the theater business leaders in developing business strategy annual budgets quarterly forecasts and overall decision support for the LATAM region which includes providing analysis in all areas of the business including bookings operating costs and theater contribution margins

Develops a deep understanding of the drivers of topline profitability and partner with functional Finance leaders for Ecosystems Services and Marketing to drive investment decisions and ROI analysis

Supports the business by collaborating with cross functional teams on new products sales programs channel incentives and other initiatives within the region

Develop a thorough understanding of the products offerings and goto market motions provide strategic financial advice on deal structure review and approve nonstandard pricing and terms.

Implements tools / benchmarks to support local theater senior management decisionmaking and facilitate efficient operations i.e. cost models benchmarks investment allocation gating approvals

Prepares / analyzes monthly and quarterly KPIs

Lead transformation projects that enhance the operational effectiveness of finance as we strive to be a high performing global finance team.

Qualifications : Your Experience

Senior Sales Finance leadership experience of a growthoriented tech company required

Bachelor degree in Finance / Accounting MBA preferred

15 years related experience showing strong career progression

Multinational management experience leading Finance or Operations functions

Experience in driving change and scaling business operations and strategy

Excellent communication analytical and business planning skills with an understanding of SaaS software appliances and / or internet industry business models

Ability to prioritize business needs adapt to rapid business changes and communicate effectively

Ability to collaborate and lead in a matrix environment

Fluent in Spanish / Portuguese preferred

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 challenge.Our finance team brings insight to numbers to drive action. Finance builds flexible financial models and deep analytics 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 influencing and consulting the business for the optimal outcome. 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 challenge with significant business impact this is it.

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship No.  Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1