EMEA Sr Financial Analyst

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we're united by a shared mission-to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you're in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That's why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it's needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

• Act as a strategic advisor to Renewal Leaders by translating complex data into actionable and and insightful recommendations; specifically driving the 'North Star' metrics of Retention economics (renewal rate health), analyzing churn drivers to develop retention frameworks, quantifying top line price/contract value impact (predictable ARR growth) and streamlining performance reporting
• Support Theater/Area top line and headcount budgeting, forecasting and long term financial planning activities
• Ad hoc and regular analyses of our Product Platform business to drive high corporate performance and to assist with executive decision making
• Provide to sales leaders insightful data and analytics to make sound business decisions
• Apply strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills to take apart business problems and build solutions
• Leverage advanced Generative AI skills to drive process improvements, automate complex financial workflows, and integrate AI into renewal predictability modeling to enhance operational efficiency.
• Collaborate cross-functionally (e.g. Go To Market finance, Central Sales finance, Sales/Renewals Ops, Strategy, etc) to continually improve metrics alignment, consistency, data integrity, and automation

• 5-7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, with a minimum of 2 years specifically embedded in a high-growth SaaS or subscription-based environment (direct experience with Renewals/Retention cycles is highly preferred)
• BA/BS in Finance, Economics, or a quantitative field; MBA or advanced certification (e.g., CFA/CPA) is a plus, reflecting a track record of academic and professional achievement
• Advanced Google Sheets/Excel skills with the ability to analyze large amounts of data and maintain complex financial models
• Strong business and analytical skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong relationship building, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced and continually evolving environment
• Experience and expertise in utilization of CRM, Planning and ERP systems such as Salesforce.com, Clari, Pigment, SAC, SAP as well as SQL programming