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!
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.
Job Description
Your Career
The Director of Revenue Operations is a key Palo Alto Networks accounting team member. This individual will report to the VP of Revenue Operations, lead Palo Alto Networks’ key revenue accounting and operations areas, and be a strategic business partner who advises on the direction of the business, operational improvements and executes operational excellence. She or he will oversee and ensure the timely and accurate delivery of revenue results. This individual will also provide leadership in developing effective financial reporting to ensure the financial integrity of revenue.
He or she will serve as a key confidante and trusted advisor to the VP of Revenue Operations and CAO of Palo Alto Networks on revenue accounting and related financial control matters. He or she will be a strong communicator with responsibility for educating the senior leadership team on important revenue issues. The individual we seek is intelligent, agile, pragmatic, hard working and a quick thinker.
The candidate will be responsible for overseeing revenue close accounting activities, leading projects, developing new processes and improving the month-end revenue close process. He or she brings a compelling track record of delivering shareholder value as a senior accounting leader in a complex, public organization. She or he brings a breadth of finance experiences, business acumen, and leadership skills to the role. We seek a collaborative, assertive, and energetic executive who is passionate about creating value for the Company; he or she will have exceptional intellect, emotional intelligence, business and finance acumen, and leadership skills to develop and deliver a vision for the revenue operations team.
Your Impact
- Accounting & Controls
- Manage specific areas of revenue accounting, including transactional, internal controls and SEC reporting
- Evaluate current accounting practices and policies to ensure continuous improvement and meet current and future requirements
- Lead the Company’s revenue close process, including management reporting metrics and, importantly, the accurate and timely reporting of revenue
- Continually evaluate opportunities to drive greater efficiencies and effectiveness in processing and the close process while ensuring a balanced workload within the organization
- Operational Finance Leader & Thought Partner
- Serves as a trusted advisor to the CAO and CFO, and other senior leaders on revenue accounting, financial reporting, process, systems and control matters
- Serves as a key partner to the CAO and CFO on strategic business initiative by understanding and communicating the accounting and finance implications of various growth strategies and transactions
- Data Integrity
- Provides robust data management practices with consistent definitions, ensuring Palo Alto Networks has a single view of the financial and business facts to support management decisions
- Team Leader
- Lead a high-performing and high-potential team, serving as a strong positive leader, coach, and advisor who is willing to roll up his or her sleeves to work alongside the team and sharing process and technical expertise to continually improve the organization’s capabilities
- Lead a team in multiple locations with employees and work performed in an international center of excellence. Instill a performance culture resulting in meaningful cross-functional business process transformation and automation to increase efficiency and effectiveness, as well as meeting the needs of a high growth business in multiple locations
Qualifications
Your Experience
- Senior Accounting Leadership
- 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally beginning in a Big Four public accounting firm
- Recent experience as a Director of Revenue Accounting in complex public company settings is ideal. Public company/SEC reporting, revenue recognition, SOX compliance experiences are required
- Relevant Organizational Experience
- Experience working in a publicly traded, global company with a team geographically disbursed
- Experience building and up-leveling high-performing accounting and controls organizations
- Revenue Recognition
- Expert in ASC 606 revenue recognition accounting principles within enterprise and SaaS / software companies
- Driving Results
- Create a clear strategic vision for the team supporting Palo Alto Networks’ business objectives and executing on that to ensure the business meets and surpasses its goals
- Demonstrate a strong sense of urgency in meeting targets, routinely benchmarking his or her own work and the team’s work to drive operational excellence
- Proactively seek to improve processes and implement best in class solutions, raise quality and productivity
- Leading People
- Engage the accounting team to understand Palo Alto Networks’ direction and organizational vision and how accounting contributes to larger, strategic goals
- Comfortable leading a diverse international team
- Collaborating and Influencing
- Partner cross-functionally with a genuine give-and-take approach, where both act as true peers and decisions are shared to further Palo Alto Networks
- Spend time identifying all stakeholders necessary and meet or connect with all of them, be inclusive to shape a collective consensus
- Education and Professional Credentials
- An undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field is preferred or equivalent military experience
- CPA is required
- Other Role Attributes
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation
- Personal drive, energy and the ability to work effectively in a hands-on action-oriented environment
- An executive who values and promotes a culture of accountability—both for himself/herself and for others
- Strong communication skills - able to convey a message that is clear and concise, linking business issues, accounting concepts, financial results and strategy
- Possess a growth mindset with experience in a hyper-growth environment
- Promotes a work environment of passion, fun and excitement
Additional Information
The Team
The team is a fun group of specialists who are responsible for ensuring our consolidated revenue results are complete and accurate with policies, procedures and systems ensuring compliance with GAAP and other regulatory standards. They work closely with other departments, such as IT, FP&A, sales operations, legal, investor relations, product development to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
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 non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $192000 - $264500/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
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.
