Sr Financial Analyst - Finance Automation

# Sr. Financial Analyst - Finance Automation

## Job Summary
Palo Alto Networks is seeking a top-notch FP&A Analyst to join their finance organization. The position requires a well-rounded individual with demonstrated ability to deliver results in a high-growth environment and strong business knowledge in Sales.

This person will be responsible for providing critical financial and analytical decision support to the EMEA Sales organizations, focusing on the financial health of the Sales business — top-line reporting and OPEX analysis/forecasting. Leveraging advanced Generative AI skills to drive process improvements, automate complex financial workflows, reporting, and analytics will be a key factor of this role.

## Key Responsibilities

• Support Theater/Area budgeting, forecasting and long term financial planning activities
• Build and scale robust data and automation pipelines using Python and SQL to serve as the foundation for advanced analytics and business intelligence
• Use AI tools to design and automate reporting workflows and analytics
• Conduct analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; present meaningful, concise analysis on financial performance
• Provide sales leaders with insights and analytics translating raw data into "the story" behind the numbers
• Apply strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills to business problems
• Collaborate with India Shared Services Team on all OPEX related topics
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Go To Market finance, Central Sales finance, Sales Ops, Strategy, etc. to improve metrics alignment, consistency, data integrity, and automation