Manager, Revenue and QTC Transformation

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks has an exciting opportunity for a Manager Revenue and Quote-to-Cash Transformation to join our finance accounting and operations organization.

Our finance accounting and operations groups support business infrastructure automation building solutions and providing accurate insightful financial information to empower our stakeholders. Your efforts will directly impact the ongoing transformation and success of a world-leading cybersecurity business.

Youll collaborate on complex business financial and technology problems that are top-of-mind for our executives. You possess a unique blend of business insight big-picture thinking deep understanding of end-to-end financial processes and related systems strong project management skills ability to influence and collaborate with a large number of constituents within Palo Alto Networks and optimization this role youll lead initiatives and workstreams with complex business financial and technology problems across finance accounting and operations groups at Palo Alto Networks. The role will support the overall revenue and quote-to-cash (QTC) transformation initiatives and partner closely with the quote-to-cash and other subject matter experts and leaders within the finance accounting and operations organization. You possess a unique blend of business knowledge a deep understanding of the end-to-end quote-to-cash process and related systems dependencies on other functions and processes importance of data integrity completeness and accuracy leading practices coupled with a focused transformation mindset.

As a key driver of execution its critical that you possess communication problem solving and articulation skills confidence and adaptability to manage stakeholders to advance practical strategic and quality decision-making and achieve our desired business outcomes.

The role will report to the Sr. Director of Revenue and QTC Transformation and partner closely with IT managers Program Operations and other process leaders within the finance accounting sales and product organizations.

Your Impact

• Drive execution of current and future change initiatives with focus on Revenue Operations and synergies with broader QTC process areas and be willing to wear multiple hats (strategy development project management and execution) to do what it takes to move the needle

• Execute identified and propose additional improvements and optimization ideas for current processes systems and data and create operational efficiencies

• Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders to gather the right information pressure test hypotheses articulate complex business problems mobilize run and direct project teams to implement solutions and drive accountability

• Structure and size large complex projects into an executable plan and understand and align participants on their roles and responsibilities for the project execution

• Develop long-term roadmaps detailed project plans project success criteria and key metrics change management and other communication plans and conduct post implementation reviews to ensure the value of a project was successfully unlocked

• Create deliverables (business case memos key decision documents presentations etc.) for executive level consumption

• Capture and drive accountability for RAIDD items status reporting escalation

• Lead mentor and develop high-performing team or cross-functional project members encouraging continuous learning and professional growth

Qualifications :

 Your Experience 

• Accounting Finance Business and/or Operations Process Management degree (or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience) required. MBA and CPA or equivalent preferred.

• 8 to 10 years of relevant experience within the tech industry with a combination of experience at an accounting / consulting practice and industry experience at a top-tier tech company.

• Extensive project management skills including system implementations large-scale transformations and AI projects.

• In-depth experience with applying M&A integrations methodology practical process systems and operational integration execution business and operational adoption and large scale data migration and conversion strategy planning and execution.

• Strong understanding of revenue operations and accounting (including sound knowledge of US GAAP ASC 606 IFRS 15 and relevant internal controls) for an enterprise business across various business models including hardware software subscription consumption / usage and multiple go to market motions such as direct distributions / resellers marketplace partnerships etc

• Understanding of QTC process and systems that support and enable it including Master Data Management Contract Lifecycle Management Deals Desk Configure-Price-Quote Order Management Invoicing Cash Application Credit & Collections Returns Revenue Recognition & Reporting.

• Knowledge of processes enabled using SAP ERP (specifically SAP RAR BRIM / SD and S/4 HANA) SFDC (preferably CRM and CPQ) Credit and Collections  and Cash Application tools and other bolt-on solutions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong ability to tailor messaging to various audiences of different stakeholders within Business and IT.

• You are a hands-on and results-oriented candidate with intellectual curiosity critical thinking a strong problem-solving and action-oriented mindset.

• You work effectively in a fast-paced high-change environment have an ability to deal with ambiguity effectively manage multiple changing priorities and drive accountability within project teams.

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 US GAAP ASC 606 IFRS 15 and other regulatory standards. They work closely with other departments such as strategy IT FP&A sales operations legal investor relations and product development to ensure timely and accurate reporting.

You will be part of a growing passionate and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world.

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 $118000/YR - $170000/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

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

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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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time