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About the Role
Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Sr Business Analyst to join the Commercial Finance team, providing financial and analytical decision support to EMEA Sales organizations. This role focuses on the financial health of the Commercial Financing’s Sales business, including top-line reporting, OPEX analysis/forecasting, and leveraging Generative AI for process improvements and automation.
Responsibilities
- Provide Commercial Finance leader with insights and analytics translating raw data into "the story" behind the business performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
- Apply strong problem-solving, agile methodologies and Generative AI to automate, remove bottlenecks/friction and optimise processes.
- Draft and present compelling business cases for solutions, including relevant investment.
- Lead and execute joint cross-functional (e.g. IT, Finance, Sales, Sales Operations) projects and programs to optimise processes and tools and build new solutions at a global level.
- Collaborate with the Deal Desk and PAN Financial Solutions team to map business processes/workflows and identify bottlenecks.
- Support Commercial Finance in designing, building and executing its long term strategic plans.
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years experience with a Masters degree or 5 to 7 years experience with a Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science or related.
- Exposure to Finance and/or Sales Operations, ideally within a high-growth SaaS or technology environment, is ideal.
- Strong relationship building, communication and presentation skills.
- Process mapping, agile methodologies, and project management skills.
- Expert in translating business needs into technical requirements.
- Proven track record of pioneering the use of Generative AI (e.g., Gemini, NotebookLM) to automate manual workflows, summarize complex reports, and build "self-service" analytical tools.
- Advanced Google Sheets/Excel skills with the ability to analyze large amounts of data and maintain complex financial models.
- 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 and SAP.
Skills
- Generative AI
- AI
- Data Science
- SQL
- Python
- Google Sheets
- Excel
- Salesforce.com
- Clari
- SAP
Location
- EMEA
Work Type
- Full-time
- In-office
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
About the Company
- Palo Alto Networks® is 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.
- 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.
- We are trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo.
- It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- 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.
- No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.