Director, Finance FP&A

About the role

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a strategic, results-driven Director of FP&A to own the end to end financial consolidation and reporting for Idira.

Responsibilities

• Own BU monthly and quarterly financial consolidation, ensuring completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to corporate policies and controls.
• Lead the end-to-end close process, including P&L, headcount, operating expenses, revenue, and KPIs.
• Partner with Accounting, FP&A, and business finance teams to resolve complex accounting and reporting issues and ensure a consistent view of financial performance.
• Drive variance analysis and provide executive-level insights into actuals versus plan, forecast, and prior year, highlighting key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead quarterly business reviews and financial reporting for BU leadership, providing a clear narrative around performance and outlook.
• Establish and improve financial processes, systems, controls, and reporting infrastructure to increase scalability, automation, and efficiency.
• Serve as a trusted finance advisor to the BU leadership team, challenging assumptions and helping translate business strategy into financial outcomes.
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team while driving a culture of ownership, analytical rigor, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, with a focus on FP&A, BU/Sales Finance, or Corporate Finance within the enterprise software/SaaS industry.
• Deep mastery of SaaS metrics (ARR, NRR, CAC, LTV, Magic Number) and complex multi-tier sales models.
• Proven track record of influencing executive leadership and translating complex financial data into business strategy.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-caliber finance teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments.

Pay

$203,000.00 - $279,500.00/yr