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Palo Alto Networks · 2 days ago

Director,Technical Revenue Accounting

Santa Clara, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$192K/yr - $264K/yr

8+ years exp

Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting the digital way of life. They are seeking a Director of Technical Revenue Accounting to lead the Technical Revenue team, focusing on optimizing revenue recognition processes and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Partner with Sales, Legal, FP&A, and Sales Operations on non-standard contract reviews to determine revenue impact and provide recommendations to maximize revenue and other key financial metrics

Support monthly closing activities including, but not limited to, reviewing non-routine revenue transactions, performing accounting assessments, preparing accurate journal entries, and documenting revenue conclusions

Monitor revenue inbox to respond timely and appropriately to business requests

Research, resolve, and operationalize complex and non-routine revenue accounting transactions

Identify actionable insights and suggest recommendations to address issues and improve accounting processes/efficiencies

Create accounting policy for new product introductions in partnership with the Product and IT organizations

Participate in and/or lead projects and initiatives with cross functional impacts

Ensure compliance with SOX 404 key controls

Assist with external audits and special projects as needed

Qualification

Technical Revenue experiencePublic Accounting experienceCPA certificationSAP proficiencyAdvanced Excel skillsGoogle Sheets proficiencyCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTeam player

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field or equivalent military experience

Minimum of 8+ years of related work experience with 6+ years of Technical Revenue experience

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint) and Google Sheets

Experienced in writing complex technical revenue accounting position papers

Solid organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities and execute in a fast-paced environment with attention to details

Team player and effective communicator with all levels of management and cross functional organizations

Preferred

Prior Public Accounting experience with regards to Revenue (ASC 606)

CPA or equivalent

SAP, SFDC, Big Query and accounting operations experience

Benefits

Restricted stock units

Bonus

Company

Palo Alto Networks

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Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.

Founded in 2005

Santa Clara, California, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (482)

2023 (341)

2022 (452)

2021 (493)

2020 (235)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$65M

Key Investors

Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners

2012-07-20IPO

2008-11-03Series C· $10M

2008-08-18Series C· $27M

Leadership Team

Helmut Reisinger

CEO EMEA

Nikesh Arora

Chairman CEO

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