Palo Alto Networks - Intern - Financial Analyst, application via RippleMatch

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Intern - Financial Analyst

• Santa Clara, CA, USA

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Your Career 

Over the last 10 years, Palo Alto Networks has set the ambitious goal of redefining what it means to be secure. Our focus is to make each day safer for our customers than the one before, with the most intelligent network security solutions that protect your organization from ever-emerging threats. Our customers have a choice of robust Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) platforms, available in physical, virtual, containerized and cloud-delivered form factors.

Working within the CFO Finance organization you will get exposure and gain hands-on experience in a fast paced environment, getting involved in critical areas such as the annual planning process, month and quarter end activities and other financial analysis and business projects.

Our Summer Internship Program from May-August or June-September provides you: 

• 1:1 mentorship 

• Fun and engaging events that inspire your intellectual curiosity 

• The opportunity to expand your knowledge and work on challenging projects 

• Connections to other recent grads, and employees across the company as well as our leaders

Your Impact

• Develop a deep understanding of the financial drivers across the Company’s financial statements

• Contribute to the planning and forecasting processes across the organization, utilizing internal financial forecast models, systems, and tools

• Partner with cross-functional business partners and third parties to implement best practices, automation, and continuous process improvements

• Implement tools/benchmarks to support decision-making and facilitate efficient operations i.e. revenue/cost models, benchmarks, investment allocation

• Assist and provide support for ad-hoc strategic and financial analyses

• Increase your aptitude with various productivity tools such as G-Suite, SAP, Tableau applications

• Build knowledge of modeling and reporting

• Exposure to various employee functions and roles in the Company 

• Opportunity to present to senior management on intern project results

Your Experience

• Strong communication skills (oral and written) 

• Willingness to learn new things, inquisitive personality, and enjoys meeting and working with various people in a remote working environment 

• Highly creative for problem-solving

• Good understanding of finance and accounting 

• To apply, you must be pursuing a 4-year Undergraduate Degree with a GPA of 3.0 or above, or a 2-year MBA and returning to school in the fall

• You must have the authorization to work within the United States - Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

The Team

You have a passion for numbers, our organization has a real passion for cybersecurity. You’re looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission. We have open positions for top talent seeking a financial challenge. Our finance department deals with numbers daily, supporting infrastructure, dealing in automation, and building elegant models and solutions to empower our business lines and solutions. If you’re seeking a financial challenge with a worldwide impact – this is it.

Our Commitment

We’re 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.

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.

Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

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.