Job Description

Company Description

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.

We're changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving 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.



Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a Cash Application Manager to lead a team of three, be very detailed oriented, be a self-starter, and comfortable managing and working with large volumes of data. Previous cash applications management experience in a multinational, multi-billion dollar, complex environment is required. In this role, you will manage customer receipts in SAP S4/HANA for thousands of customers. You will proactively identify issues and trends, keep management informed, and recommend solutions to identified problems and risks. Continuously improving processes and procedures is key to success in this role.

Your Impact

• Manage team to ensure goals and objectives are met
• Manages team to meet tight month-end close deadlines
• Tracks and reports daily cash application progress
• Identify and collaborate on solutions for accounts receivable & collections process deficiencies
• Owns the full cash application process and presents KPIs to executive management on a regular basis
• Ensure cash applications are posted daily and accurately
• Reconcile the cash posted to the accounts receivable ledger monthly to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted
• Participate in the worldwide accounts receivable close, including preparation of monthly journal entries and reconciliations
• Prepare schedules to support external audit and internal team deliverables
• Perform user acceptance testing of new system implementations as required
• Ensure compliance with SOX 404 key controls
• Assist with ad hoc reporting, analysis, and special projects

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of corporate accounts receivable experience in a large volume multi-billion dollar company
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent military experience required
• Excellent customer service, proactive, and strong work ethic
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with all levels of management and cross-functional organizations
• Works well autonomously with the ability to manage priorities and execute under pressure
• Strong team management, problem-solving skills, research / resolution skills, and data analysis
• Solid organizational skills with attention to detail
• Perform at high levels in a fast-paced ever-changing work environment
• Ability to contribute to continuous process improvement
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office with intermediate knowledge of MS Excel, including formulas to enhance efficiency
• Experience with SAP ERP required (S4/HANA a plus), Google Suite, HighRadius, Clarizen, Concur, Salesforce are a plus

Additional Information

The Team

Our Accounts Receivable team responds to external and internal requests daily, supports non-standard transactions and works cross-functionally with key stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a keen eye for detail, high level of accuracy, resourceful, organizational and time management skills. We partner closely with credit and collections, order fulfillment, revenue, and other operational stakeholders to ensure proper billings and provide solutions to our customers' needs. If you have a passion for leadership and management, want to enhance your accounts receivable experience, seek to be part of a team that is solving challenging problems daily and grow with the leading cybersecurity company, this is the opportunity.

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 .

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.

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