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Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

Protection Starts with People. 

The Role and the Team

We are seeking a highly motivated professional with exceptional analytical and forecasting skills to join our team as a Sr. Financial Analyst for R&D. This role reports to the Sr. Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis R&D, and will support the executive level business partners in the Engineering organization and their respective teams. In this role, you will be directly involved in all our core planning – monthly, quarterly, and annual outlook. You will provide variance analysis of expenses, headcount, and maintain part of our financial model to accurately reflect future performance. You will be part of a team forecasting headcount and cost with a high degree of precision.

Your day to day

  • Analyze budget/forecast variances to actual and review with Engineering management teams
  • Participate in the annual and quarterly planning process.
  • Monitor, update and review financial models to ensure they are accurate and timely.
  • Report and measure key metrics relevant to the respective Engineering teams.
  • Provide ad hoc analysis for business support
  • Assist in the development and implementation of tools, systems and processes to support the successful completion of timely and accurate forecasts

What you bring to the team

  • Proven experience as a Finance Partner, working collaboratively with functional leaders to support the achievement of their operational and functional goals.
  • Experience working directly in an FP&A environment modeling headcount and expenses.
  • Experience with a financial planning tool, ERP and CRM required. Experience with Adaptive Planning, D365 a plus.
  • Sound understanding of accounting theory and practice (e.g. basic revenue recognition rules, company capitalization policies and proper expense recognition)
  • Mastery of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Excellent communication skills with all levels of an organization
  • Ability to develop and maintain complex financial models
  • Ability to question the output of a financial model and consider options for improvement
  • Capability at effectively managing time, prioritizing tasks and working within deadlines
  • Team player approach with strong organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Education that serves as a foundation for your experience in Finance, such as a BA/BS degree in finance or accounting with 4+ years of financial analysis experience

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply. 

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtPFPT

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 116,690.00 - 183,370.00 USD

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:

Base Pay Range: 96,880.00 - 152,240.00 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above:

Base Pay Range: 87,220.00 - 137,060.00 USD

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