Cash Application Analyst

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.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a Cash Application Analyst to help drive external and internal customer service quality and Cash Application process efficiencies through the Company’s continued high pace of growth. This person will perform daily Cash Application tasks while working with key stakeholders, support projects, and participate in process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Your Impact

• Daily processing of customer payments, including payments made by credit card, lockbox, ACH/Wire, branch deposits and posting to customer accounts
• Post Payments Reconciliation including payment issues and discrepancies
• Own monthly accounts receivable close procedures, including preparation of journal entries, GL reconciliations, uploading transactions to SAP, and close presentations for financial documents
• Ensure compliance with SOX 404 key controls
• Follow collection practices and policies that motivate partners to pay, lowering bad debt, improve cash flow, and boost corporate profitability
• Prepare schedules to support external audit and internal team deliverables
• Review order upload templates for SAP order creation to support post-acquisition billings of acquired companies
• Support accounts receivable related system implementations and perform or review user acceptance testing
• Assist with special projects and ad hoc requests as needed
• Identify and collaborate with cross-functional business partners and third parties to implement best practices, automation and continuous process improvements

Your Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or relative area with 1+ years experience or 3+ years of related experience in lieu of a degree (high tech company experience preferred) or equivalent military experience required
• 3+ years of corporate M&A experience with a deep understanding of pre and post-acquisition accounting treatment
• SAP experience a must
• Experience with Blackline, Clarizen, Concur, HighRadius, Salesforce, and GetPaid are a plus
• Experience with high technology clients in the Hardware, Software and/or SaaS space a plus
• Familiarity with close processes, account reconciliation, and journal entry preparation
• Critical thinker with a risk-based approach mindset and strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to build relationships across multiple functions and implement new processes
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and execute with accuracy and efficiency
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills required
• Proficiency in Google Suite a plus

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 customer service, want to enhance your accounts receivable experience, and seek to be part of a team that is solving challenging problems – 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 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.

Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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