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Corporate Overview

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 looking for a Financial Analyst to support our Worldwide Sales team within our FP&A organization. This role reports to the Sr. Manager, FP&A, and is based at Proofpoint HQ in Sunnyvale. 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 all sales related cost with a high degree of precision, leveraging insight on our Sales Business.

Your Day to Day

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

What you bring to the team

• Proven experience as a Finance Partner, working collaboratively with functional leaders
• Experience with financial planning
• Sound understanding of accounting theory and practice (e.g., basic accrual rules and proper expense timing)
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with all levels of an organization
• Intellectual curiosity & willingness to grow into taking ownership in business partnering
• 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
• MBA/CPA a plus factor
• Education that serves as a foundation for your experience in Finance, such as a BA/BS degree in finance or accounting with 1 +  years of financial analysis/review 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: 73,425.00 - 107,690.00 USD

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

Base Pay Range: 57,975.00 - 85,030.00 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above:

Base Pay Range: 53,100.00 - 77,880.00 USD