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Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler.

You will be part of our FP&A Business finance team, which is responsible for business/finance insights & analytics and financial modelling for all the Go-to-Market (GTM) functions. Your role will involve gathering, validating, analyzing, and presenting financial and operational data/model to support critical decision-making and enhance efficiency in the sales team's growth. You will be working closely with our Global FP&A team.

You will also work closely with GTM Operations and finance team to target the right pain point, gain business context, unearth problems, and create data backed programmes to positively impact business performance.

You will report to Associate Director - FP&A.

Provide and present meaningful and concise financial analysis, including variance analysis to senior management on financial issues and performance (actual versus budget/forecast/prior quarter/prior year).
Support the Sales team with financials and important metrics, including sales efficiency, sales productivity, pricing and discounting, sales pipeline, headcount ratios etc
Build detailed, scenario-based, financial models to track investment priorities and evaluate potential alternatives and their impact on our overall performance; communicate main messages to senior management.
Develop business modelling, operational and financial processes, partnering with the business systems team, to identify areas of improvement for maximum efficiency.
Lead projects related to QBRs and Annual Business Planning for the different GTM functions/GEOs.
Understand detailed data and create a cohesive story based on key performance drivers to communicate to senior management and partners.
Coach & guide the analysts in their projects and build a career development plan for the team.
Present complex data in an easy-to-understand way to lead action & Improve efficiency in all FP&A important processes and forecast accuracy improvement.
Collaborates with leadership on key issues related to establishing financial strategies, reporting for the business.

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

Master's degree in finance, Economics, Strategy, Business or related field.
10+ years of relevant work experience in HiTech Industry or in SaaS/Technology field.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualification):

Proficient in salesforce, Adaptive insights, NetSuite, Exactly, Clari and/or other comparable software systems.
Knowledge of Tableau and Structured Query Language or other comparable visualization tool.
Experience leading a team of 5+ analysts.
Flexibility to work U.S. time for business/team meetings and during the peak days of the quarterly reporting process.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

Various health plans
Parental leave options
In-office perks, and more!

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