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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. Proofpoint.

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented **FP&A Analyst (R&D)** to join our Finance team and support financial planning and analysis activities for our Research & Development organization. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with financial data, maintaining and updating established models, and supporting cross-functional teams with timely and accurate reporting.

As an FP&A Analyst, you will play a key role in helping track budgets, update forecasts, and analyze R&D-related spend. You will support senior finance team members by ensuring accuracy in financial reports, maintaining headcount and expense tracking models, and helping prepare presentations for business leaders.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Model Maintenance & Forecasting

+ Maintain and update existing financial models related to R&D headcount, operating expenses, and overall budgets.

+ Examine actuals and input forecast data into planning models on a monthly and quarterly basis.

+ Support the monthly forecast process by coordinating data inputs from stakeholders and updating planning templates.

Reporting & Analysis

+ Prepare regular financial reports and variance analysis comparing actual results to budget and forecast.

+ Reconcile financial data between models, ERP systems, and reports to ensure accuracy and consistency.

+ Assist with tracking of key R&D metrics such as spend by function and cost per headcount.

Business Partner Support

+ Collaborate with Engineering teams to gather inputs, answer basic finance-related questions, and support budget tracking.

+ Assist in preparing materials for financial reviews, leadership presentations, and budget meetings.

Process Support & Improvements

+ Help maintain documentation for financial processes and reporting procedures.

+ Support efforts to streamline routine reporting tasks and improve data accuracy by leveraging existing tools (e.g., Adaptive Insights, Excel, Powerbi).

Qualifications & Skills

+ 1–3 years of experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, or a related field.

+ Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.

+ Solid understanding of financial statements and budgeting concepts.

+ Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with financial planning tools (e.g., Adaptive Insights) and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, or D365) is a plus.

+ Basic knowledge of SaaS business models and R&D financial metrics is a plus, but not required.

+ Strong attention to detail, organization skills, and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.

+ Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with finance team members and cross-functional partners.

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! #LifeAtProofpoint

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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 compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off, a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 75,225.00 - 110,330.00 USD

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

Base Pay Range: 59,400.00 - 87,120.00 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above:

Base Pay Range: 54,450.00 - 79,860.00 USD

Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards

Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.

We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.

Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.

At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:

+ Build and enhance our proven security platform

+ Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture

+ Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel

+ Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.