Finance Manager

Job description

Meet the Team: Cisco's IT Finance team provides world-class services as Finance Leaders to develop the financial planning, processes and capabilities to craft a culture of fiscal difficulty while supporting the IT organization's charter. Your Impact: You will partner with the IT Functional Controller on Budgeting and OPEX Management to support Engineering leadership in prioritization and decision-making, portfolio planning, annual budgeting, quarterly commit processes, month-end and quarterly close activities, forecasting, reporting, variance analysis, and driving compliance. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following: Budgeting Facilitate business case development to support investment requests Perform cost analysis and what-if modeling to recommend funding deployment Work closely with functional leaders to distribute quarterly budgets Develop and maintain long-range and annual budgeting models Forecasting & Reporting Lead monthly forecasting with functional leaders and Business Operations Recommend risk/opportunity adjustments with an objective point of view Maintain headcount forecast modeling with precision Develop and maintain analyses, trends and metrics to influence/drive spend efficiency Transactions & Compliance Facilitate transactional execution including stakeholder agreement, compliance check and system processing Advise the business on transactional accounting treatments and impact on the forecast Be an ambassador of Cisco’s financial policies – educate the business, enforce the policies, coordinate audits and remedial actions Accounting Close Lead the month-end close process; assess risks/opportunities in the forecast Lead all aspects of purchase order management and general ledger reconciliation Partner with Accounting on capitalized costs, amortization and payroll entries Reconcile general ledgers against forecasted spend; identify and resolve gaps Operational Improvement Maintain alignment of departmental and P&L hierarchies Drive continuous process improvement; identify gaps, initiate and implement changes Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; 5+ years of progressive FP&A and Accounting experience Proven track record to partner with business executives and influence decisions using data-driven insights and sound judgment Sophisticated proficiency with Microsoft Excel including data modeling; working knowledge of enterprise finance tools (Business Objects, Hyperion/Essbase, FinABC) Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with ability to lead complex financial processes and reconciliations Shown success in budgeting, forecasting, financial close processes, and compliance management Preferred Qualifications MBA or professional finance certification (CPA, CFA, or equivalent); outstanding written, verbal, and presentation communication skills Proactive, solution-oriented perspective with ability to apply technical expertise and relationship-building skills to resolve complex business problems Demonstrated adaptability and agility in multifaceted, ground-breaking environments with shown ability to balance short-term results and long-term capability building Experience leading cross-functional teams in month-end/quarterly close processes and driving continuous improvement in execution initiatives Track record of translating complex financial data into actionable insights for executive-level decision-making Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.