Members of the Finance organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions.

Application window has been extended and expected to close on 11/25/2024.

What You’ll Do

Cisco IT Finance team is an integral part of all the three pillars enabling IT with the best of Finance processes and outstanding financial planning and budget management. You will be part of this IT finance team partnering primarily with the VP of Commercial Perfection Board & Vendor Management for IT. With SW consolidation efforts underway, you will also work closely with the leadership team that extends beyond IT SLT.

As a critical financial partner supporting the Commercial Perfection Finance Team, your responsibilities will include:

• Drive financial consolidation, forecasting and administration of IT Software Central spend.

• Update forecasts spend models and track actuals to commit, improve forecast accuracy by improvising forecast model.

• Maintain an effective system of internal controls, refining SW Renewal Governance structure, while continuing to ensure SW financial data accuracy.

• Implement procedures and controls required to ensure we are on allocated Financial Quarterly Targets.

• Analyze Cisco Software consolidation and internal controls to ensure smooth transition of any Budgets associated, True-ups and any potential ongoing usage based Cross charge models.

• Ensure that any new SW renewals/ investments are supported by analysis and action plans which are coordinated into IT's operational and financial planning/budgeting processes.

• Work on Software contract uplifts driven by Pricing and Volume to ensure they are modelled into the current Quarterly Budget plans.

• Be a liaison for insights to IT leadership while developing financial software models for different deals.

• Prioritize all software contracts and amortization schedules into a system or database for easy tracking.

• Drive functional metrics, preparing executive presentations, and working closely with finance and business leaders in the month and quarterly reporting framework.

• Provide the Financial and compliance oversight for the Vendor Management organization.

• Work closely with the Vendor Management Leads under Commercial Perfection Team on Contract Consolidations and Optimizations to drive Budget Reductions and any optimization challenges.

• Work closely with the Vendor Management Team and procurement team to driving simplification and standardization across the multiple IT Vendors - as well as continuing to drive modernization in our vendor management practices.

Cisco IT team mission is that "We deliver the technology that powers Cisco." This mission is supported by three pillars:

• Talent & Culture: Building technical expertise.

• Ways of Working: Crafting well-formed Agile teams, flowing the work, measuring what matters.

• Technology: Delivering with loosely coupled, tightly aligned Cloud enabled technology. And shifting left to secure the enterprise.

Who You'll Work With

In addition to the IT organization, you'll work across the various Finance groups and broader Cisco functions that have spend in software.

Who You Are

Our Minimum Qualifications for this Role:

• Possess BS degree (MBA or equivalent experience in Finance or Accounting is a plus)

• 5+ years' Finance/Accounting experience

• Microsoft Office (Excel & PowerPoint), Proficiency Required

Preferred Qualifications:

• FP&A & consolidation roles preferred

• Excellent written, verbal, and partnership skills

• Strong business partnership skills who thrive making new connections and is viewed as a trusted business partner

• Ability to operate at detailed levels (including financial systems)

• Ability to develop cross-functional relationships

• Hyperion and BI tools skills preferred

• Experience with posting JVs and prepaid amortizations is a plus

Why Cisco

#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.

We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re "old" (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can’t put us in a box!

But "Digital Transformation" is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.