Sr. Finance Analyst, Corporate Finance FP&A

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  • Location:
    RTP, North Carolina, US
  • Area of Interest
    Finance
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1373537

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

Cisco's Corporate FP&A team is looking for a Financial Analyst to build process and templates for the Quarterly Business Outlook (QBO).   This includes collecting and consolidating input from Business Entity Finance (BEF), Sales and Services Finance (SSF), and Customer Experience FP&A. The end result is to summarize the outlook into presentation for the CEO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT). 

We are looking for a builder who can create queries and implement efficient processes to help build the packages used by the ELT.   

In the current plan cycle, we'll begin implementing many of the recurring metrics that have become so important to how we track the business.  So an ability to learn RPO/ARR and become a knowledge resource is part of this role. 

You will partner with Office of the CEO, Strategy and Planning Teams across Cisco, while working closely with their Finance partners to ensure the financial data used in ELT presentations is consistent across the company.


Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

  • Manage the collection of QBO inputs for the Quarterly Business Outlook meetings held by the Executive Leadership Team (ELT)
  • Work collaboratively within the team to understand the plan and commit details to be used as measurements in QBO
  • Work to improve the process around QBO preparation and ensure we are delivering the latest per request from the ELT
  • Work with PPMT (Planning and Performance Management Team) and IT to optimize data flows
  • As part of the Corporate FP&A team, assist in BoD  slides and Earnings preparation

 

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to partner with a wide range of teams, including Office of the CEO, Strategy and Planning team and FP&A leads throughout Cisco.

 

 

WHO YOU ARE 

  • Comfortable with working under tight timelines, particularly during QBO time.
  • Great communication skills and comfortable presenting to Management
  • A Creator who can handle data with efficiency and accuracy 
  • Able to build queries, communicate data flows, and build tools in excel, FinBI, Essbase, Tableau
  • Organized 
  • Someone who knows the work is not done until the files and folders are clean enough for consumption 

 

 

OUR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance + 5 years of related experience, or MBA + 3 years of related experience

Ability to work in a collaborative environment and interact at all levels of the organization

Familiar with quarterly and annual budgeting and planning process

Who We are

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• We connect everything – people, process, data and things – and we use those connections to change our world for the better.

• We innovate everywhere - From launching a new era of networking that adapts, learns and protects, to building Cisco Services that accelerate businesses and business results. Our technology powers entertainment, retail, healthcare, education and more – from Smart Cities to your everyday devices.

• We benefit everyone - We do all of this while striving for a culture that empowers every person to be the difference, at work and in our communities.

 

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

Cisco Covid-19 Vaccination Requirements
The health and safety of Cisco's employees, customers, and partners is a top priority. Our goal is to protect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection for strong business resiliency during the pandemic. Therefore, Cisco may require new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if the role requires business-related travel, meeting with customers/partners (including visiting third-party sites on behalf of Cisco), attending trade events, and Cisco office entry, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, and in countries where COVID-19 vaccination is legally required. The company will consider legally required accommodations/exceptions for medical, religious, and other reasons as per the requirements of the role and in accordance with applicable law. Additional information will be provided to candidates about the requirements and accommodation process at the offer time based on region.

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