Finance Analyst

About the role

The Enterprise Networking FP&A team is a fast-paced, high-performing, and collaborative finance team at the heart of Cisco’s core business. You will work alongside talented individuals who thrive in tackling complex challenges and supporting Cisco’s explosive growth in Networking and Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Finance Analyst responsible for OpEx consolidation and HQ budget management within the Workplace Technology Group (WTG) engineering organization.
• Act as a critical liaison between central corporate finance and finance controllers, partnering closely with business operations leaders to ensure budget discipline, forecast accuracy, and timely delivery of financial reporting.
• Manage and maintain detailed headcount cost models.
• Track and govern all discretionary OpEx spend including contracted services (red badge contractors), software, equipment, travel, training, recruiting, relocation, and intra-company cross-charges.
• Partner with business operations stakeholders on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly cadence to provide actuals performance updates and flag risks or favorability against budget commits.
• Identify and manage budget favorability to strategically fund product roadmap acceleration and other organizational priorities across the broader WTG portfolio.
• Drive continuous improvement of reporting processes through automation and AI tooling to increase efficiency and accuracy across the consolidation workflow.
• Adapt budget models and forecasts in response to frequent organizational restructurings, ensuring continuity and accuracy of financial data through transitions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of Finance or relative business experience.
• Intermediate Excel & PowerPoint skills with proficiency in Finance reporting tools (Essbase, Business Objects, Power Query).
• Previous OpEx or COGS experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Skills in problem-solving and financial analysis.
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leadership.
• Basic understanding of OpEx and budget management.

Skills

• Intermediate Excel & PowerPoint skills with proficiency in Finance reporting tools (Essbase, Business Objects, Power Query).
• Track record of previous process improvement and project completion.
• Solid communication and storytelling skills to convey insights clearly to both finance and non-finance partners.

Benefits

At Cisco, employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.

Pay

The starting salary range posted for this position is $98,300.00 to $127,800.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.

Schedule

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.