Financial Controls & Compliance Manager (Hybrid)

This is a hybrid role with two days per week at Cisco’s Atlanta or RTP offices. Alternate locations will be considered on an exception basis.

About the Team

The Financial Compliance & Operations team is part of the Corporate Controller organization and partners with functional process owners and IT in the execution of Cisco’s enterprise-wide SOX Compliance Program. We use outstanding methodologies to enable continuous monitoring of the control environment and reporting in support of senior executive certifications.

Reporting to the SOX Senior Manager, this person will be a key resource supporting the risk assessment, prioritizing, and execution of the SOX program for certain key financial functional processes. This role gives the individual broad exposure to Cisco's business processes and is a collaborative partner engaging with internal finance, IT, and operations business partners in the design, testing, and reporting of the SOX compliance program results. In addition, this role will partner with project teams in the evaluation of risk and internal control impact of large-scale projects that could affect the design, efficiency, and effectiveness of the control environment.

Responsibilities

• Handle the control environment for assigned business processes.
• Provide mentorship, structure, and quality control to business partners by communicating functional knowledge for walk-throughs, corporate-wide projects, and other initiatives.
• Responsible for the annual evaluation of SOX prioritizing and end-to-end process and internal control design through walkthroughs with key partners (SOX IT, External Auditors, and functional business process owners).
• Provide oversight and mentorship to SOX specialists in the quarterly test of internal controls and review test results.
• Optimally connect with and educate functional process owners, including non-finance individuals, on financial reporting risks, the importance of controls, an effective control environment, and the role of the SOX audit team.
• Drive internal control risk assessment and readiness of business process, system, or organizational changes being driven by significant corporate initiatives/projects and/or information technology implementations.
• Prepare and report metrics for functional processes to PMO Management, CFO Staff, and cross-functionally to Process Team Leads and/or Business Process Compliance Owners.
• Partner cross-functionally with business and IT process and control owners to drive remediation actions for timely closure of control deficiencies.
• Detail all work and maintain changes/updates in the SOX System of Record (BWise).
• Maintain knowledge of current accounting and auditing practices and regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related finance degree.
• 6+ years of audit/accounting/control design or related experience.
• Strong accounting and analytical skills with the ability to apply knowledge to complex business situations.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting risks and appropriate control design.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA/CPA preferred.
• Big 4 Audit Experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate optimally with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Self-starter with the ability to drive action items to closure.
• Excellent organization skills with attention to detail.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $111,000.00 to $145,600.00 for new hires 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.

Full salary ranges for specific locations:

• New York City Metro Area: $133,800.00 - $201,700.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $118,900.00 - $179,300.00

For quota-based sales roles, the ranges include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness.
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit on vacation time (subject to availability and business limitations).
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward.
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
• Eligibility to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies (for non-sales roles).
• For sales roles, performance-based incentive pay on top of base salary, split between quota and non-quota components.