Finance Analyst

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

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

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.

The GSSO Security Financial Analyst is a highly visible and critical role within the Global Sales Specialists Organization, supporting ~$3.5B of bookings annually. You will play a key role in the weekly, monthly, and quarterly forecasting and reporting processes, providing detailed financial insights and analysis to drive business decisions and ensure accurate financial reporting. This role supports a distributed team, requiring collaboration across multiple time zones and the flexibility to work around a global clock to meet deliverables and business needs.

You have teamwork and interpersonal skills. Your interpersonal skills allow you to effectively lead multiple achievements , and you consistently demonstrate a team oriented perspective by proactively supporting colleagues. You are committed to continuous improvement; you take initiative to improve processes and give to the overall success of the team.

• Lead the weekly and monthly GSSO Security forecast decks while delivering timely, accurate, and informational financial reporting, business metrics, and performance supporting-analysis to support WW Security.
• Consolidate the GSSO GEO’s forecast to report Security Forecast by GEO & Product.
• GSSO Security main point of contact for forecast consolidation, distribution & reporting metrics, while empowering a distributed team.
• Collaborate cross functionally with various organizations to understand their Security forecasts and the underlying drivers behind forecast updates
• Maintain and build on the current financial models required to support forecasting for various “Bookings Types” (i.e Hardware / Software / Recurring / ACV)
• Drive process simplification and operational excellence by finding opportunities for automation, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct pipeline analysis by monitoring top deals to identify challenges and opportunities within the business
• Action ad hoc analysis, projects and etc.
• Proactively analyze data to call out risk and opportunity in the Security business
• Leverage AI to automate workflows

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a financial analyst, FP&A, Sales Finance, or related role, showing strength in core financial analysis responsibilities including identifying business trends, assessing risks and opportunities, and providing actionable analysis to support business decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to analyze financial data, identify key drivers and trends, and translate findings into actionable insights.
• Highly detail oriented and organized, with the capability to prioritise multiple deadlines, results, and priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and quality.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to optimally communicate financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities to cross-functional and global partners.
• Ability to take ownership of recurring financial processes, including collecting, validating, reconciling, and consolidating financial inputs.
• Proven ability to identify and drive operational improvements and efficiencies within financial reporting and forecasting processes.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proven ability to work with financial data and reporting tools.

• Experience supporting a global organization and working with stakeholders across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Experience working with Finance and business systems, including Excel, FINBO, MBR, Power BI, Salesforce, or similar financial/reporting platforms.
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Experience using AI tools to improve financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, automation, or business processes.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or other relevant advanced degree/certification.

• n the Security business
• Leverage AI to automate workflows

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a financial analyst, FP&A, Sales Finance, or related role, demonstrating proficiency in core financial analysis responsibilities including identifying business trends, assessing risks and opportunities, and providing actionable analysis to support business decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to analyze financial data, identify key drivers and trends, and translate findings into actionable insights.
• Highly detail oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, deliverables, and priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and quality.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities to cross-functional and global stakeholders.
• Ability to take ownership of recurring financial processes, including collecting, validating, reconciling, and consolidating financial inputs.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and drive process improvements and efficiencies within financial reporting and forecasting processes.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and demonstrated ability to work with financial data and reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a global organization and working with stakeholders across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Experience working with Finance and business systems, including Excel, FinBO, MBR, Power BI, Salesforce, or similar financial/reporting platforms.
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, automation, or business processes.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or other relevant advanced degree/certification.

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Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. 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.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 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 determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

• 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

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.