What You'll Do
You will support the Collaboration management team in the areas of below:
- Develop and maintain financial consolidation models, working closely with other members of the broader finance team to ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.
- Support management in strategic decision-making through analysis of financial data to identify trends and insights, following up with stakeholders as needed.
- Support weekly, monthly, & quarterly Bookings and Revenue actuals and forecast reporting as part of Collab FP&A team. Support accuracy and completion of quarter-end WD7 and WD8 presentation decks.
- Consolidate product mapping data management, providing updates necessary for quarterly corporate reviews (Finance Governance Board).
- Drive Capex, reporting, and forecasting cadence; partner with SBE Finance leaders, Corp FP&A and BE Central Finance team for monthly and quarterly reporting, business analytics, and other FP&A support. Own and execute on a number consolidation tasks, including:
- Royalties reporting
- Future Billing and Net Accounting reporting
- NPI reporting
- CM/DM reporting
- RPO (Deferred, Unbilled Revenue)
- Backup for Revenue Margin reporting
- Build strong partnerships with Corp & BE Central Finance FP&A teams, as well as BE Collaboration finance team, completing ad-hoc analyses to provide financial data and business insights as requested.
- Proactively identify, develop, and implement enhancements to existing reporting and business processes.
- Refine and develop monthly and quarterly operation/finance reviews. Responsible in reporting key financial information for effective decision-making.
Who You'll Work With
In this highly essential position, you interact with a broad range of partners, which includes Collab SBE Financial management team, Sales Finance, Sales Strategy team and Corp & BE Central Finance FP&A.
Who You Are
You are a motivated, creative-thinking, and dependable finance professional with an eagerness to foster a positive culture and environment for yourself and others – with an emphasis on communication, collaboration, and support. You possess a value-add mentality, with an ability to provide actionable insights for the finance and business leadership team.
- BS degree in accounting, finance, or related field with 2-4 years of relevant experience.
- SaaS business experience. Experience in enterprise technologies is a plus.
- Strong analytical skills & attention to detail, with the ability to calibrate communications appropriate to the situation and audience.
- Self-starter who regularly takes initiative and can juggle multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrating creativity and judgment while prioritizing appropriately to meet tight deadlines.
- A proven ability to problem-solve and proactively address issues in a professional and effective manner.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (strong communication and interpersonal skills).
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of Hyperion Essbase, Business Objects a plus.
Why Cisco
#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters – with people like you!
Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges and universities to teach in even the most exciting of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and size to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world – whether through 5G, or otherwise.
We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.
Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco 
