Meet the Team

Join Cisco's Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Center of Excellence (CoE) team, where financial expertise and strategic insights drive the planning and decision-making processes for Cisco's global operations. Based in Bangalore, our team supports regional Sales and Services organizations and Business Entities with performance reporting, decision analysis, and forecasting.

Your Impact

As a Financial Analyst, you will be at the heart of Cisco's FP&A operations, providing vital financial insights and supporting strategic decision-making. In this role, you will:

• Generate reports, analyses, and models to support business processes regionally and globally.

• Prepare and disseminate accurate financial information to facilitate business planning, forecasting, and decision-making.

• Manage organizational expense and HC reporting, bookings, revenue, and margin analysis, while supporting opex management with PR approvals and accruals.

• Serve as the primary contact for designated business finance partners, offering timely advice and reporting.

• Collaborate as an extended member of the business finance partner team to provide analytical insights.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in Accounting/Finance; CA/MBA preferred with 1+ years of relevant experience.

• Strong partnering skills with personal integrity, proactive mindset, and cross-functional thinking.

• General financial understanding, including performance reporting, budgeting, and month-end accounting.

• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with systems tools like Business Objects and Essbase.

• Strong communication and influencing skills across various levels and functions.

• Experience in large multinational companies preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work with Macros and database knowledge for handling large financial data.

• Skills in creating automation/models in Excel and connecting to external databases.

• High-end data analytics skills applicable to FP&A analytical models.

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