Meet the Team

You will be joining the Global Supply Chain Finance organization, specifically the Product FP&A team, where you will be a key team member driving Product Gross Margin attainment and improvement. You will also own Product Margin analysis and forecasting for various business entities.

Our team is a dynamic group of motivated and high-performing finance professionals, recognized for strong cross-functional collaboration and for developing top-tier finance talent at Cisco. We pride ourselves on a supportive team culture and making a meaningful impact across the business. In this role, you’ll work closely with partners in supply chain, finance, and other key internal stakeholders to drive cost savings and enhance margins for the company.

Your Impact

• Be a champion for Product Gross Margin optimization for your assigned business units (BU’s)

• Support business partners through ad-hoc analysis while collaborating with them on financial metrics and processes to ensure projects contribute to positive business outcomes to Cisco.

• Publish quarterly business review slides for SCF leadership team, provide actionable insights and drive actions to achieve margin outcomes

• Partner closely with Central SC FP&A and BE Finance team to drive the accuracy of monthly ship margin forecast for the assigned BU’s

• Evaluate impact of New Products and Product Transitions on BE and overall Cisco Gross Margin

• Continuously review for automation, simplification, AI-based workflow opportunities to scale our processes for efficiency and accuracy
• Own the monthly NMS consolidation and commentary process for all BEs; partner with internal SCF stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely delivery of forecast packages
• Lead the consolidated BE P&L reporting and align with BE FP&A team on gross margin forecast

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in Finance or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to engage, influence, and collaborate directly with cross-functional business partners.
• Ability to work independently to drive initiatives, implement change, and identify operational improvements that enhance efficiency within business processes.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in using AI, automation and digitization tools to simplify business processes, improve productivity.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze large quantities of data and translate them into meaningful business insights.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in finance systems such as Essbase/Hyperion and strong MS Office skills
• Strong time management and prioritize skills; ability to multiple tasks and work with a sense of urgency to support our partners
• Knowledge of financial analysis, financial forecasting, and modeling and financial risk management

Why Cisco? 

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. 

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