Services And Logistics Finance Manager

Finance Team Member

You will be joining a world-class finance team that has a hands-on impact on the growth of the business. This close-knit team interacts with all aspects of the business and is at the forefront of transforming the business towards financial management excellence. This cross functional role partners with leaders throughout the business to analyze the financial impact for the Services and Logistics Organization.

Your Impact

• Collaborate with S&L leaders to develop data-driven projections, ensuring financial transparency and accountability across the S&L organization.
• Manage and oversee forecasting processes on weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles.
• Analyze variances between actuals, forecasts, and plans to identify key business trends and performance metrics to provide financial insights and recommendations to leadership.
• Drive the creation of business cases for new strategic initiatives with an emphasis on AI and automation projects.
• Support month-end and quarter-end processes by partnering on manual account reconciliations to maintain accurate financial records.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analyses and build dynamic models to provide actionable insights on business trends and opportunities.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial reporting and communications to support timely and reliable decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA or BS degree with 5+ years of core Finance experience.
• Finance/Accounting and operational reporting and analysis knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and data mining experience is critical.
• Self-starter who can work independently with limited supervision.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to break down complex requirements into solutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Business Objects and SmartView is desired.
• Ability to multi-task and work under tight timelines in a dynamic environment.
• Must be able to work successfully with virtual teams.
• Excellent communication skills, self-motivation and intellectual curiosity.

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best. We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do! Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!