# Leader, Controller- Techno Finance-AI

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Bangalore, India
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join Cisco's Global CCG Shared Services (GCSS) team, a Center of Excellence driving global Record-to-Report (R2R) processes and finance transformation.

As a Finance Manager – Controllership & R2R Transformation, you will provide techno-functional leadership while overseeing end-to-end financial close activities, ensuring compliance, and driving operational excellence across global finance processes.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and optimize month-end and quarter-end close processes across multiple legal entities, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete financial reporting.

- Drive compliance with US GAAP, SOX, and internal accounting policies while maintaining strong financial controls and audit readiness.

- Demonstrate expertise in ASC 606 Revenue Recognition, ensuring accurate and compliant revenue accounting and reporting.

- Manage and mentor a high-performing finance team by establishing clear KPIs, fostering accountability, and supporting career development.

- Partner with Finance, IT, Transformation, and Business stakeholders to deliver strategic finance initiatives and influence cross-functional project outcomes.

- Identify reconciliation gaps, investigate variances, and implement sustainable corrective actions to strengthen financial controls.

- Champion finance transformation by leveraging AI, Machine Learning (ML), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and digital technologies to automate manual processes and improve operational efficiency.

- Measure and communicate automation benefits, including productivity gains, process improvements, and return on investment (ROI).

- Support continuous improvement initiatives by simplifying finance processes and enhancing reporting capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field

- CA, CPA, CWA, or CGMA qualification preferred.

- 12+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Accounting, or Controllership.

- 3+ years of people leadership or finance management experience.

- Strong expertise in Record-to-Report (R2R), month-end and quarter-end close processes, financial reconciliation and reporting, US GAAP and SOX compliance, and internal controls and audit requirements.

- Proven experience managing finance operations across multiple legal entities.

- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.

- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex, cross-functional finance initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Hands-on experience with ASC 606 Revenue Recognition and its practical application.

- Strong knowledge of ERP platforms such as Oracle, SAP, or equivalent.

- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling and data analysis.

- Experience with financial reporting and consolidation tools.

- Hands-on experience implementing AI, Machine Learning (ML), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), or other automation technologies within finance functions.

- Demonstrated success leading finance transformation and process automation initiatives.

- Experience working within large multinational organizations or Global Capability Centers (GCCs).

- Continuous improvement mindset with a passion for innovation, digital transformation, and operational excellence.

- Strong AI proficiency and skills.

- Ability to drive large transformation initiatives.

## Skills

### Required
- Record-to-Report (R2R)
- US GAAP
- SOX
- ASC 606 Revenue Recognition
- AI
- Machine Learning (ML)
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

### Nice to have
- Oracle
- SAP
- Microsoft Excel
- financial reporting and consolidation tools

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