Description
Join our Corporate FP&A team in San Jose as a Finance Manager. You will manage areas within Worldwide (WW) compensation and fringe benefit models (~$10B) in partnership with People & Communities (P&C).
Key responsibilities include month-end close, program true-ups, and financial reporting, while driving process improvements through automation and AI. You will provide actionable insights, forecasting, and budgeting support to cross-functional leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- Compensation & Fringe Benefit Models: Develop, maintain, and refine current financial models to support evolving business requirements
- Financial Reporting: Execute the month-end close process for compensation and fringe benefit liabilities, including reserves and reconciliations
- Business Partnership: Deliver day-to-day corporate support and consultancy to business partners while actively collaborating with P&C and support corporate-wide strategic initiatives
- Process Optimization: Continuously optimize financial processes, reporting mechanisms, and workflows by championing automation and AI initiatives, driving impactful change
- Global Collaboration: Align with finance teams to ensure consistent global financial strategies
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field
- 5+ years of relevant progressive experience in financial planning, accounting, and analysis/modelling.
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, data analysis tools, enterprise financial systems, and experience applying AI/automation to complex workflows.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to present complex financial data clearly to cross-functional stakeholders and P&C partners
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer