Leader, Finance

Cisco•Research Triangle Park, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Global Enterprise Segment Finance team you will partner with the East Sales VP and their leadership team. You will have the unique opportunity to manage a $2B P&L (Product and Services) working cross functionally to drive profitable growth within the GES East sales region. In this role, it will be essential that you help build, support, and monitor key metrics for your organization such as annual plan, weekly and quarterly forecasts, and expense targets. You will manage goaling of the sales organization and continued compensation performance evaluation. You will be responsible for the integrity and compliance of bookings in the Area in accordance with internal SOX guidelines and company policies and eliminating obstacles in process and operations to enable bookings in a timely manner. Your ability to help analyze complex deals including pricing, contractual terms and conditions, and revenue recognition implications will help your management team drive business outcomes. You will assist in designing process improvements for financial analysis based on understanding of business needs and industry trends while partnering with Sales leadership on strategy and organization structure. You will communicate complex ideas, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view. Finally, you will be responsible for finance analyst and be committed to their ongoing career and skills development. You will engage with cross functional teams including: Sales Management, Strategy and Planning, Finance Executives, Commercial Finance, Business Units, Cisco Capital, Legal, Revenue Accounting, and various FP&A teams. You are a well-rounded Finance professional with the ability to be a strong business partner to Sales leadership. You have strong technical Finance background balanced with the soft skills to influence senior executives on key business decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in finance, business administration, or related field.
Minimum 10+ years of relevant Finance experience
Ability to lead and manage professionals
Requires specialized knowledge and expertise in financial analysis and familiarity with the broader underlying concepts of related business fields
Applies understanding of the industry and how your own area contributes to the achievement of finance objectives
Collaborates to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions; Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates to adopt a different point of view
Solid understanding of Excel including advanced functions and PowerPoint, Essbase, and Business Objects
Must be open to sharing ideas and suggestions for process improvement and/or optimizations.

Nice To Haves

MBA a significant plus.

Responsibilities

Manage a $2B P&L (Product and Services) working cross functionally to drive profitable growth within the GES East sales region.
Build, support, and monitor key metrics for your organization such as annual plan, weekly and quarterly forecasts, and expense targets.
Manage goaling of the sales organization and continued compensation performance evaluation.
Ensure integrity and compliance of bookings in the Area in accordance with internal SOX guidelines and company policies.
Eliminate obstacles in process and operations to enable bookings in a timely manner.
Analyze complex deals including pricing, contractual terms and conditions, and revenue recognition implications.
Assist in designing process improvements for financial analysis based on understanding of business needs and industry trends.
Partner with Sales leadership on strategy and organization structure.
Communicate complex ideas, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.
Be responsible for finance analyst and be committed to their ongoing career and skills development.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt employees)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)