Cisco is seeking a Finance Analyst to join their team in Bangalore. The ideal candidate should possess a BS degree in accounting or finance, complemented by either a CA or MBA qualification. With a minimum of one year of experience in a relevant field, the Finance Analyst will play a crucial role in Cisco’s financial operations.
Company Name: Cisco
Job Role: Finance Analyst
Education Required: BS degree in accounting/finance with CA/MBA
Experience Required: 1+ years
Job Location: Bangalore
Role and Responsibilities:
- General reporting and business metrics tracking; including generating reports, analyses, and models as requested by the business to support the overall process regionally or globally.
- Prepare and disseminate timely and accurate financial information to allow the business to plan, forecast, and make decisions using controlled, consistent data.
- Organizational Expense & HC reporting, Bookings, Revenue, and Margin Analysis, support opex management with PR approvals and accruals for regions / BE.
- Acting as the primary contact to designated business finance partner(s) providing timely advice & appropriate reporting & analysis thereon.
- Participating as an extended member of the business finance partner team ensuring the good of the underlying business in order to provide the appropriate analytical insights.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- BS degree in accounting/finance with CA/MBA with 1+ years of relevant experience.
- A high degree of partnering skills: Personal integrity; drive for results; forward thinking; proactive and cross-functional thinking.
- General financial understanding a plus (periodic performance reporting, yearly and quarterly opex budgeting and planning, and month-end accounting)
- Must have excellent analytical and systems skills, including sound finance and accounting knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and a working knowledge of various systems tools (Business Objects, Essbase, etc.)
- Strong and effective communications across multiple levels of the Company and across multiple functional organizations. Must have excellent partnering and influencing skills.
- Prior experience in a large multinational company is preferred.
