Hiring: Finance Analyst Company: Cisco Location: Durham, NC (Hybrid – 2 days per week at Cisco's RTP office; alternate locations considered on an exception basis) Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 17:59:24 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Financial Analysis, FP&A, Sales Finance, Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Bookings Types (Hardware/Software/Recurring/ACV), Pipeline Analysis, Risk & Opportunity Analysis, Process Automation, AI Workflow Automation, Cross-functional Collaboration, Financial Reporting, Business Metrics Experience: - Minimum 2 years of experience in a financial analyst, FP&A, Sales Finance, or related role - Proven strength in core financial analysis responsibilities including identifying business trends, assessing risks and opportunities, and providing actionable analysis to support business decisions - Experience supporting weekly, monthly, and quarterly forecasting and reporting processes - Experience collaborating across multiple time zones and working around a global clock to meet deliverables Required Skills: - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze financial data, identify key drivers and trends, and translate findings into actionable insights - Highly detail-oriented and organized, with the capability to prioritize multiple deadlines and priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and quality - Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities to cross-functional partners - Ability to lead weekly and monthly forecast decks and deliver timely, accurate financial reporting, business metrics, and performance analysis - Ability to consolidate forecasts and report by GEO & Product - Ability to maintain and build financial models supporting forecasting for various Bookings Types (Hardware/Software/Recurring/ACV) - Ability to conduct pipeline analysis by monitoring top deals to identify challenges and opportunities - Drive process simplification and operational excellence through automation, standardization, and continuous improvement - Leverage AI to automate workflows - Teamwork and interpersonal skills with a team-oriented perspective and proactive support of colleagues - Commitment to continuous improvement and initiative to improve processes Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field Compensation: Not specified Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!