Cisco Operations Finance Manager 

Costa Rica, San José 

676287017

You will partner with IT Functional Vice Presidents and Directors to formulate investment strategies and optimize spending tied to priorities of the organization. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

Provide financial leadership, direction, and analysis to our Infrastructure & Cloud organization. This manager will partner directly with the IT leaders supporting our Compute and Storage teams across our company. You will be the key liaison between finance and IT on the key cycles of planning, forecasting, closing & reporting as well as enable the organization to improve to the next level of analytics and reporting. There will be focus on fixed asset management as well as lease accounting. You will be crucial in ensuring compliance oversight for the business partner as it relates to asset management, software, vendor, and other investments.

You are a highly motivated Finance professional with a solution-mindset, who applies technical and relationship skills to solve problems. You can quickly adapt in a transformative environment and are able to meet short term deliverables while building for the long haul.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7 years of detailed experience in Corporate Finance, Budget Management, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), or Accounting.
• Demonstrated competency in asset management.
• Advanced proficiency in English, both written and verbal

• Familiarity with finance tools (Business Object, Hyperion/Essbase, FinABC).
• Proven ability to support business decisions through detailed analysis, facts, and data.
• Proficiency in creating complex data models using Microsoft Excel, including the use of pivot tables, advanced formulas, and data visualization tools.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).