Cisco Commercial Finance Manager 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

682111040

As a Commercial Finance Manager, you will be a trusted advisor and business partner to the Sales teams, ensuring consistent management of non-standard deals in line with Cisco's policies and procedures. In this role, you will:

• Manage, support, and coordinate the deal structuring, review, and approval process.
• Exercise judgment to optimize margins and mitigate risks while remaining commercially competitive.
• Play a critical role in managing complex, non-standard business opportunities.
• Build relationships with functional teams for close interactions during deal reviews and approvals.
• Manage all non-standard deals for assigned accounts or geography.
• Work with Sales Teams to optimize deals and prevent conflicts.
• Facilitate deal reviews and approvals by managing communication and structuring.
• Implement pricing and deal packaging guidelines with field sales.
• Perform scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, NPVs & IRRs during deal structuring.
• Ensure deal governance and compliance, including risk assessment.
• Collaborate with Legal for contract reviews and assessments.
• Maintain extensive knowledge of product and service offerings.

• Business/Finance-related degree (MBA preferred) with relevant experience in commercial/pricing/deal management.

• Experience in deal management and pricing in the Telecom/IT domain.
• Understanding of telecom technology and Cisco product portfolio is a plus.
• Strong time management and planning skills to work effectively under pressure.
• Excellent analytical, mathematical, and tool skills (Excel, Pivot tables).
• General understanding of contracts and implications on revenue recognition.
• Proficiency in English with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.