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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

London, Gb

Management and Board Reporting• Monthly P&L management• Rolling monthly management executive pack and quarterly board reporting pack (including performance commentary, variance analysis and KPI analysis)• Annual and 5 Year planning• Lead modelling of new commercial initiatives and product launches• Designing and producing business case frameworks to be utilized in pricing and margin analysis• Design and implement robust financial challenge and review process for budget holders• Collaborate with Group Financial Controller to manage all aspects of ASC 606 as it relates to new sales contracts and commission incentive schemesProjects• Assisting Group Finance Director and CFO in building and analyzing business cases to support new investments and M&A targets• Contribute to process improvements across Finance through utilization of IT systems

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Finance Manager supporting the Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO). Specifically, the Cloud Security (SaaS), Email Security, Tetration, Stealthwatch, and Engineering organizations comprised of about 300 sellers/ systems engineers.• As a key business partner and trusted advisor to GSSO leaders, I work to provide robust analytics to track financial performance as well as provide support on strategic decisions and the execution of key business goals/ initiatives.• Play an integral role in key processes such as new year readiness, sales goaling, sales compensation, bookings forecasting and OPEX/HC management.• Specifically handling OPEX/HC management for my immediate team of about 300 heads and a budget of roughly $60M annually. As well as helping in consolidation and analysis of Total Global Security Organization of about 1600 heads and a budget of about $330M.• Spearhead GSSO's ACV new/renew bookings reporting expansion and implementation.

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Promoted further with responsibilities expanding within the same extended team. • Primary finance contact for 4 sales teams totaling 75-100 people (annual bookings of $500-$600M). • Responsibilities included annual planning, sales forecasting, pipeline tracking and analysis, compensation analysis, HC/Opex management and ad hoc reporting/analytics but expanded further to include more deal specific analysis, approvals, and bookings/revenue guidance.• Handled HC/Opex management for the broader organization of 275-300 heads. Overall yearly budget of $65-$75M. • Helped to prepare, consolidate, and improve financial reporting packages to senior leadership on a monthly/quarter basis.• Created complex financial models to aid leadership in decision making.• Built, supported, and monitored key metrics to help facilitate analysis of any variances/trends.

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Provided strategic partnership to sales as well as engage with and support cross-functional teams. • Managed annual planning, sales forecasting, compensation, pipeline tracking and analysis, HC/Opex and ad hoc reporting/analytics.• Partnered with other Finance and Sales leaders to consolidate forecasts and manage Opex within the broader Global Service Provider sales organization.• Designed and developed standardized templates to facilitate cleaner reporting and improved accuracy for the organization as a whole.

San Jose, Ca, Us

My third and final rotation with Cisco's Finance Rotation Program took place in our BTOF switching organization. This role was much closer to the business, diving much deeper into our products while working more closely with both engineering and supply chain organizations.Core Switching Group:• Built and utilized PowerPivot BI excel suite to help manage large amounts of data and streamline reporting.• Developed, tracked and analyzed KPI’s to facilitate managements measurement and assessment of progress in meeting strategic goals.Small Business Group:• Managed bookings forecasting, production of weekly bookings package, and margin analysis on complex deals.

San Jose, Ca, Us

My second rotation with Cisco's Finance Rotation Program took place in Global Revenue. During my time in this role, I assisted with the implementation of the new revenue recognition accounting standard implementation and Country Enablement/FCT projects. In addition, I assisted with New Business Model review, as well as research/ documentation of various accounting issues. Key responsibilities included:• Read/ researched accounting guidance.• Documented Cisco's accounting position.• Assisted with the implementation of the new revenue recognition accounting standard (ASC 606) and Country Enablement projects.• Perform review of less complex nonstandard deals.• Assist with inventory/ updating of Revenue Recognition policies and procedures.

San Jose, Ca, Us

My first rotation within Cisco's Finance Rotation Program was in Sales and Service Finance, where I managed headcount and expense for the Enterprise Business Segment. Key responsibilities included: • Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with the sales business partners, all areas of Finance, and other cross functional teams • Manage monthly and quarterly close activities which include: forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, reporting, business risk/opportunities and ad hoc responsibilities • Manage yearly and quarterly Budget/Commit planning processes for EBS sales teams • Bi-weekly and monthly presentations to Senior Management • Develop key organizational metrics, scenario analysis and data interpretation providing Opex transparency to business partners. • Drive special projects as needed

San Jose, Ca, Us

Shadowed and supported GIS Finance with financial planning and analysis during Ciscos fiscal year end.• Helped with all aspects of FP&A role. From weekly OPEX tracking and analysis, to monthly accruals and headcount reconciliations.• Worked on both monthly and year end reporting powerpoints to upper management.• Created excel workbooks to help streamline FP&A processes.

Handled fraternal finances, book keeping, and budget