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Finance Analyst supporting Cisco’s Splunk Product Organization with OPEX budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Modeling headcount costs and guiding strategic investment decisions.
Responsibilities:
- Provide OPEX support to the Splunk Product Organization
- Support Engineering leadership prioritization and decision making
- Support portfolio planning, annual budgeting, quarterly commit processes, month-end and quarterly close activities, forecasting, reporting, variance analysis, and compliance
- Partner with Engineering and Product Management leadership, HR, talent acquisition, and accounting to establish best practices
- Model headcount costs and discretionary expenses
- Identify opportunities and recommend pulling back or accelerating spend based on team priorities
- Improve forecasting accuracy through enhanced data analytics and cross-functional collaboration
- Support monthly close processes, including accruals, variance analysis, and PO, invoice, and requisition approvals
- Perform ad-hoc analyses
- Assess GAAP and Cisco accounting policy impacts on expense forecasts
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business-related field with 3+ years of proven experience
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Proficiency with finance ERPs and financial planning software, such as Oracle Hyperion Essbase, NetSuite, or Anaplan
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Previous OpEx or COGS experience preferred
- SaaS business experience
- Ability to drive process improvements and automation
Benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants, subject to eligibility and continued employment
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
- Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
- Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
- Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies
- Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans
- Opportunities to grow and build at Cisco
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