Cisco Systems is hiring Commercial Finance Solutions Executive

Cisco Systems is hiring Commercial Finance Solutions Executive

Company Name: Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited

Job Description: Commercial Finance Solutions Executive

Job Code: R980153

Work Experience:  10 – 15 Years

Work Location: Bangalore

Education:       UG: Any Graduate - Any Specialization

PG: Any Postgraduate - Any Specialization, Post-Graduation Not Required

Doctorate: Doctorate Not Required

Desired Profile: The Business Entity

Commercial Finance is the organization responsible for managing, supporting and coordinating the deal structuring, review and approval process of non-standard business opportunities related to customers, technologies and geographies.

The Team

The Commercial Finance Solutions team will become an integral part of the sales effort around deal management, working closely with business partners in Sales, Finance, Legal and many other internal stakeholders involved in a potential business transaction. In this role you will become exposed to many disciplines within the business and will play a critical role by managing complex, non-standard, business opportunities.

Role & Responsibilities: Role overview

This role is a strong business partner and trusted advisor for the Sales and Finance Management teams, and will ensure consistent end-to-end management of non-standard deals in alignment to 

Cisco's non-standard deals policies and procedures. As part of the bigger Finance community, this role contributes in driving the companys objectives of discount control and profit maximization.

Key responsibilities:

Lead the Regions Commercial Finance activity, co-ordinating junior CF team members and working closely with the Region Finance Director

Manage all non-standard deals for technology, account or geographical

Work with the Sales Team to optimize deals, mitigate risks for Cisco and prevent potential channel or country/theatre conflicts

Drive consistency and adopt standardization protocols to help the function scale up to the expected output levels

Initiate, drive and manage key initiatives that will improve the way Cisco manages non-standard deals for continuous productivity improvements

General understanding of revenue recognition issues, identifying non-standard terms and revenue recognition issues in coordination and collaboration with the Corporate Revenue Accounting team

Build and manage cross functional relationships with Sales Account Teams, Legal, Segment Fin, SSF, Treasury, Cisco Capital, Tax, Corporate Revenue etc.

Key tasks:

Deal management

Perform pricing analysis on specific deals

Deal structuring and/or packaging guidance

Facilitate deal reviews and approvals by Sales and Finance

Approve deals

Reporting and analysis, with key metrics and decision support

Minimum Qualifications

Skills required:

10+ years relevant job experience gained in a large multi-national company with exposure to various financial and/or commercial disciplines

Education and certifications:

Finance or Accounting degree

Recognized professional accounting qualification

Knowledge and experience in finance and accounting field (essential)

Proficiency in MS Office (essential). Advanced Excel user (essential)

Fluency in English with excellent written and oral communication skills along with excellent interpersonal skills (essential)

Personal attributes:

Good communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Extreme attention to detail

Able to prioritize and meet tight deadlines

Results driven

Able to work within a team environment at all levels and collaborate across different organizations

Able to work in a dynamic and ever changing environment

Desired Skills

Prior bid, deal or pricing management experience (preferred)

Experience working with and supporting sales organizations (preferred)

Business experience in international markets (advantageous)

For more details visit to website: http://www.cisco.com 

Good Luck..:)