Finance Manager

The application window is expected to close on: 10/11/2026 Finance Manager, Industrial IOT Specialist Sales This is a hybrid role with two days per week at Cisco’s RTP or San Jose offices. Alternate locations will be considered on an exception basis. Members of the Finance organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions. Meet the Team Global Specialist Sales Finance partners with Cisco’s Sales Specialist organization furthering the mission of our hyperspecialist sellers who focus on a particular product set or go to market motion that requires specific expertise. Cisco’s Industrial IOT portfolio includes ruggedized routing, switching, wireless, and security solutions for our Operational Technology customers and partners in the world’s most critical industries. This team had a record FY26 for top line growth and broke through the $1B mark as a business!

You will be a Finance Manager supporting the Global Industrial IOT Sales team. This is a front-line sales controller role and will partner directly with the VP, Global IIOT Sales and provide finance support to multiple senior members of the Global IIOT Sales Specialist team, focused on day to day operations. Key activities include: Driving monthly Global IIOT bookings forecasting, weekly reporting and analysis, including partnering with regional sales leaders in providing forward looking business insights around attainment, forecast accuracy, risks/opportunities and recommendations. Lead all interlocks, fiscal year planning, and goaling to provide strategic business support across Global IIOT. Analyze monthly overachievers and manage commissions cases specifically related to architecture goaling. Lead quarterly opex budgeting for Global IIOT Sales including monthly close (accruals) of expense, opex & headcount flashes, quarterly commits You will engage with cross functional teams including: Sales Management, Strategy and Planning, Finance leadership, Commercial Finance, Business Units, and various FP&A teams.   You are a well-rounded Finance professional with the ability to be a strong business partner to Sales leadership. You have strong technical Finance background balanced with the soft skills to influence senior executives on key business decisions.

You are a self-starter and exceptional communicator. You “lean in” and are not afraid of risk. You work well under pressure in a deadline-driven environment, and you always look for the best way to “yes”. You have experience in sales forecasting, bookings analysis, and business partnering. Familiarity with Cisco’s new year readiness, planning, and goaling processes is desired. You have a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business with 6-8 years of relevant Finance experience Strong analytical skills, organization skills, and attention to detail Ability to actively manage competing deliverables to meet business commitments and partners’ expectations Strong collaboration, presentation, and communications skills and ability to work with multiple cross-functional and remote teams simultaneously Proven Excel, Essbase, Business Objects, and PowerPoint skills You’re a self-starter who is structured and organized in your approach with ability to plan work and prioritize effectively in an independent manner You are an excellent communicator and open to sharing ideas and suggestions for process optimization and improvements Preferred Qualification Cisco finance experience with New Year Readiness, goaling and planning is desired Why Cisco?  At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These