Meet the Team

This role is part of the broad finance organization, reporting to Commercial Finance leader. Primarily support accounts, geographies that are part of the India & sub-continent and ASEAN, flexible to work in these time-zones.

Your Impact

The Commercial Finance Analyst will become an integral part of the sales efforts around deal management, working closely with Sales Leaders, Finance Controller, and other internal stakeholders.

You will become a strong business partner and trusted advisor for the Sales teams and will ensure consistent end-to-end management of non-standard deals in alignment with Company’s non-standard deals policies and procedures.

The Commercial Finance Analyst will be responsible for managing, supporting, and coordinating the deal structuring, review and approval processThe candidates must display judgment skills to ensure that Company optimizes its margins, effectively mitigates risks, while remaining commercially competitiveBuild relationships with functional teams within Company to enable close interactions for deal reviews and approvals, including active executive engagementManage all non-standard deals for assigned accounts or geographyWork with the Sales Team to optimize deals, mitigate risks for Company and prevent potential channel or country/theatre conflictsFacilitate deal reviews and approvals by Sales and Finance by managing the communication and structuring of non-standard business opportunitiesWork closely with field sales to implement pricing and deal packaging guidelinesPerforms scenario analysis, what if comparisons, sensitivity analysis, NPVs & IRRs on key deal during deal structuring cycle.Ensure deal governance and compliance including risk assessmentPartners with Legal to perform contract reviews and assessments as per processesLearning Opportunity:Unique opportunity to understand the Product Portfolio/Deal Structuring, commercial terms early in career will help build strong profile for future roles of Business Finance controllers.Opportunity for dual role as Sales Finance controller for a segment Plus commercial Finance analyst, supporting business leader in strategic decision making for Bookings growth, investments and profitability decisions.Minimum Qualifications:Chartered Accountant with 1-2 years of experience.Preferred Qualifications:Strong time management and planning skills - ability to work effectively under time pressure. As role requires strong partnership with Legal, Sales Finance controller, Business unit Finance, Capital Finance & global commercial finance.Analytical and mathematical skillsWorking knowledge of MS Excel (Pivot tables, data manipulation and transformation)Proficiency in English with excellent written and oral communication skills along with excellent interpersonal skillsUnderstanding of telecom technology, Cisco product portfolio and competitive environment is preferred but not essentialWhy 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 solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.