Finance Manager

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Direct and enable regional bookings and advise Cisco Capital Sales Leadership and the APJC VP of Finance.
• Lead and develop a team of three finance professionals.
• Spearhead complex deal negotiations and cross-functional alignment across finance, sales, credit, operations, and compliance.
• Structure financing solutions that balance revenue growth, credit risk, profitability, and financial objectives.
• Monitor booking margins, discount structures, and profitability trends; provide actionable recommendations.
• Use financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and business planning to support decisions and improve operational efficiency.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience in Sales Finance, Commercial Finance, FP, or Business Operations.
• Experience with financial planning, reporting, and business performance management systems.
• Strong financial analysis, business partnering, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience working across cross-functional teams in a complex business environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting sales organizations in the technology or corporate sector.
• Capabilities in financial modeling, forecasting, scenario analysis, and business planning.
• Experience with complex commercial transactions, deal structuring, pricing, or profitability analysis.
• Experience managing and developing finance teams.
• Ability to work in a matrixed, global, collaborative environment and communicate insights through clear business storytelling.

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