Inventory Accounting Operations Analyst

Team and role

Systems, process, and improvement

• Evaluate inventory accounting processes in Oracle C3, UiPath, and Excel, including accounting rationale, data flows, and controls.
• Identify recurring manual work, process pain points, data issues, and opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and reliability.
• Build or improve tools, reconciliations, reports, and workflow automations using advanced Excel and, where appropriate, scripting or Cisco-approved AI tools.
• Apply AI and automation within company policies and established accounting controls, validating outputs before relying on them.
• Translate accounting needs into clear IT requirements and coordinate testing and implementation timing.
• Review released system changes, investigate unexpected results, and assess whether fixes and improvements worked across subsequent close cycles.
• Document processes, entity-specific requirements, controls, and changes for team use.

Inventory accounting and close

• Prepare and review subledger-to-general-ledger reconciliations, investigate variances, and document results for assigned entities or processes.
• Prepare journal entries and perform assigned month-end and year-end close activities.
• Review prior-period reconciliation results and coordinate with downstream partners responsible for related accounting items.
• Monitor inventory accounting accuracy and investigate discrepancies with Operations, IT, and other accounting teams.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field.
• One to two years of experience in finance or computer science.
• Foundational understanding of accounting and finance.

Work model

• Finance organization members at select locations are generally expected to follow a hybrid model with two in-office days each week, subject to limited exceptions; the description does not confirm whether this applies to this role.

Accounting context