Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This is a hybrid role with two days per week at Cisco’s Atlanta or RTP 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

The Financial Compliance & Operations team is part of the Corporate Controller organization and partners with functional process owners and IT in the execution of Cisco’s enterprise-wide SOX Compliance Program. We use outstanding methodologies to enable continuous monitoring of the control environment and reporting in support of senior executive certifications.

Reporting to the SOX Senior Manager, this person will be a key resource supporting the risk assessment, prioritizing, and execution of the SOX program for certain key financial functional processes. This role gives the individual broad exposure to Cisco's business processes and is a collaborative partner engaging with our internal finance, IT, and operations business partners in the design, testing, and reporting of the SOX compliance program results. In addition, this role will partner with project teams in the evaluation of risk and internal control impact of large-scale projects that could affect the design, efficiency, and effectiveness of the control environment.

Your Impact

You will handle the control environment for assigned business processes. You will provide mentor, structure, & quality control to your business partners by communicating functional knowledge for walk-throughs, corporate-wide projects, and other initiatives. In this position, you will be empowered to make a difference, establish a reputation, and position yourself for continued growth.

Other Core Responsibilities:

• Being responsible for the annual evaluation of SOX prioritizing and end-to-end process and internal control design through walkthroughs with key partners - SOX IT, External Auditors, and the functional business process owners.
• Provide oversight and mentorship to SOX specialists in the quarterly test of internal controls and review test results.
• Optimally connect with and educate functional process owners, including non-finance individuals, on financial reporting risks, the importance of controls, an effective control environment and the role of the SOX audit team.
• Drive internal control risk assessment and readiness of business process, system or organizational changes being driven by significant corporate initiatives/projects and/or information technology implementations.
• Prepare and report out metrics for functional processes to PMO Management, CFO Staff, and cross-functionally to Process Team Leads and/or Business Process Compliance Owners.
• Partner cross-functionally with business and IT process and control owners to drive remediation actions for timely closure of control deficiencies.
• Detail all work and maintain changes/updates in the SOX System of Record (BWise).
• Maintain knowledge of current accounting and auditing practices and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related finance degree,
• 6+ years of audit/accounting / control design or related experience
• Strong accounting and analytical skills with the ability to apply knowledge to complex businesses situations
• Strong understanding of financial reporting risks and appropriate control design

Preferred Qualification

• MBA/CPA, preferred
• Big 4 Audit Experience Preferred
• Ability to communicate optimally with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams
• Self-starter and ability to drive action items to closure
• Excellent organization skills with attention to detail

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 solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

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. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.