Finance Analyst - Project Management In Accounts Payable Process, Project Management, Oracle R12/Smartbuy, Automation & Standardizing

Meet the Team

You will be part of the Cisco Global Accounting and Reporting (GAR) team, which is committed to being a valued Finance business partner focusing on controllership oversight, delivery of accounting services, and compliance assurance. You will collaborate seamlessly with partners, internal COEs, stakeholders like Tax, Legal, compliance, and other relevant functions.

Your Impact

You are a highly motivated finance operation with strong business partnership skills and an approach of positivity, and constant improvement and you will be working closing with various business functions like Procurement, Internal Business, Tax. This role is responsible for the global operations for in-scope services for the A/P Projects and Operations in Global Shared Services

• You are responsible for reviewing the project scope, goals, deliverables, timelines with IT team, executing the Testing.
• Lead AP-related projects such as system migrations, ERP implementations, automation initiatives.
• Act as AP subject matter expert (SME) during design, testing, training, and rollout phases.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement initiatives across global or regional AP operations.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Provide training, documentation, and change management support
• Responsible to closely work with IT team for any AP related
• Well versed & In-depth knowledge of Oracle R12 & Ariba Smart Buy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance and Accounts
• Should have minimum 5 to 7 years of experience in Accounts Payables Process & Project Management.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Hands on Experience in Oracle R12 & Ariba Smart Buy

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. 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.