Inventory Accounting & Automation Analyst

Cisco Systems, Inc; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Inventory Accounting professional to join a small team focused on US GAAP inventory accounting for Cisco Services and Supply Chain across multiple entities.

You will own close responsibilities, drive process improvements, and collaborate with IT, Operations, and Tax to ensure accurate inventory reporting and compliant controls, with hands-on accounting, proactive problem solving, and opportunities for mentorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field.
• Foundational understanding of accounting and finance demonstrated through education, work experience, or self-directed learning.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to learn complex processes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate inventory accounting processes within Oracle C3, UiPath, and Excel.
• Identify recurring manual work, data issues, and opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and reliability.
• Build or improve tools, reconciliations, reports, and workflow automations using advanced Excel and scripting.
• Apply AI and automation within company policies and established accounting controls, validating outputs.
• Translate accounting needs into clear IT requirements and coordinate testing and implementation timing.
• Review system changes after release and assess whether fixes and improvements worked as intended.
• Document processes, entity-specific requirements, controls, and changes for team-wide use.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel skills

Communication skills

Initiative

Problem solving

Ability to learn quickly

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Data Science

Tools

Oracle C3

UiPath

Excel

Python

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Inventory Accounting professional to join a small team focused on US GAAP inventory accounting for Cisco Services and Supply Chain across multiple entities.

You will own close responsibilities, drive process improvements, and collaborate with IT, Operations, and Tax to ensure accurate inventory reporting and compliant controls, with hands-on accounting, proactive problem solving, and opportunities for mentorship.