The Role
This is a hybrid opportunity for a Payroll Specialist who pairs strong CIA Certification with the curiosity to ask why the numbers moved. The reward structure favors doers: $89,000 - $126,000 upfront, real finance ownership, and a Cisco team pulling the same direction.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft tax memos clear enough that legal signs without rewrites
- Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Cisco
- Own grant compliance so Cisco never returns a restricted dollar
- Translate the finance cost structure into a pricing floor leadership trusts
- Convert a messy chart of accounts into something a newcomer can read
- Mentor junior accounting staff and review their work for accuracy
- Build budget-vs-actual reviews managers across Inglewood look forward to
- Lean on Bank Reconciliation and Attention Management to automate what used to be manual
What You'll Bring
- Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
- Comfort owning finance decisions in a CA market
- Prior experience working on-site in Inglewood, CA, or willingness to relocate
- A joyfully-rigorous attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
- Hands-on finance experience that holds up to follow-up questions
Cisco is a self-directed company in Inglewood, CA that turns complex finance problems into simple, elegant solutions. You'll find a flat structure where the best argument wins, regardless of title.
At Cisco the paycheck opens at $89,000 - $126,000 and the perks, from learning stipends to flexible Inglewood, CA hours, only widen from there.
Right now Cisco is mid-search, and the Payroll Specialist chair is yours to claim.
Make Cisco your next answer when someone asks where you work, and apply now.
Skills
- CIA Certification
- ACCA
- CMA Certification
- Working Capital Management
- Bank Reconciliation
- Accruals
- Hyperion
- Delegation
- Coaching
- Attention Management
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Professional Development
- Hybrid Work
- Happy Hours
- Vision insurance
- Annual bonus program
- Bring Your Dog to Work
- Housing Allowance