What Youll Do Ciscos LIFT (Leaders in Finance & Technology) Program develops future finance leaders and CFOs. This leadership development program for recent college graduates provides a breadth of accounting and finance experiences during your first 2 years of employment through 4 meaningful and rare roles. This program is available in both San Jose, CA and RTP, NC. The experiences combine with an extensive training curriculum that aligns with each 6-month assignment. In your roles, you will have opportunities to Craft new and dynamic business models and come up with profitable strategies Turn data into the information that will take on business problems Assist in finding the balance between giving our shareholders the greatest value and meeting the technological and business needs of our customers Learn and develop the business insight and technical skills necessary to excel as a future finance leader Collaborate and interact with finance Leaders, cross-functional teams, and other LIFT professionals Who You'll Work With LIFT is a connected community of early career professionals who like to win together. We are a part of our exceptional global finance organization with business partners across all of Cisco. You will collaborate and network with global teams and our world-class senior leadership. Who You Are Bachelors Degree in Finance, accounting, economics, or related business field of study (start date, August 2019, within 1 year of graduation date) Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA Real passion for finance, leadership and technology Understand business and industry trends Exceptional communicator and contributor to teams Advocate for Cisco, Cisco Finance & LIFT Flourish in a dynamic, changing environment Why Cisco At Cisco, each person brings their own rare talents to work as a team and make a difference.Yes, our technology changes the way the world works, lives, plays and learns, but our edge comes from our people. We connect everything people, process, data and things and we use those connections to change our world for the better. We innovate everywhere - From launching a new era of networking that adapts, learns and protects, to building Cisco Services that accelerate businesses and business results. Our technology powers entertainment, retail, healthcare, education and more from Smart Cities to your everyday devices. We benefit everyone - We do all of this while striving for a culture that empowers every person to be the difference, at work and in our communities. Colorful hair? Dont care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? Thats cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Be you, with us WeAreCisco For more information and access to a video on the LIFT Program Watch the video here. Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.