Business Analyst - SSF CSR

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• Cisco seeks a Business Analyst for INDIA SSF & CSR program to take responsibility in managing fund facilitation and compliance for India CSR Program, governed under the 2% mandate of Indian Companies Act. The analyst is expected to work as a dedicated resource to support budget management and FP&A activities for SSF & India Grant program, along with building a strong governance and monitoring structure for grants disbursed. The candidate must also demonstrate strong communication skills and interest in networking with Social innovation partners and Non-Profit Organizations
  Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• INDIA SSF




• Publish weekly reports and analytics as needed on adhoc basis


• Track weekly backlog in terms of risk assessment and escalate as needed


• Publish QOB on a weekly basis and capture the exceptions


• Support on the ME deliverables on reporting , including manual entries posting for correction / provisions




• CSR




• Track and manage spends under 2% CSR Initiative as per the mandate laid under the Indian Companies Act 2013


• Work with cross functional teams to gather required information for partner Budgeting, Partner registration and fund facilitation


• Maintain repository on program documents and utilization reports for Audit Compliance



• Co-ordinate and convene meetings between NGO partners and project leads, to review project budgets aligned to key project milestones to be delivered within appropriate timelines


• Work closely with third party Monitoring and Evaluation agency on grant governance to track utilization and impact metrics across all focus areas


• GL reconciliation for Admin spend analysis; identification and reclassification of adhoc expenses


• SPOC for Internal and External Audit on CSR under India Companies Act

• Role & Responsibilities

• Exhibits excellent communication, teamwork and collaboration skills with executive leaders


• Self-starter who actively manages competing deliverables to meet business commitments and partner's expectations

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• Strong process and project management skills


• Proficiency in Essbase, Business Objects

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