Job Description

The application window is expected to close on: October 24, 2025

NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

Cisco’s Leaders in Finance and Technology (LIFT) Program consists of both a 10-week summer internship program and a full-time 2-year rotational program for Financial Analysts. Both programs are based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Your Impact

As an intern, you will join our top-notch global finance organization that has business partners spanning across all of Cisco (sales, engineering, etc.). Throughout the summer you will also be able to collaborate and network with fellow interns, team members, managers, and senior leaders.

Within our Finance Internship Program experience you will have the opportunity to:

• Work within Cisco Finance during our fiscal year close.
• Engage in a substantive finance role, directly contributing to the success of your team. The specific type of work varies based on which finance organization you’ll be placed into. Types of roles can include Financial Planning & Analysis, Managing Operating Expenses, Commercial Finance, Accounting, and more!
• Work on an intern team project focused on a real Cisco business challenge. At the end of the summer, you’ll then get to present your findings and recommendations to our U.S. finance community and relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate and network with finance leaders, dynamic cross-functional teams, and early in career professionals.
• Transform data into actionable insights to address business challenges.
• Learn and develop the business acumen and skills necessary to becoming a future finance leader.
• Attend various events throughout your experience that will expand your professional network and career development.

Minimum Qualifications

• To be eligible for the internship, you must be enrolled in a 4-year university and graduating between December 2026 – June 2027. For example : Rising college senior obtaining a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or other business-related degree path OR recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree heading into a 1-year master’s program in accounting or finance with no gap between undergrad and master’s program.
• Available to start in our internship program as part of a cohort from June 1 – August 6, 2026.
• Able to legally live and work in the United States, without visa support or sponsorship now or in the future (even after graduating college).
• Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in finance principles and technical excel skills.
• Excellent communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a collaborative spirit.

Current involvement in varied college experiences:

• Leadership roles in student organizations or clubs.
• Active participation in sports or extracurricular activities.
• Experience studying abroad.
• Balancing a full-time job while attending school.

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.

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