Business Systems Architect

Location: RTP, North Carolina, US

The application window is expected to close on: 10/26/2026

Meet the Team

As a Business Systems Architect,you will act as the principal functional and strategic partner between Supply Chain Operations, Core Finance, and IT Engineering. You will lead the design, modernization, and governance of enterprise systems enabling global standard costing, inventory valuation, landed cost calculations, intercompany fulfilment, and financial close.

Your Impact

• Strategic Requirements & Business Architecture

• Lead cross-functional requirement discovery and design sessions with Supply Chain Finance leaders, Cost Accounting, and Tax stakeholders.
• Deliver high-impact Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Design Specifications (FDS), process maps, and Agile epics/stories with testable acceptance criteria.
• Spearhead process re-engineering to eliminate manual reconciliations, reduce financial close latency, and enhance ledger transparency.

• Supply Chain Finance System Design & Configuration

• Drive functional solution design and configuration across key capability areas:
• Cost Accounting & BOM Costing: Standard cost calculation, cost rollups, Purchase Price Variance (PPV), and manufacturing work-in-progress (WIP) accounting.
• Inventory & Landed Cost: Valuation models (Standard/FIFO), freight/duties capitalization, in-transit inventory, and inventory reserve automation.
• Intercompany & Transfer Pricing: Automated intercompany invoicing, markup allocation, and multi-tier OEM/contract manufacturing settlement.
• Partner with Integration Engineers and Solution Architects to integrate ERP modules with supply chain data lakes/warehouses.

• Program Execution & Governance

• Direct end-to-end test strategies, including System Integration Testing (SIT), regression suites, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Oversee SOX controls, segregation of duties, and financial audit compliance across all system enhancements.
• Lead cutover orchestration, data migration integrity checks, and post-implementation stabilization.

• Leadership & Continuous Modernization

• Drive Agile sprint execution and backlog prioritization as a functional product owner.
• Mentor and guide junior business analysts and technical team members.
• Evaluate emerging automation, AI/analytics tooling, and ERP enhancements to modernize the Supply Chain finance technology stack.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting/Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of demonstrated success as a Business Systems Analyst, Solution Architect, or Lead Functional Consultant in Supply Chain Finance / Cost Accounting.
• Comprehensive expertise in US GAAP accounting standards, cost of goods sold (COGS), inventory accounting, and sub-ledger to GL reconciliation.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven experience with Tier-1 ERP platforms (Oracle Cloud ERP / Oracle EBS Financials & SCM).

Strong SQL skills for data profiling, discrepancy diagnosis, and validation.

Familiarity with data pipelines, REST/SOAP APIs, and enterprise analytics tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Snowflake).

Use of AI Tools & technologies.

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.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $111,100.00 to $147,500.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area

$134,500.00 - $202,600.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state

$119,200.00 - $200,800.00

• For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.