Vivian Truong

About Vivian Truong

With a solid foundation in financial planning and analysis, my tenure at Cisco has been…

Experience

1. Finance Manager

   Cisco

   Dec 2020 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   Managed multi-million dollar budgets and monitored major deals through lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving improvement in profit margins through detailed scenario analysis.• Expanded leadership role, successfully managing dual responsibilities for GES West and GES East regions, resulting in increased opportunities to support multiple organizations and build brand while gaining insights into different segments of Americas CX business.• Directed the strategic planning process, developed financial projections, and suggested cost-saving initiatives, contributing to organization’s double digit % revenue growth.• Motivated cross-training within CX America by implementing incentive program, cutting financial report preparation time by 50% and built more diverse range of skills among team members.• Drove complex budget reorganization between multiple leaders, solving delays and ensuring smooth transitions, resulting in operational cost savings of $2M annually.• Implemented key financial rolling forecast model that standardized budget submissions across departments, improving accuracy by 25% and enabling better strategic decision-making and budget allocation by identifying new investment opportunities.• Generated 25% faster turnaround time by leading and mentoring financial analysts, improving team efficiency through effective leadership and training.

Skills

• Income Tax
• Budgeting
• Analytical Skills
• Valuation
• Microsoft Excel
• Portfolio Management
• Market Research
• Financial Planning
• International Tax
• Data Analysis
• Tax
• Mutual Funds
• Corporate Tax
• Accounting
• Management
• Project Management
• Tax Compliance
• Forecasting
• Budgets
• Finance
• Training
• Analysis
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Reporting