Location: Krakow, Poland (onsite only) * Interns are encouraged to be in Krakow, Poland for the entirety of the 10-week internship experience* Internship length: Start July 1, 2025 - End September 5, 2025 Who We Are 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. Who You'll Work With As an intern, you will join our outstanding global finance organisation, which has business partners across all of Cisco (sales, engineering, etc.). Throughout the summer, you will also be able to collaborate and engage with fellow interns, team members, managers, and senior leaders. What You’ll Do 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 chipping into the success of your team. The specific type of work varies based on which finance organisation you’ll be placed into. Types of roles can include Financial Planning & Analysis, Operating Expenses management, Commercial Finance, Accounting, and more! * Work on an intern team project passionate about a real Cisco business challenge. Upon completion of the internship, you’ll then get to present your findings and recommendations to our Poland finance community and relevant partners. * Collaborate and network with finance leaders, multifaceted cross-divisional teams, and early in career professionals * Transform data into actionable insights to address business challenges * Learn and develop the business insights and skills vital to becoming a future finance leader * Attend various events throughout your experience that will expand your professional network and career development Who You Are * Candidates must be enrolled in a university and advancing to their senior year to qualify for the internship. For example: * Rising college student acquiring 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 master’s program in accounting or finance with no gap between undergrad and master’s program * You have a passion for finance, leadership and technology * You are open-minded and willing to take constructive feedback to improve * You are an excellent and forward-thinking communicator * You feel at ease navigating fast-paced and evolving environments Minimum Qualifications * Actively pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other business-related path graduating in 2026 * Proficient in English * 0-2 years of experience in finance * Available to start in our internship program as part of a cohort from July 1 - September 5, 2025 * Able to legally live and work in Poland without visa support or sponsorship Preferred Qualifications * Demonstrated proficiency in finance principles and technical Excel skills * Excellent interaction 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 job (part-time or full-time) while attending school Selection Process * 1st stage: Our recruiting team reviews submitted resumes at the end of January 2025 * 2nd stage: Phone conversation with a recruiter - planned for February 2025 * Final stage: Cisco Day - This event will take place in March 2025 and will allow invited candidates to learn more about Cisco and participate in our 2-round interview process Get to know more about the [1] LIFT Program! Join us for LIFT Info Session on 5th of February at 5:00 CET, register here: [2] LIFT Info Session Registration Why Cisco #WeAreCisco, where each person is outstanding, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference, powering an inclusive future for all. We adopt digital and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re "old" (40 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can’t put us in a box! But "Digital Transformation" is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.) Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, ambitious steps, and take the difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward. So, you have colourful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture enthusiast? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world-changing? Be you, with us! References Visible links 1. https://cs.co/LIFT 2. https://cisco.webex.com/weblink/register/r5ff4b492d02f9453db05171da7e05f5d 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.