Senior Finance Project Manager

About the job

A Snapshot of Your Day Currently we are looking for somebody to reinforce our Processes and Projects team, within our Business Process Management Area. Every day is different with exciting new challenges, and you will be part of a team that will support and help you develop. Projects and Systems - What are the responsibilities for the role? • Create, define and/or Implement end-to-end benchmark financial solutions and corporate projects within Finance Community. • Analyse internal or external IT technologies and Functional solutions to support and develop further automation and digitalization. • Monitors the status of all assigned projects and is able to present an overview of progress at all stages. • Be SPOC of Financial Community towards IT for all kind of new financial developments and implementations. • Provides training and ongoing support to employees impacted by new projects before, during and after implementation. • ERP systems SAP/Non SAP related, BPM tools, etc. • Design, contribute to the development and implement solutions inside, outside or connected to the ERP systems, related to accounting and controlling area, to optimize financial processes. • Having an extended knowledge of SAP/Non SAP combined with high experience in accounting and controlling area. • Manages and/or supports the local adaption and implementation of global projects (e.g., DASH reporting, Process tool implementation, SAP ReOrgs, etc) • Provides systems support and guidance on day to day SAP transactions (e.g., FI, CO modules). • Critically analyses proposed system changes/updates by local accounting teams/business unit commercials to determine if the proposed changes achieved desired goals/requirements. IT relationship Collaborate closely with IT Organizations to ensure correct prioritization and handling of accounting topics. Participate in the definition of the technical blueprints of the IT solutions and being SPOC for all the financial community in the area of responsibility. In the role of Expert key user: • Represents the Key User community for the financial process across divisions. • Participates to periodical process Key User community meetings. • Fosters continuous process improvement and drives process optimization across divisions. • Reviews release notes determining impact and assuring critical process testing. • Leads and Organizes information sessions and trainings for Key Users. • Takes the lead role in central project roll outs and implementations for the defined process stream. • Knows support processes & guidelines – Where to find help and to escalate. Does this sound Good? Our perfect candidate must have… • Experience on SAP Fiori. • Any other Business Process Management tools and platforms experience would be highly valuated (e.g., PEGA) • Deep understanding of the SAP-enabled business process. A deep IT knowledge is required to ensure correct impact analyses so SAP/Non SAP systems can be further developed to the needs. • Accounting experience to understand the different business areas and to define the best way to facilitate the process for all the companies. Focus lays within the different Financial and Controlling modules with special focus on subledgers and master data maintenance and additional knowledge and integration with other modules. • Open interest and capacity to analyze new technologies and instruments are required next to the traditional enhanced IT skills and tools (windows, apps, …). • Creativeness, social relationship (network), and professional recognition are necessary to develop the job and to deal with all the possible customers (internal or external) in a correct manner. • Requires good communication and negotiation skills to perform the job. Working together with different stakeholders in different areas requires the art to collaborate with others. • Working in an international environment, language skill is a must; Fluent English is the standard language to communicate, in written and verbally. • It also requires flexibility (time, mindset) and awareness of unconscious bias like cultures and diversities. Process design knowledge is a value add. • External and Internal Contacts: • Internal: Head quarter projects and Systems teams, Local accounting teams, Business unit Commercials and Global Business Services. • External: Auditors, Banks, Service Providers, Consultants.

Requirements

• SAP
• Financial Management
• Project Management
• Communication
• IT Knowledge

Qualifications

• BCom Accounting
• CIMA

Preferred Technologies

• SAP
• Financial Management
• Project Management
• Communication
• IT Knowledge

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Company paid family floater cover

About the company

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible.