Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens. As a leader in transport solutions for more than 160 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio in its core areas of rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, turnkey systems, intelligent traffic systems as well as related services. With digitalization, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability.
Are you ready to join the team revolutionizing transport and mobility solutions? At Siemens Mobility, we aim to address transport providers' sophisticated challenges in moving people and goods worldwide. We are passionate about creating sustainable, comfortable, and efficient rail travel by integrating pioneering technology with real-world solutions.
We invite you to join us as the Corporate Accounting Team Lead / Manager of Governance for project accounting and help us align with our accounting standards and provide meaningful & insightful information to our Management. You will collaborate with other leaders to drive and deliver department-wide improvement initiatives. As a team member who operates in a highly complex accounting & reporting landscape, you will continuously drive initiatives to improve and optimize our system and process landscape. Join us in shaping a brighter tomorrow together!
What role will you play?- Liaise with our entire SMO finance organization and experts in CF R HQ to ensure proper
- accounting treatment for a highly sophisticated project business.
- Serve as the interface to the business, owning technical accounting research and the implementation of new accounting standards.
- Stay abreast of new projects, business opportunities, and emerging accounting guidance.
- Draft memos and liaise with senior management and external auditors on complex technical accounting issues.
- Coach our globally distributed team by creating and delivering training around existing and new accounting guidance.
- Partner with various teams to provide upfront consultations on new deals and support complex contract reviews to ensure compliance with IFRS.
What do you need to qualify for this job?
- Minimum 7 to 10 years in public or corporate technical accounting at a large, publicly held
- company, coupled with expertise in FRG interpretation.
- Clear understanding of percentage of completion (POC) accounting (construction project accounting).
- Degree from an accredited college/university in Finance or Accounting or equivalent.
- Excellent interpersonal savvy and executive presence, including written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Leadership ability to explain sophisticated accounting topics and financial results to senior leadership.
- Exceptional critical thinking skills with the capability to break down complex problems, determine root cause issues, and develop systemic solutions.
- Experience in leading and coaching hardworking global teams and managing crossfunctional projects.
- Previous experience as a Commercial Project Manager is a plus.
- Language skills: Mandatory English fluent speaker, Spanish is a value added.
If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new! That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We recognise that building a diverse workforce is essential to the success of our business, therefore we encourage applications from a diverse talent pool. We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation. Flexibility is our main benefit. We combine remote and presence work because work-life balance and wellbeing are essential for our teams. We are convinced that stay at home allow us to focus on activities that need more time for concentration and being at the office enhance our creativity collaborating and learning from others.
Siemens aboga por la igualdad de oportunidades entre mujeres y hombres, así como en la Diversidad como fuente de creatividad e innovación. Contar con diferentes tipos de talento y de experiencias nos hace ser más competitivos y estar mejor preparados para responder con éxito a las demandas de la Sociedad. Por ello, valoramos a las candidatas y a los candidatos que reflejen la Diversidad que disfrutamos en nuestra Compañía y animamos la cobertura de puestos por mujeres y hombres en ocupaciones que se encuentren subrepresentadas.
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