Sr Financial Analyst

Overview:

The Siemens Energy Management (EM) Finance Organization is searching for a Senior Financial Analyst to be an integral member of a highly dynamic and energetic team. The qualified candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting with a solid business understanding and previous work experience of 3 to 5 years in financial reporting and consolidation, technical accounting and process improvement. Primary responsibilities of the position are reporting of financial results in all relevant IT applications, month end close, coordinate and steer the forecast and budget reporting process of the Division.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and steer, with high level of efficiency and accuracy, the monthly close, forecast and annual budget process by gathering financial information from EM finance community; consolidation and verification of data submitted.
• Complete and distribute the Division Management reporting packages and organize reviews with the Business Units (BU).
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy of financial information in Hyperion versus ESPRIT and other downstream IT systems; monthly Esprit validation error resolution (Val2) and troubleshooting.
• Evaluate changes in depth structure hierarchy and reporting requirements in Esprit and ensure system structure in SAP and Hyperion matches global reporting standards; facilitate annual comparability exercise in Esprit and Hyperion.
• Participate in annual Product Line (GCK) data migration and ensure SAP master data accuracy; assist with report extraction and query creation to support financial analysis tasks.
• Conduct monthly COPA sales activity reconciliation of new orders, revenue and backlog; ensure PCA/PA data synchronicity by assisting commercial analysts to resolve sales order settlement errors; validate accuracy of opening backlog in SAP SD, COPA and Esprit.
• Prepare various standard and ad hoc financial reports as well as KPIs to provide meaningful and accurate financial information to Division and BU Management.
• Continuously enhance and improve reporting process and standard reports to achieve highest data quality and meet any given deadline.
• Effective collaboration with the other team members, BU management, BU performance controlling, Division management, Central Functions and other Stakeholders.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

• Strong technical accounting and system expertise with the ability to present at a high level or deep dive into the details; good understanding of Siemens Finance and Reporting Guidelines (FRGs) and ability to translate business discussions into clear, concise, specific requirements and deliverables.
• Solid business acumen and ability to interact and communicate with multiple levels of Management within the Division.
• Experience with Accounting and Finance in a large complex organization.
• Proven capability of driving standardization of financial processes and continuous process and performance improvement.
• Knowledge of financial analysis and documentation methods to consolidate and validate large quantity of information and complex business issues.
• Ability to effectively manage deadlines and prioritize in a fast paced environment.
• Advanced working knowledge of SAP FI/CO, SD, MM.
• Proficient in MS office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) and ThinkCell.
• Proficient in Hyperion Planning and Essbase applications, not required but would be a plus.
• Proficient in Esprit Versions 150, 310, 320, 321, 329, BEX Reporting, SMART reporting, CF Portal; not required but would be a plus.

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