General Ledger Senior Analyst

In your role as a General Ledger Senior Analyst:

Process Ownership

• You will support the General Ledger Team Lead / General Ledger Function Lead with day-to-day operations, you will be responsible for Process Management related activities such as proposing, implementing, monitoring and reporting KPIs and internal controls.
• You will work in a team of domain experts, in which your tasks include, clarification of accounting issues, analysis of errors, initiation of any vital corrections and involvement in process improvement activities or initiatives, if needed with support from the General Ledger Principal Analyst/Team Lead.
• You will take ownership of daily General Ledger transactions and month-end-closing activities and ensure they are recorded in a timely and accurate manner, in accordance with IFRS and local GAAP quality standards or any other relevant regulations and guidelines.

• You will be expected to collaborate and build strong partnerships with internal and external partners such as regional accounting hubs, local business teams, and other partners within Siemens Energy’s local and global communities.
• Listen actively and continuously focused on the stakeholder requests, leading complex and uncertain operational issues, while crucially moving forward in taking ownership of decisions, together with the General Ledger Principal Analyst / Team Lead.
• Share standard methodologies with all relevant partners.

Escalations & Process Improvement

• With your validated experience, you support the team in all General Ledger accounting issues and are available to the General Ledger Analysts as a competent contact person.
• Proactive proposal or involvement in operational initiatives and exercise curiosity and creativity in suggesting improvement ideas or other valuable solutions.

Daily Operations, Controls and Process Improvements

As a detail oriented, actively committed and involved General Ledger Senior Analyst you will be responsible for:

• The periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements) in accordance with IFRS, taking into account internal guidelines in various and complex IT systems, adhering to deadlines
• Perform Month End activities and reconciliations of accounts
• Assisting with implementing and documenting new processes and procedures
• General housekeeping of General Ledger accounts
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Posting of accruals, provisions, and further relevant GL items
• Ensuring stability in monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing activities, actively providing support to General Ledger team members as a domain specialist.
• Querying various process related sets of data from multiple sources, through applying technical expertise to extract, compile, analyze and report those optimally.
• You assist with ad-hoc duties required by management to meet the needs of the business.
• Working independently, proactively supporting the General Ledger team members providing feedback for more sophisticated issues to the Principal Analyst / Team Lead.
• You will be responsible for internal controls in General Ledger accounting, also participating in internal and external audit process by providing timely and qualitative information and resolve queries from the auditors (where applicable for the assigned countries/legal entities)
• You implement and continuously update DTP (Desktop Procedure) documentation for existing and are involved in the creation of DTPs for new processes/variances.
• You are actively involved in finance transformation projects, handling multiple activities through effective prioritization and time management skills. You will also support projects related to General Ledger, Mergers and Acquisitions and ERP migration projects, among others.
• Contributing and engaging in standardizing and automating our workflows and General Ledger processes and our cross-functional processes throughout the company.

Career development

• With your open-mindedness and willingness to learn, by building your skills and capabilities within our organization, you will support the General Ledger team with the tasks at hand.
• Invest in your own career development by regularly seeking and giving honest feedback and adopting a curious demeanor in learning and personal development.

People, process and technology

• You will be actively contributing to our strategy for building an environment for people, processes and technology, using innovation as a personal growth driver.
• Become more self-directed, build process ownership and find meaning in your work by taking part in process improvement initiatives and cross-functional projects.
• Build strong partnerships to win the trust of our partners through respectful, agile, accountable behavior when interacting with colleagues, customers, partners and Siemens Energy local and global communities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• Minimum 3 years of validated experience in Accounting & Finance Operations
• General Ledger accounting and IFRS and local GAAP knowledge is preferable
• Good MS-Office skills (especially in MS-Excel)
• Good understanding of business processes in SAP
• Experience in transitions and transformation projects is an advantage
• Willingness to travel for knowledge transfer, training/workshops, if needed
• You are open and communicative in nature as well as fluent English skills complete your profile.

Accounting Services (AS) is an integral part of the global accounting ecosystem and a CFO function within Siemens Energy (SE). Out of Accounting Service Centers in Americas, Europe, and Asia, AS provides accounting solutions contributing towards SE’s vision to energize society.

AS is built on (1) people, (2) processes, and (3) technology which all are constantly challenged and developed. Global and diverse networks, domains, and responsibilities offer continuous opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

You will be coordinated operationally by the Principal Analyst / Team Lead Accounts Receivable, and further- be working with the Accounting Service Center Accounts Receivable Function Lead being part of both the local finance community as well as an international network of accounting experts.

Who is Siemens Energy?

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 balanced, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://bitly.ws/ZFwV

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is motivated by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

• Competitive salary
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Pension fund available if you want to subscribe with advantages offered by the company
• Medical centre available on campus for all employees
• Meal allowance
• Canteen with a variety of healthy offers
• Flexible working model (home office)
• 5 extra days ("Pontes" / “Bridges”), defined by the board, that everyone enjoys if not working abroad
• We offer your birthday as a holiday whenever it falls on a weekday
• Free car parking including free charging stations for electric vehicles
• Gym available so you can look after your wellbeing
• Among others

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