Job Title / Role: Commercial Project Manager (SI EA) Organization: Lead Country South Africa Location: Midrand, South Africa Reporting Manager: Head of Finance for SI EA The Business Siemens is a global powerhouse in diversified engineering providing products, systems and solutions across the Electrification, Automation and Digitalization value chain. The company has been in existence for over 175 years igniting a history of innovation and social development. As an integrated technology company, Siemens aims to play a constructive role in Africa ‘s success story. Role Headline Responsible for the management and completion of all commercial/financial related tasks to contribute to the project and ultimately business success, including but not limited to: Responsibilities of the Role · Accuracy of project books and records, including recording of such in the appropriate systems (e.g., SAP). Project controlling and reporting. · Supports the Project Manager and ensures that the financial results are managed according to set targets and with due professional care. Optimization of the project gross profit, cash flow and assets and financing instruments. · Actively communicates with customer's commercial representatives and manages the solution of commercial issues. · Together with the PM proactively executes contract and claim management in the project, including involvement and cooperation with the assigned contract manager. · Supports the PM in identifying, evaluating and assessing risk and opportunities, strategies and response activities – taking over the full responsibility for all commercial risks and opportunities. · Supports Project Manager regarding the selection of partners / subcontractors. · Represents the project in the relevant decision boards internally and externally. · Agrees targets with commercial project staff and delegates defined responsibilities and authority. · Leads commercial project team members to act according to the Business Conduct Guidelines and establishes a culture of trust and integrity. · Ensures compliance with the LoA guidelines for all commercial aspects. · In addition to the CPM responsibilities the candidate is also expected to support the BU Controller with general reporting and controlling requirements for SI EA. Qualifications and Experience · Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent). · Professional experience in various commercial functions, commercial project management etc. · Min 5-8 years of experience within the project environment, preferably including experience dealing · With solution projects and those with foreign content (cross-border) · Knowledge in accounting and controlling. · Detailed and advanced knowledge of financial and accounting regulations. · Contracts management experience preferred (NEC3/Fidic) · Experience on C-level Projects advantageous Attributes and skills · Ability to work under pressure and in an environment with tight deadlines · Must have a high stress tolerance and ability to manage complex project matters · Must have excellent time management skills · Must be willing to travel within SA and within Africa Our culture: Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. That’s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success. The company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets under the Employment Equity Act will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. We care about your data privacy and take compliance with the POPI Act, GDPR as well as other data protection legislation seriously. For this reason, we ask you not to send us your CV or resume by email. We ask instead that you create a profile in our talent community where you can upload your CV. Setting up a profile lets us know you are interested in career opportunities with us and makes it easy for us to send you an alert when relevant positions become open Organization: Smart Infrastructure Company: Siemens Proprietary Limited Experience Level: Experienced Professional Full / Part time: Full-time