From locomotives, trains and trams, to rail infrastructure including electrification, communications, control systems and signalling systems, Siemens has a comprehensive range of solutions to enable safe and accessible mobility across Australia and New Zealand. As well as rail transport, we also offer solutions in airport logistics postal automation and intelligent transport technologies.

An opportunity has arisen for a  Controlling and Management Accountant  to work in a support function as a part of our Finance team in our Perth offices. The Controlling and Management Accountant will be responsible for the senior guidance to CPM team.

Responsibilities

• Leads commercial project management team in content-related tasks, plausibility checks and mentoring of team members 
• First point of contact for MRX/Siemens Mobility Australia regarding project-related financial reporting and planning tools  
• Continuous improvement of internal commercial project management tools and files 
• Provides services relating to performance-based financial reporting, asset valuation on projects, budgetary systems, cost management, pricing, forecasting and assists in the strategic governance of the organization.  
• Ensures accuracy of project books and records in respective IT systems like SAP 
• Ensures compliance with Siemens internal reporting guidelines and local Gaap requirements 
• Close work with the Project Manager and the project team regarding all financial-related aspects of the project (budget and forecast, cash flow, contract and claim management, risk and opportunity management, sourcing of partners/subcontractors, …) 
• Clarification of taxation implications for international project business  
• Aggregation of all financial data from all projects for the whole P&L and balance sheet to ensure a transparent financial reporting in respective accounting information systems 
• Performs performance analysis like actual vs. plan or ad-hoc analysis for management  
• Performs evaluations of assets and liabilities and manages inventory measures on a regular term. 
• Responsible for planning, controlling, forecasting and budgeting of profit centres 
• Provides advice on financial planning, risk management, provides management with reports to assist in decision-making regarding projects and profit centres 
• Maintains and control cash flow 
• Proactively working on increasing transparency and higher automation of aggregation of financial figures as input for strategic business decisions  
• Ensures overall compliance with internal and external reporting and accounting guidelines 
• Supports internal financial control 

Skills:

• Bachelor or Master in business administration or comparable
• Around 5 years experience in commercial project management in international project business
• Strong experience in PM@Siemens guidelines, CPM certification
• Strong experience in commercial project management in project planning and reporting, contract and claim management, accounting guidelines, tax clarification and risk management
• Experience in profit centre planning and controlling including balance sheets / cashflow statements and value flows
• Strong experience in Excel, SAP, project reporting tools like ProjectDash and ROCCIT
• Fluent in English, basic skills in German optional
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Siemens is a proud equal opportunity employer, creating a work environment of diversity and inclusion. Our diverse workforce cultivates Innovation and Excellence and in turn creates a workplace where our employees belong and prosper. Diversity and inclusion helps us fully realise the potential of our people. As part of Siemens Ownership culture, Siemens also genuinely supports reasonable flexible working practices that empower our employees to best meet work and personal commitments.