Financial Project Manager Job at Siemens

Siemens is an Integrated Technology Company. The business activities of our Energy, Health care, Industry and Infrastructure & Cities Sectors have enabled us to capture leading market and technology positions worldwide. Technological excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and international focus have been our hallmarks for 165 years, making us strong and linking us to our shareholders, employees and customers as a partner of trust.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Financial Project Manager

Job Locations: Lagos 
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: SE FIN GS EU&AF CPM 5
Business Unit: Gas Services

Job Summary 

• In your role as Commercial Project Manager you will be responsible for the local commercial and financial execution of long-term maintenance contracts for large gas turbines in Côte d’Ivoire and neighbouring countries.
• You will be doing this in close cooperation with the Project Manager. Your focus areas will be cost controlling, reporting, risk, claim and cash management.
• In this role you will be in direct contact with the customer as well as a large variety of internal departments like supply chain management, insurance, tax, legal and logistics.

How You’ll Make an Impact  

• Ensure the accuracy of books and record and support the monthly closing, including recording of such in the appropriate systems, e.g. SAP, Project Dash - ensures compliance with Siemens-FRG plus the local IFRS
• Ensure all related Project Reporting and Controlling activities.
• Support the Project Manager that the financial results according to set targets are managed with due professional care and optimizes the project gross profit, cash flow and assets and financing instruments.
• Support commercial sales for local services and local share for complex LTP´s and fleet management contracts
• Gather and consolidate budget data and monitors Actual vs. Plans comparisons.
• Pursue schedules for budget, forecast or KPI reporting, and corresponds with accountable line management.
• Compile data and information to report, to support Professionals and Controlling Management.
• Perform risk and claim management
• May carry out ad-hoc analyses and profitability calculations.
• Perform the commercial preparation of offers to customers.

What You Bring 

• You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Finance, or related discipline
• Proven Financial Project Management experience 2-5 years
• Knowledge of IFRS and Ivorian accounting regulations
• Fluently communicates with both team members and management during the project lifecycle.
• Build and work with cross-functional/ international teams (HUB, Headquarters, etc.)
• Skills: analysis ability, accuracy, good communication and interaction ability with both internal and external stakeholders
• Tools: Proficiency in Excel, experience with ERP (ideally SAP)
• Languages: Perfect command of French and proficient in English, both written and spoken.
• Familiar with rules and regulations – Compliance, ECC, NCM, RIC.

Rewards

• Working with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
• Supportive work culture
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• e-Learning
• Mentorship
• Coaching
• Open feedback culture.