Siemens Digital Industries Software (DISW) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization. Closely collaborating with partners and customers, DISW drives the digital transformation in the process and discrete industries. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, DISW provides companies of all sizes with an end-to-end set of products, solutions and services to integrate and digitalize the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific needs of each industry, DISW’s unique portfolio supports customers to achieve greater productivity and flexibility. DISW is constantly adding innovations to its portfolio to integrate cutting-edge future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries Software has its global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and has around 75,000 employees internationally.

Join our DACH Finance team as Sales Finance Controller

Your new area of responsibility - challenging and future-oriented

Siemens Digital Industries Software (DISW) Global Sales and Customer Success (GSCS) Finance is responsible for all controlling and reporting requirements within the GSCS organization, acting as trusted business advisor to the sales organization on deal design and profitability measures and gate keeper for forecasting/budget and reporting topics. The area of responsibility within the department is for the territories Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We as Sales Finance are strongly interaction with the sales and service organization, are liaising with Sales and Finance Operations, Accounting and Controlling, FP&A and other global organizations.

As partners to local executive management, we leverage our expertise in a wide range of topics to create an impact that drives changes with improved financial results within the cross-border organization.

• You are the Sales Finance Controller across all DACH Verticals and Industries to ensure forecast accuracy for all cost types
• You monitor cost deviations during month and quarter end closes, and you provide analytics frequently and, on an ad-hoc basis
• You ensure correctness and completeness of all cost types for month and quarter end, you ensure clean books and records, and you prepare accrual instructions as needed
• You create and update your management reporting packages for your areas of responsibility
• You are co-responsible for the annual budget process for which you liaise with Zone FP&A, Sales Operations, and your Sales Finance coworkers.  
• You are leveraging from automated solutions as well as from internal tools and systems to produce accurate results and meaningful analysis.
• You are a driver for process and system improvements as well as AI driven analytics
• You are participating in local and global projects to further drive efficiency during the organization.

Your qualifications - solid and adequate

• Degree in Business Administration or Economics (or equivalent), preferably with focus in Controlling or Accounting
• Strong communication and organizational skills, ability to interact with various organizational levels and open minded to change
• Strong resilience and ability to turn around results quickly
• Independent worker with little supervision
• Open minded team player acting as role model in a cross-border team
• Affinity to work with tools and applications (SAP, PowerBI, Tableau, Hyperion Planning, Excel, ppt)
• Critical thinker with sharp analytical skills and attention to quality and details
• Fluency in English and German language