DirecciónThe Accounting Professional will support the finance organization by ensuring accounts payable postings and payments are happening accurately and without delay. This role will assist with monitoring backlog, preparing and consolidating reports for the head of accounting, so he can stay informed of issues which may need to be escalated globally. This professional will closely monitor the entire P2P process, and act as liaison between the AP processing team, Accounting, Procurement, and Treasury. This role will manage the continuous control monitoring (CCM) for the US and periodically, they will monitor government reporting tracking files to ensure legal entity compliance.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Oversees 3rd party outsourced accounting vendor, monitoring accuracy and performance and providing regular feedback as needed.
- Acts as NAM Accounts Payable (AP) key user, responsible for managing the overall backlog of unposted AP invoices, identifying and resolving issues in the process, and providing concise and relevant reporting to BU finance colleagues so they can support in backlog reduction.
- Continually oversee overdue payables which includes developing and refreshing weekly reporting, directing contractor resources, and personally advancing invoices which are not moving.
- Lead the charge on R block resolution including reporting open blocks, analyzing trends to determine how blocks are being created, and working with BU finance to clear blocks.
- Analyze backlog regularly to notice trends which may indicate issues that need to be addressed. Bring topics ASAP to the appropriate party (typically Procurement or Accounting Process Governance) and support as needed until the issue is resolved.
- Support end users in priority processing and payment for urgent business needs.
- Maintain good working relationships with key vendors such as Kuehne and Nagel, Amazon, etc.
- Foster and enhance existing community of AP stakeholders to ensure all colleagues involved in the process are engaged and have easily accessible and effective support channels for issue resolution.
- Work to create / document / improve regional financial processes delivering improved reporting timescales and controls for the region.
- Implementation and monitoring of Ariba E-invoicing. This includes identifying vendors to onboard, convincing vendors to use the tool, and monitoring daily inflow to quickly resolve any potential issues before the vendor brings to our attention.
- Drafts employee wide communications relating to AP topics as needed, working with Corporate Communications to ensure employees are well informed of critical topics.
- Ensure Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) process is being adhered to and obtain yearly exemptions for those controls which are redundant.
- Prepares mandatory government reporting requirements to ensure compliance with US Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and other governmental entities which require mandatory reporting of certain financial information from SGRE.
- Assists with regional quarterly closing and reporting activities.
- Keeps up to date with changes of internal guidelines.
- Provides ad-hoc reporting and analyses as needed.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s / master’s degree in accounting or comparable degree required.
- Experience at the big 4 (four) Accounting Firms will be an advantage.
- Strong and demonstrated analytical skills and presentation skills.
- Working experience at shared service center for Accounting /Accounts Payable for larger US corporations.
- Excellent communication, writing and reporting skills to effectively communicate technical and financial information.
- Flexibility to adjust and thrive in an environment with changing requirements, schedules and priorities for multiple projects or assignments and ability to work under pressure.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other MS Office tools, SAP (FICO, MM)
- Strong appreciation for the importance of ensuring accuracy in all levels of financial reporting.
- Experience and familiarity with internal controls.
- Fluency in English is required.
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 94,000 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 sustainable, 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.
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled 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.
Rewards
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Company paid Health and wellness benefits
