This position supports multiple R&D / Marketing product groups within the EDA segment in Siemens DISW portfolio. The Financial Analyst manages the Operational Cost and the Capital Investments of products groups with staff located in multiple locations around the world.
Works with business leaders to manage budgets, optimize investment and forecast expenditures. Performs financial analyses on budgets, forecasts, operating results, and business plans to provide timely and accurate reporting for effective decision making.
Part of a diverse, collaborative, and effective Finance team that partners with the DISW EDA segment leaders and other Siemens colleagues to drive effective decision making, appropriate controls and continual improvement. May be required to work on special projects. Operates without supervision. Position reports to BU Controller.
**Responsibilities**
- Performs key role in financial forecasting, budgeting, and reporting activities. Forecasting and reporting are monthly processes, while budgeting is an annual process.
- Monitors key performance indicators and business performance, performing key role in creating regular reports to management.
- Partners with managers in the group you are supporting in understanding the financial impact of business decisions.
- Prepares journal entries and supports month-end cost monitoring and close process.
- Identifies opportunities for cost reductions and efficiencies.
- Identifies opportunities for process improvements and/or automation.
**Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience**
- BA in business or Finance required.
- 5+ years relevant work experience required.
- Hyperion, Essbase/SmartView, SAP and Business Objects experience a plus.
- Siemens hybrid working environment with mix of normal office environment and working from home.
- Minimal travel possible.
**Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience**
- Familiar with financial controlling concepts, terminology, systems, procedures, tools and practices. Ensures timely and properly execution of process within given principles and finds ways to make things more efficient.
- Calculates and interprets financial and non-financial metrics within area of responsibility and recognizes correlation between them.
- Intermediate understanding of forecasting and budgeting processes.
- Has worked with financial modeling. Knows business models and underlying value drivers in one's own area of responsibility. Can identify and gather information necessary to run a financial model.
- Works effectively with others on a common task in a personal or virtual environment. Contributes to team achievements by taking responsibility for own efforts and seeking input/guidance when needed.
- Ability to clearly articulate information verbally and in writing. Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans. Adapts one's own behavior to the tasks and individuals involved.
- Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work. Can identify conflicts or potential slippage and seek assistance on prioritizing workload.
- Tolerates risk or uncertainty. Can cope with change and shift gears when needed. Handles challenges in one's own area of responsibility, critically self-reflects performance and self-control and works on it.
- Able to draft medium complexity presentations and anticipate some questions. Can effectively communicate within and outside of work group.
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**Job Family**: Finance
**Req ID**: 357964
