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Siemens Project Accountant in London, United Kingdom
Job Family: Finance
Req ID: 392319
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us in the Siemens Mobility Rolling Stock business as a Project Accountant to be based in Crawley! Working closely with the Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of effective project accounting and commercial support for our Rolling Stock business. You will be working alongside the Operations teams as well as the Finance team to help deliver the financial and commercial aspects of our Thameslink project!
You’ll make a difference by ….
Forecasting – Completion of the monthly forecast, proposal of reasonable adjustments and submission
Monthly Reporting - Reconciliations with SAP, variance analysis vs budget and forecast
Ad hoc Models, Reports and Calculations
Cost Model - maintenance, reconciliation with current budget/forecast, raising of variances with the Commercial Manager for approval to change
Hedging and hedge accounting of all foreign currency exposures on projects. Ensuring that effects are appropriately forecast and unwound at correct time
Monthly Financial Review meeting preparation and presentation
Workflow & GRIR (Goods receipt/Invoice receipt) - Clearance, review and clearance of aged items
PMs. Monthly PSR (project status review) update prior comments update and profit bridge
Month end – full month end close (including postings, accruals, provisions (with sign off from CPM)), raising of issues with CPM (Commercial Project Manager)
Balance sheet reconciliation - monthly report per necessary G/L (general ledger), raising of issues with CPM
Raising of Invoicing & payment of supplier invoicing
Maintenance of customer invoicing & PO register
Maintenance of task list and detailed plan for the month specific to role
Update and price Additional Services log
Understanding of contract and identification of areas of concern or opportunities. Raise with CPM
Monthly cost reviews with budget holders, including full variance analysis
Your success will be grounded by …
Part-Qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or equivalent with relevant experience in a project-based industry
Knowledge and experience using SAP (essential)
Understanding of POC (percentage of completion) Model would be an advantage
Excellent accounting skills with ability to demonstrate understanding and interpretation of key financial statements
Microsoft Office experience with Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
Ability to demonstrate initiative with flexible and proactive approach to work as this role will involve working independently
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
About us
We’re Siemens. A collection of over 377,000 great minds who are all making the future and you could be one of them! We have offices across the UK, full of talented individual’s helping us to challenge the today and work towards a brighter tomorrow.
We are looking forward to receiving your online application. Please ensure you complete all areas of the application form to the best of your ability to help us review your suitability for the role. We will be in contact as soon as possible with an update on your application.
What else do you need to know?
Our compensation package includes a competitive salary, holiday allowance and pension. We celebrate the fact that our employees are individuals and have different wants and needs. With this in mind, we have a flexible benefits scheme where you can tailor your benefits package to suit you.
If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new! That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We recognise that building a diverse workforce is essential to the success of our business, therefore we encourage applications from a diverse talent pool. We are proud to announce that we have partnered with VERCIDA (https://www.vercida.com/uk/employers/siemens) , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site where all our vacancies are in an accessible format. We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.