A Snapshot of Your Day
You will work in an international team in a governance role on the accounting of financial instruments (in particular derivatives and hedge accounting). Your collaborators are the local accounting teams, central treasury, controlling and the auditors.
We are a small, international team based in Erlangen and Bilbao/Spain, responsible for the accounting policies in the area of financial instruments. Our task is to set the framework for the accounting of financial instruments in the Siemens Energy Group and to ensure the accurate accounting of complex and unusual transactions relating to financial instruments. The team is part of the Accounting Governance department and is responsible for External Financial Reporting, Non-Financial Reporting and Accounting Principles.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Advise representatives of the regions and business areas on complex and unusual transactions and answer questions on the accounting treatment of financial instruments, exchange rate risks, hedging, and financing
- Contact person for the central treasury department on accounting questions
- Updating the accounting policies to be applied on a mandatory group-wide basis
- Supporting the preparation of the Siemens Energy consolidated financial statements and in the separate financial statements of Siemens Energy AG with regard to financial instruments disclosures
- Preparation of decision-making and information documents for management
What You Bring
- Completed university degree, ideally with a focus on accounting/auditing or finance
- Long-term professional experience in the area of auditing or accounting, knowledge of financial mathematics
- Analytical thinking skills and the ability to familiarize yourself with theoretical accounting regulations and apply them to specific practical situations
- Knowledge of IFRS accounting for financial instruments is desirable
- Ability to work in a team, very good communication skills and an independent way of working
- Proficiency in English, German skills and experience abroad are a plus
About the Team
Our central functions provide first-class services and solutions in areas such as IT, human resources, finance, real estate, strategy & technology and thus actively support the business.
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.
Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo
Our Commitment to Diversity
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/Benefits
- In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
- We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
- We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
- The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
- In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical
We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.
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