Projects and Systems - Digitisation Professional (Commercial) at Siemens

The Responsibilities of the Role

• Critically reviews processes to identify new digitalization opportunities to improve existing processes.
• Provides guidance, support and know-how from a commercial perspective to set up and run internal digitization and other improvement projects.
• Manages and/or coordinate a team of multidisciplined individuals to ensure each individual contributes on time to deliver a high quality result with in the timeframe agreed.
• Monitors the status of all assigned projects and is able to present an overview of progress at all stages.
• Performs commercial related testing of projects before implementation.
• Provides training and ongoing support to employees impacted by new projects before, during and after implementation.
• Prepares reports for senior management regarding status of project.
• Manages and/or supports the local adaption and implementation of global projects (e.g. DASH reporting, Process tool implementation, SAP ReOrgs, etc)
• Provides systems support and guidance on day to day SAP transactions (e.g. FI, CO modules).
• Critically analyses proposed system changes/updates by local accounting teams/business unit commercials to determine if the proposed changes achieved desired goals/requirements.
• External and Internal Contacts:
• Internal: Head quarter projects and Systems teams, Local accounting teams, Business unit Commercials and Global Business Services.
• External: Auditors, Banks, Service Providers, Consultants

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience
• BCom Accounting, CIMA or equivalent qualification
• Excellent working knowledge of SAP and IFRS
• Working knowledge of Esprit an advantage
• Strong project management skills
• Able to plan own work according to targets agreed
• Able to critically analyse and challenge results
• Able to present reporting to senior management
• Able to quickly develop a detailed business understanding and how responsibilities fit in to the bigger picture
• Able critically analyses processes with a view to improve quality and efficiency through digitisation and automation.
• Able to work in a team, while in some instances able to lead a team
• Able to strictly adhere to deadlines by prioritising tasks and effective managing of responsibilities
• Strong drive to continually develop and challenge oneself