Head of Finance - #149072

A snapshot of your day

As the Finance Head of the Hull Plant at Siemens Gamesa, your day will involve leading the Controlling & Finance team and ensuring all financial activities within the factory are implemented effectively. You will report directly to the Finance Head of Blades Operations and play a crucial role in financial decision-making, compliance, and transparency. Your responsibilities will include overseeing financial reporting, budgeting, and driving process improvements while collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Lead the Controlling & Finance team of the Hull factory, ensuring the accuracy of financial records and compliance with external audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with factory business activities, including RIC, ERM, and signature protocols.
• Create financial transparency to support informed decision-making across the organization.
• Guide technical partners in commercial matters to enhance financial performance.
• Be responsible for the monthly closing, forecasting, and annual budgeting processes for the factory’s P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and other financial critical metrics.
• Calculate the annual Factory Price (F-Price) according to SGRE costing guidelines.
• Establish a cost-awareness culture within the factory and ensure the achievement of cost-out targets.
• Make investment decisions and drive operational improvements and digitalization within your area of responsibility.
• Collaborate with other factories in the SGRE Manufacturing network and support or lead global initiatives.
• Engage with the local workers council as part of the management team to negotiate and interact effectively.
  
  
  

What You Bring

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management Accounting, or a related field.
• Proficiency in English, both written and oral.
• Strong people management skills and experience working in an intercultural environment within a large organization.
• Knowledge of factory controlling and financial processes, as well as accounting principles (IFRS).
• Proficiency in IT systems, particularly SAP (SRP) modules CO, FI, MM, SD, and MS Office applications, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• An outgoing and persistent personality with the ability to work with complex processes.
• Excellent communication skills to interact effectively at all organizational levels.
• A cooperative teammate who is eager to learn and focused on improving processes.
• Committed to achieving targets and driving improvements.
  
  
  

About The Team

You will be part of the Factory Management team, playing a vital role in ensuring the financial health and operational efficiency of the Hull Plant. This team is dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in the renewable energy sector, contributing to Siemens Gamesa’s mission of sustainability.

WHO IS SIEMENS GAMESA?

Siemens Gamesa has a vision for renewable energy: we believe in the power of nature and technology. Help us to be ready to face the energy challenges of tomorrow and make a green footprint – join us in creating a better future for our planet. We focus on hiring the best people, wherever they may be in the world. We pride ourselves on the flexibility we offer to our employees and are committed to building a workforce that can grow with the company. Siemens Gamesa is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Our commitment to diversity

We believe diversity creates more opportunity for success. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life: it doesn’t matter the gender, age, ethnic background, sexual orientation, or disability. Our main aim is to find people from around the world who can contribute to world-changing technology.

Rewards/benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development to grow internally within our organization.
• A global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy.
• Trust and empowerment to make your own ideas a reality.
• Employer-funded pension and a wide variety of benefits, including flexible working hours and home-office possibilities.