Vertical Sales Finance Controlling Professional

Siemens • Buffalo Grove, IL

95d • $120,000 - $131,400 • Remote

About The Position

The Vertical Sales Finance Controlling Professional at Siemens Industry, Inc. is responsible for ensuring the planning, monitoring, and review of Vertical budgets, providing comments for Actual vs. Plan reports. This role involves monitoring financial performance, providing KPI analyses, and preparing respective performance reporting and forecasts. The professional will analyze, prepare, approve, and review Vertical investments and expenditures, coordinating finance-related transactions with internal and external parties. Additionally, the position supports the validation of Volume and cost Forecast for Vertical Markets in collaboration with Sales Management, assists in Sales target setting, Quota and Incentive processes, and tracks results throughout the year. The role also includes supporting global Vertical Market reporting and driving alignment with global headquarters on funding and reporting, performing trend and variance analysis, and supporting the development of strategies to maximize Order Intake. The professional will drive day-to-day Finance operations, ensure coherence with superior Controlling standards, and perform monthly commentary of actual and forecast information for global reporting packages. The position requires creating comprehensive presentations for Sales Management and fostering a high-performance culture within the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance or a related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in the job offered, as a Financial Analyst, or an acceptable alternate occupation.
• Alternately, a Master's degree in Finance or a related field and Three (3) years of experience.
• Advanced working knowledge of SAP (FI/CO).
• Highly proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) and Thinkcell.
• Ability to gather, structure, consolidate, and analyze large amounts of financial information.
• Solid business acumen and ability to interact with all levels of Management.
• Advanced knowledge of financial analysis and documentation methods.
• Experience in supporting digital change and standardization of financial processes.
• Experience in manufacturing/product distribution industry.
• Experience with automation of processes using tools like Knime and visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI.
• Knowledge of SAC - SAP Analytics Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Ensures planning, monitoring, and review of Vertical budgets.
• Monitors financial performance and provides KPI analyses.
• Prepares and comments on performance reporting and forecasts.
• Analyzes, prepares, approves, and reviews Vertical investments and expenditures.
• Coordinates and manages finance-related transactions with internal and external parties.
• Supports validation of Volume and cost Forecast for Vertical Markets.
• Assists in Sales target setting, Quota and Incentive processes.
• Tracks results throughout the year.
• Supports global Vertical Market reporting and alignment with global headquarters.
• Drives standardization of Vertical Market performance tracking.
• Performs trend and variance analysis to maximize Order Intake.
• Supports Vertical Sales Finance lead and Sales Managers.
• Drives all day-to-day Finance operations and application of Finance systems.
• Ensures coherence with superior Controlling standards, policies, and procedures.
• Performs monthly commentary of actual and forecast information.
• Creates comprehensive presentations for Sales Management.

Benefits

• Remote work permitted.
• Less than 5% domestic travel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree