We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us in Siemens Mobility Rolling Stock business as a Finance Assistant to be based in Lincoln. Working closely with the Commercial Manager and Project Accountant, you will be responsible for the delivery of effective project accounting and commercial support for major overhaul programmes. You will be working alongside the Operations teams as well as the Finance team to help deliver the financial and commercial aspects of the project.

What will you be doing?

• Forecast – Support the project accountant with completion of the monthly forecast, proposal of reasonable adjustments and submission
• Monthly Reporting – Support the project accountant with reconciliations with SAP, variance analysis vs budget and forecast
• Ad hoc Models, Reports and Calculations
• Cost Model – support the project accountant with the maintenance, reconciliation with current budget/forecast, raising of variances with the Commercial Manager for approval to change
• Budgeting – Support with the planning, co-ordinating and submitting budget
• Monthly Financial Review – Support the project accountant and commercial manager with meeting preparation and presentation
• Workflow & GRIR (Goods receipt/Invoice receipt) - Clearance, review and clearance of aged items
• Monthly PSR (project status review) update prior comments update and profit bridge
• Month end – support the project accountant with the full month end close (including postings, accruals, provisions (with sign off from CPM)), raising of issues with CPM (Commercial Project Manager)
• Raising of Invoicing and payment of supplier invoicing
• ICFR (Internal Control Financial Reporting) Controls - Creation of review/approval docs
• VOs (Variation orders) - Creation of offer doc and costing sheets with PM, aid PM in creation of the risk register
• Maintenance of task list and detailed plan for the month specific to role
• Update and price Additional Services log
• Monthly cost reviews with budget holders, including full variance analysis

What experience/skills do you need to apply for the role?

• Part-Qualified / Qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or equivalent with relevant experience in a project-based industry
• Knowledge and experience using SAP (desirable)
• The 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
• Strong willingness to learn and develop

Create a better #TomorrowWithUs

We’re excited to hear that you would like to join us here at Siemens! Our people love it here and we want you to be a part of helping us make real, what matters.

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, 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.

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