Job Description
You’ll make a difference by:
- You will play the role of an enabler to help us develop a strong project management team who can deliver projects as per the customer expectation while leveraging global platforms, tools and a connected community of likeminded individuals.
- Work together with the Project Manager to ensure achievement of set targets with due professional care.
- Actively communicate with customer's representatives and manages in order to solve commercial issues involving site visits as and when required.
- Supporting the Project Manager in all commercial and legal issues, developing strategies and response activities.
- Timely creation and submission of Invoices to customer as per Project Milestones.
- Provide accurate and timely costs and cash flow forecasting.
- Asset Management and Optimization of Project Profitability together with Project Manager.
- Monitoring and Controlling of Project Costs, Risks, Accruals, Provisions, Hedging, Bank Guarantees, Insurance, Taxation etc.
- Together with the PM, proactively sets up an efficient Contract and Claim management mechanism.
- Supports Project Manager to select and involve partners / subcontractors.
- Vendor management including handling of supplier invoices, payments, Letter of credits etc.
- Participating in negotiations, Bid management and interpreting and implementing contracts in the project.
- Support in controlling function of segment which includes debtors review, P&L review, balance sheet review, various reporting and review documentation required as per ICFR.
- Regular project reporting / project status meetings / milestone reviews.
- Ensuring accuracy of books and records, including recording of such in the appropriate systems, e.g. SAP.
- Ensuring compliance with Siemens Financial Reporting Guidelines plus the local GAAP requirements.
- Collaborating in the final project report and summarizing any lessons learned, including feedback to the organization.
- Ensures the internal and external Project compliances (like project site compliance, EXIM checks, etc).
Your success is grounded in:
- The candidate should have minimum experience of 5-8 years handling project business in any Siemens Operating Company with Bachelors / Post graduate degree in Finance and/or subsequent qualification like CA / CS / ICWA.
- Reporting of Status to management.
- Innovative, self-driven and disciplined.
- Analytical ability and Problem-solving skill.
- Strong Communication and Presentation Skills with Excellent command over English. German skills are an advantage.
- Good working knowledge of MS Office (Expert knowledge of Excel), SAP and other Project Scheduling & Reporting tools.
- CPM Certification – “C” Category would be an added advantage.
- In case you do not have “C” Category CPM certification but have worked on ‘C’ projects and possess adequate skill Set, growth mindset and sound communication skill.
- You will act as the sole point of commercial contact for the international project team/ FIN head and the Client representative, and Lead Day to Day communication between the project team and the clients (and Alliance partners, if applicable), establishing and maintaining a positive working relationship.