Business Unit Performance Controller – Saudi Arabia/RiyadhSiemens strongly believes in the value of a Digital Portfolio, hence Smart Infrastructure combines Digital Power Distribution and Digital Building Infrastructure technologies. Our Digital Portfolio will enable our customers to enjoy occupant’s intuitive buildings which are comfortable, safe, secure and energy efficient.
Smart infrastructure from Siemens intelligently connects energy systems, buildings and industries to adapt and evolve the way we live and work. We work together with customers and partners to build an ecosystem that intuitively responds to the needs of people and helps customers to better use resources. It helps our customers to thrive, communities to progress and supports sustainable development.
Join our Smart Infrastructure Buildings as the Business Unit Performance Controller and help us re-imagine the world by finding solutions and making the world a smarter place for tomorrow.
Your Role – International, Challenging And Future-Oriented!
- * Drive the Performance Controlling for the SI B Saudi Arabia and ensure high-quality financial transparency, reporting, forecasting, and business steering.
- Provide in-depth financial analysis, performance forecasting, and management reporting to support data-driven business decisions and strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with different internal departments, and regional management teams to identify growth opportunities, productivity improvements, and profitability enhancement measures.
- Lead in the country the budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and target-setting processes while ensuring a high degree of forecast accuracy and business ownership.
- Act as a trusted advisor to business management, translating complex financial information into clear business recommendations and actionable insights.
- Drive productivity initiatives and monitor achievement of productivity, profitability, cash flow, margin, and growth targets.
- Identify, evaluate, and escalate business risks and opportunities while defining mitigation and improvement actions together with management teams.
- Lead special projects and business transformation initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency, organizational effectiveness, and financial performance.
- Lead the digital transformation and automation roadmap of the controlling function by implementing advanced analytics, dashboards, self-service reporting, AI-enabled solutions, and standardized processes that enhance transparency, decision-making quality, scalability, and operational efficiency.
- Drive data governance, data quality, and process harmonization initiatives while fostering a data-driven culture and promoting innovative automation solutions that increase productivity, reduce manual effort, and continuously improve finance service delivery.
- Ensure compliance with Siemens Financial Reporting Guidelines, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR), governance requirements, and risk management processes.
- Full Performance Controlling responsibility for the country Saudi Arabia.
- Primary finance counterpart to Country Management, Regional Management, and Business Leadership Teams.
- Ownership of forecasting, planning, reporting, productivity, profitability steering, and finance transformation initiatives.
- Responsible for driving controlling automation, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives across the assigned organization.
- The role combines responsibilities of Performance Controller, Finance Business Partner, and Finance Transformation Champion, ensuring sustainable business growth while driving automation, digitalization, and advanced analytics capabilities within the Smart Infrastructure Buildings Saudi Arabia finance organization.
Your Qualifications And Skills – Digital And Solid!
- * Proven track record of 8+ years in Performance Controlling, Execution/Operations, Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, or Business Controlling roles.
- Thorough understanding of financial planning, forecasting, reporting, performance management, and profitability steering.
- Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and support strategic decision-making.
- Proficiency in leveraging digital tools and technologies to improve controlling effectiveness and business insights.
- Proven experience in implementing digitalization, automation, and finance transformation initiatives.
- Experience in multinational and matrix organizations.
- Experience within project, solutions, services, or technology-driven businesses is considered advantageous.
- Fluent English required
- Any other language is a plus
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- MBA, CMA, CIMA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
Localization CommitmentLocalization is a strategic priority and a cornerstone of Siemens' growth plans in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In line with this commitment, we strongly encourage qualified Saudi national engineering professionals meeting the above qualifications to apply for this role. Siemens is committed to developing local talent and building long-term engineering capability within the Kingdom as part of its broader Vision 2030-aligned growth strategy.
What else do you need to know?As a world leader in developing and producing the most advanced engineering technologies, we improve lives and further human achievements worldwide, while also protecting the climate - all thanks to our employees. Working with us, you have the foundation to develop personally and professionally. We give you the chance to do something significant, that benefits society and human progress. We give you the chance to create a difference.
Diversity at Siemens is our source of creativity and innovation. Having different types of talent and experiences makes us more ambitious and better prepared to respond successfully to the demands of the Society. Therefore, we value the candidates that reflect the Diversity that we enjoy in our Company. Please find more information at www.siemens.com
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We are looking forward to receiving your online application.
Please note: Only complete applications can be considered in the selection process.
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