Financial Analyst - Smart Infrastructure Buildings Job Buffalo Grove area,Illinois USA,Finance & Banking

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Financial Analyst

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation! We know that the only way a business thrives is if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first.

Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you?

Transform the everyday with us

Siemens Smart Infrastructure intelligently connects energy systems, buildings, and industries. We help our customers to thrive, communities to progress and support sustainable development to protect our planet for the next generation.

As a pioneer in the building industry Siemens Building Products (BP) changed how people live and work in buildings by connecting the digital and the physical world. With building management software, cloud applications, room automation and HVAC devices & controls to fire safety and security we help our customers as a trusted advisor to make buildings safe, healthy, productive, and sustainable places.

We are looking for a Financial Analyst. This position will be located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Overview of the position:

As a Financial Analyst you will support operational transparency, accurate financial statements, business planning and performance management. This role will focus on ensuring the quality of BP’s financial operations and meeting internal customer’s expectations, while applying digital skills and process improvement techniques to automate and streamline tasks. The role will report into the BP Head of Supply Chain Finance with key integration points across the BP organization locally and globally.

You will make an impact by:

Work as a key strategic partner to Manufacturing and Supply Chain Functions by providing insightful analyses to support leadership in decision-making and executing financial planning and reporting.
Assist in preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts and analyze actual results to those plans and prior performance.
Assist in monthly, yearly, and quarterly close activities, including the preparation of financial reports.
Support in product costing development, implementation, and monthly variance monitoring
Prepare and present insightful analysis to support manufacturing and logistics leadership in decision-making.
Lead or support productivity and efficiency initiatives to drive improved performance.
Support freight payment processing and monthly accrual entries
Consolidate and build financial plans for the Operations organization; includes collecting and tracking headcount, capital expenses, supporting cycle count programs, and physical inventories.
Partner with cross functional management teams to develop and deploy modeling, data collection innovative visualizations tools, and dashboards to streamline business processes and reporting.

You will win us over by having these qualifications:

Basic qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
2+ years of finance or accounting experience.
Qualified applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States and must not require support or sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred qualifications:

Manufacturing or Supply Chain experience is a plus.
Advanced knowledge of MS Office Applications and SAP.
Advanced analytic skills and strong…