Finance Project Manager-Rolling Stock

Company: Siemens Mobility
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: November 17, 2023

Job Description:

Siemens Mobility provides efficient and coordinated transportation of people and goods by rail - including rolling stock, rail automation, rail electrification, and service. We craft and manufacture across the entire spectrum of rolling stock, including commuter and regional passenger trains, light rail and streetcars, metros, locomotives, passenger coaches, and high-speed trainsets. Cities and Railroads also rely on us to provide traction-power substations and electricity transmission, as well as signaling and control technology for freight and passenger rail and transit systems.

Due to extraordinary growth, we are adding a Commercial Project to the team at our state-of-the-art manufacturing campus in beautiful and affordable Sacramento, California. As Commercial Project Manager, you will be responsible for commercial bid management and commercial project management for bogies and other rolling stock components for locomotives, light rail, and coaches for the North America markets. You will lead the commercial project execution during planning, design, procurement, manufacturing, commissioning, and customer acceptance. Duties include collaborating closely with operational departments to ensure order income calculation is achieved while meeting goals for customer happiness, cost, schedule, and quality. We are a highly interactive, team-based finance position in a factory setting for manufacturing rolling stock for the North American market.

What you will be doing:

Responsible for Commercial Bid Management and Commercial Project Management for bogies and other rolling stock components for locomotives, light rail, and coaches for the North American markets.

Full profit and loss responsibility for assigned project(s) together with the technical project manager (PM); responsibility for all financial planning aspects, such as maintaining the Estimate at Completion (EAC) and optimizing the project gross profit, cash flow, and assets management.

Responsible for foreign exchange risk mitigation, hedging strategies, and international tax requirements.

Responsible for negotiations of commercial terms and conditions. Ensure accuracy of project books and compliance with Siemens financial reporting guidelines and local GAAP.

Monitor and control project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and deliverables that support business goals in alignment with senior management and partners.

Ensure compliance with contract documents and proactively handle changes in project scope, identify potential problems, and develop appropriate contingency plans.

Provide monthly project reports, customer progress reports, customer change proposals, and presentations to management and internal/external customers.

Actively connect with customers' commercial representatives and handle solving commercial issues.

What you will need to be successful:

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field (or foreign degree equivalent)

Three years of experience in the job offered or an acceptable alternate occupation.

Two years of experience with the following skills: Microsoft Office; various ERP systems (SAP or JDE);

Knowledge of project management and financial reporting tools, legal terms and conditions, and accounting standards (e.g., IFRS 15).

We would be impressed if you had:

Project management certification, e.g. Project Management Professional by PMI.

Why Siemens Mobility?

Siemens Mobility is # 9 On Forbes Great Places to Work List

Health and Wellness: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, HSA, Commuter Benefits Vacation & Time Off

Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Personal / Sick Days, Maternity/Paternity Leave

Financial & Retirement: Savings Plan, Performance Bonus for Key Roles, Merit Increases, Relocation

Professional Development: Tuition Reimbursement, Promote from Within, Mentor Program, Access to Online Courses, Lunch & Learns Office Life: Flexible Work Hours

Our Values:

We stay at the forefront of the rail industry. We continuously improve, learning directly from those who are doing the work.

We are optimistic about change and the possibilities. We welcome programmatic improvements and strategy shifts, which will result in positive results for the world.

We value our people, and we support their growth within their zone of proximal development: Our people are at the center of our work, and we support their development by finding their level of potential development through problem-solving and collaboration with peers.

We mean what we say, and we commit to our promises: We follow through on our commitments with honesty and integrity

We do more with less: We are a lean organization serving customers who are serving communities of people.

We are principles-based, not rules-based: We make decisions based on what we believe is best for our people and the communities we serve, as opposed to adhering to a prescriptive set of immovable practices.

We value diversity and strive to be inclusive in our work, both for our customers and our team members. We believe in the importance of investing in employees in alignment with our values and honoring every individual story and unique path.

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html . The base salary range for this position in Sacramento, CA is $95,400 to $128,800. The salary may be higher or lower depending on the budget and the candidate's experience, knowledge, skills, and qualifications.

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