Senior Accountant

We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what’s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world.

Why you’ll love working for Siemens
- Freedom and a healthy work
- life balance
- Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
- Solve the world’s most significant problems - Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
- Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
- Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
- Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
- Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.
- Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get rewards for them
- Diversity and inclusivity focused.

**We are on the journey of forming the new motors and large drives company Innomotics and are therefore looking for a **_Sr. Accountant _**to join our team at Innomotics.**

**Launch of our new company Innomotics**

We are on the exciting journey of forming a new leading motors and large drives company -Innomotics. Under this name, Siemens is combining its business activities in the areas of low
- to high-voltage motors, geared motors, medium-voltage converters, and motor spindles. Headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, our company will employ ~ 14,000 employees worldwide and operate in almost 50 countries. Motors and electric drive systems are our new company’s business and passion: We count on 150 years of experience in motor manufacturing and our portfolio includes an innovative solutions and digitalization portfolio as well as a broad range of service offerings. Innomotics embodies our vision, values and commitment to innovation and excellence in everything we do: reliable motion in a digital world.

**Do you want to shape the future of Innomotics with us?**

We are looking for a self-starter with a digital, innovative and growth mindset who is ready to actively drive and shape our future company’s culture. We offer an environment full of opportunities to take on responsibility and to develop both personally and professionally. We value the diversity of our people because we know that innovation thrives when it is fueled by a variety of perspectives, skills, backgrounds, and experiences. For us, nobody is perfect, but a team can be. #TeamInnomotics.

**Position Overview**:
The Senior Accountant has ownership of month end close, including journals, reconciliations, reporting, as well as identifying issues and proposing solutions, standardizing processes, and procedures with an efficiency demeanor. Strong analysis and interpersonal skills will make you a valued member of this team, supporting a growing business. This role will report directly to the Regional Head of Accounting and is hybrid/remote.

**Responsibilities**:

- Support the HoA Innomotics Americas with compliance with accounting, tax, treasury, and regulations.
- Prepare, coordinate, and assist in annual statutory and group financial statements and footnote disclosures for its major entities.
- Review and approve financial statement impacting postings (manual journal entries) and balance sheet account reconciliations.
- Perform various analytical procedures to identify and resolve risks to the financial statements.
- Continuously strive for process efficiency while maintaining or increasing quality through automation and continuous process improvements.
- Assist in assessing and implementing reporting system changes as required due to global or local changes in regulations or operational improvements.
- Support that the entity’s internal controls are in place and that testing is completed and documented, aligns with regulations, collaborates with internal and external auditors.
- Collaborate effectively with internal (e.g., GBS, CF Rs, Headquarter, Tax, Segments) and external partners (e.g., external auditors).
- Conduct research and analysis on accounting treatment (i.e., revenue recognition, leases, etc.) to offer insight on financial statements.
- Complete ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis, as well as special projects.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience**
- BS/BA in finance / accounting or related discipline, or advanced degree, where required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5+ years of experience in a complex corporate accounting environment with a strong understanding and use of IFRS or local GAAP accounting principles.
- Previous experience in addressing and resolv