Digital Finance & Accounting Specialist

Job Description

Financial Analyst | Siemens Energy

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Siemens Energy, located in Charlotte, NC. Siemens Energy is a global energy technology company with approximately 100,000 employees across more than 90 countries. The company develops the energy systems of the future, ensuring the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. This role is crucial in directly supporting operational decision-making by ensuring financial data is accurate, compliant, and future-ready, thereby laying the foundation for scalable and efficient finance and accounting processes.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Charlotte, NC

• Team: Collaborates with a small, agile finance team and works closely with accounting, operations, IT, and project teams.
• Mission: To ensure accurate, compliant, and future-ready financial data and processes that support operational decision-making and long-term growth.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, SAP S/4HANA, analytics, visualization tools, emerging technologies

What You’ll Actually Do
• Digital Process Improvement: Design, implement, and continuously improve digital finance and accounting processes that support factory operations and long-term growth.
• Accounting Operations Support: Support general accounting activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and month-end/year-end close processes.
• SAP System Optimization: Contribute to the rollout, stabilization, and optimization of SAP S/4HANA, ensuring strong integration between controlling and accounting functions.
• Financial Integrity and Compliance: Ensure financial data integrity, compliance, and the effectiveness of internal controls in line with company policies and audit requirements.
• Reporting and Planning Enhancement: Develop and enhance automated financial and management reporting, leveraging analytics and visualization tools, while also supporting budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis activities.

The Must-Haves
• Background: University degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field with a strong financial orientation.
• Experience: 3+ years of experience in Accounting, including experience with financial statements, reconciliations, and close processes.
• Skills: Strong technical foundation in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems (preferably SAP S/4HANA), solid understanding of internal controls, audit requirements, and financial compliance standards, and highly analytical with strong attention to detail.
• Bonus: Exposure to digitalization, automation, data analytics, or AI-driven finance tools; proactive, solution-oriented communicator with a collaborative mindset and ambition to grow into a future finance or accounting leader.