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Finance P&L responsibility for Siemens Australia and New Zealand Smart Infrastructure Business. Business portfolio covers Electrification and Automation, Grid Software as well as Building Automation, Security and Energy Efficiency. Leading a team of Finance Managers managing 50+ Business Administration Professionals in Sales, Controlling, Logistics and Project Delivery across multiple Business Units. Responsible for Budgeting, Forecasting, Performance Controlling, Contract Management, Project Cost controlling, accounting and reporting. Stakeholder management of overseas HQ management, local CEO/CFO, local Sales and Business units heads. Fostering a high performing team culture across local Siemens finance organizations. Passionate about the positive impact Siemens Smart Infrastructure brings to the renewable energy transition and resource preservation of Australia and New Zealand.

Finance P&L responsibility for Siemens Australia and New Zealand Energy Management Division. Managing a team of Finance team leaders, Business Administration Professionals in Sales, Controlling, Logistics and Project Delivery across multiple Business Units. Responsible for Budgeting, Forecasting, Performance Controlling, Contract Management, Project Cost controlling, accounting and reporting. Stakeholder management of overseas HQ management, local CEO/CFO, local Sales and Business units heads. Leading the team through period of significant change during carve out of Siemens Energy.

Finance P&L responsibility for Medium Voltage Systems and Service business unit. Managing team of 15 Business Administration Professionals in Sales and Project Delivery. Stabilizing and successfully growing the base business while closing critical legacy projects.

Travelling across New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Australia and South East Asia

Regional interface for HQ reporting and controlling inquiries. Budgeting, Forecasting and Performance Controlling for Energy Transmission Business Units in collaboration with Business Unit heads.

Global sales performance controlling for Medium Voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear segment. Consolidating global Budget and Forecast data, liaising with production planning. Headquarter sales finance responsible for region Asia/Pacific. Develop business plans with country teams, monitor sales performance, manage partner contracts, wall-to-wall tender calculations and tender approval escalations.

Implementing a comprehensive product costing module for a newly established switchgear manufacturing location as part of Siemens' Global Commercial Assignment Program.

Finance business partner for tendering, delivery and project execution in Power Transmission and Distribution division. Role included tender cost calculations, project cost controlling, billing, bank guarantee management, cost center and fixed asset controlling

Siemens Finance Trainee Program (Stammhauslehre) combining formal classroom training with rotations across various finance functions and business areas:- Information Communication Networks regional sales - Information Communication Networks project procurement- Siemens warehouse logistics- Siemens Real Estate controlling- Information Communication Mobiles production controlling (Leipzig factory)