Commercial Project Manager / Project Controller (f/m/d) for Germany

About the Role

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Project Controller / Commercial Project Manager (f/m/d), you will be the financial lead for a portfolio of complex real estate construction projects within Siemens Energy. Acting as the trusted finance business partner to the Real Estate Project Management organization, you will oversee budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and investment approvals while ensuring full compliance with IFRS and local accounting standards. Working closely with colleagues from Accounting, Operations, Procurement, Legal, and Real Estate, you will provide transparent financial insights that support strategic decisions and drive successful project delivery.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead the commercial execution of a dedicated portfolio of real estate construction projects, including budgeting, forecasting, cost recognition, and financial reporting
• Prepare robust investment approvals by developing business cases, profitability analyses, and discounted cash flow models for strategic construction initiatives
• Establish accurate financial project structures in SAP, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and ensure alignment with approved project budgets and schedules
• Ensure timely month-end closing, accurate project accounting, and full compliance with IFRS and Local GAAP throughout the project lifecycle
• Present clear financial performance reports, highlight cost deviations, and provide actionable recommendations to senior management and key stakeholders
• Partner with cross-functional teams across Finance, Real Estate, Operations, Procurement, and Legal to enable informed commercial decision-making and successful project execution

What You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics; a master's degree or CPA qualification is an advantage
• Longstanding professional experience in Finance, Controlling, or Project Finance, ideally within construction, infrastructure, or capital investment projects
• Strong understanding of Financial Planning & Analysis/Business Case Models in preparation of investment approvals (e.g. proof of profitability & discounted cash flow calculation
• Proven experience managing CAPEX projects, annual budgets, forecasting, free cash flow, depreciation, and financial reporting for complex project portfolios
• Solid knowledge of IFRS and Local GAAP, with hands-on experience in PP&E (CAPEX) accounting and strong SAP expertise, ideally across PS, CO, and FI modules
• Business fluent English communication skills

About the Team

In our Business Functions we enable our organization to reach their targets by providing best-in class services and solutions in the areas of IT, HR, Finance, Real Estate, Strategy & Technology and more.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the 'compatibility of family and work', we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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