Commercial Project Manager- (Data Center Vertical)
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What you will do for Siemens Smart Infrastructure :
The Commercial Project Manager (CPM) is responsible for commercial aspects related to customer contractsfrom the sales phase to execution, to project completion. Responsibilities encompass sales controlling, performance measurement, planning, forecasting, and reporting. The CPM will partner with Customers, Suppliers, Project Managers, Engineers, Sales, Procurement, Legal Finance colleagues, and internal and external Auditors.
We are looking for a Commercial Project Manager to join our team in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. For highly qualified candidates, remote work may also be considered. The candidate must have a strong business acumen, communication skills for collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and provide financial leadership in this role. The position reports to the Commercial Lead of Programs Vertical.
Responsibilities :
- Project Controlling :
 - Full ownership of project P&L responsibility and cash flow performance.
 - Responsibilities including volume and profitability monitoring and ensuring cost over-runs are addressed.
 - Lead project status reviews and NCC Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to ensure feedback is provided to key stakeholders.
 - Prepare accurate Forecast of Profit and Loss Statement, Statement of Financial Position (balance sheet), and Cash Flow on a yearly and monthly basis analyzing and keeping record of FC assumptions to explain deviations to make sure forecast goals are attained.
 - Collaborate with Factory / Operations to ensure profitability deviations between planned and actual cost are identified and corrective measures are executed.
 - Risk Management :
 - Partner with key stakeholders in identifying, reporting, avoiding or mitigating non-conformance costs; supports the implementation of lessons learned into own project and the organization in general.
 - Active management of risk registry to ensure financial recognition of business exposure.
 - Commercial :
 - Act as commercial partner to Project Management Organization educating project managers in financial and compliance topics.
 - Ensure effective communication with all relevant internal and external stakeholders such as Business Management, customers, suppliers.
 - Ensuring proactive management of backlog and optimization of milestone schedule to maximize free cash flow.
 - Support PMO in dispute management.
 - Seek out opportunities for digitalization in finance to promote innovation within our standard reporting and closing processes.
 
Basic Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Finance / Economics or related Business degree.3 plus years working in a finance role with knowledge of Accounting principles in alignment with Financial Reporting Guidelines, International Financial Reporting Guidelines and US GAAP.Proficient in SAPPreferred Qualifications :
Experience in Financial Planning and Controlling.Ability to read and interpret contract conditions.Understanding of Percentage of Completion accounting method and project controlling requirements (accurate risk and opportunity management).Demonstrated ability to manage deadlines and prioritize tasks in a fluid environment with strong detail orientation.Strong interpersonal and communication skills.Demonstrated ability to lead reporting process improvements with digitalization tools such as but not limited to Tableau and Knime Analytics.MBA or advanced degree.5+ years of experience leading projects in financial / commercial capacity.You will benefit from : 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 pay range for this position is $73,500 - $126,000. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications and premium geographic location.