Business Unit Performance Controller - Saudi Arabia/Riyadh

Business Unit Performance Controller – Saudi Arabia/Riyadh Siemens strongly believes in the value of a Digital Portfolio, hence Smart Infrastructure combines Digital Power Distribution and Digital Building Infrastructure technologies. Our Digital Portfolio will enable our customers to enjoy occupant’s intuitive buildings which are comfortable, safe, secure and energy efficient. Smart infrastructure from Siemens intelligently connects energy systems, buildings and industries to adapt and evolve the way we live and work. We work together with customers and partners to build an ecosystem that intuitively responds to the needs of people and helps customers to better use resources. It helps our customers to thrive, communities to progress and supports sustainable development. Join our Smart Infrastructure Buildings as the Business Unit Performance Controller and help us re-imagine the world by finding solutions and making the world a smarter place for tomorrow. Your Role – International, Challenging And Future-Oriented! • Drive the Performance Controlling for the SI B Saudi Arabia and ensure high-quality financial transparency, reporting, forecasting, and business steering. • Provide in-depth financial analysis, performance forecasting, and management reporting to support data-driven business decisions and strategic initiatives. • Collaborate closely with different internal departments, and regional management teams to identify growth opportunities, productivity improvements, and profitability enhancement measures. • Lead in the country the budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and target-setting processes while ensuring a high degree of forecast accuracy and business ownership. • Act as a trusted advisor to business management, translating complex financial information into clear business recommendations and actionable insights. • Drive productivity initiatives and monitor achievement of productivity, profitability, cash flow, margin, and growth targets. • Identify, evaluate, and escalate business risks and opportunities while defining mitigation and improvement actions together with management teams. • Lead special projects and business transformation initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency, organizational effectiveness, and financial performance. • Lead the digital transformation and automation roadmap of the controlling function by implementing advanced analytics, dashboards, self-service reporting, AI-enabled solutions, and standardized processes that enhance transparency, decision-making quality, scalability, and operational efficiency. • Drive data governance, data quality, and process harmonization initiatives while fostering a data-driven culture and promoting innovative automation solutions that increase productivity, reduce manual effort, and continuously improve finance service delivery. • Ensure compliance with Siemens Financial Reporting Guidelines, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR), governance requirements, and risk management processes. • Full Performance Controlling responsibility for the country Saudi Arabia. • Primary finance counterpart to Country Management, Regional Management, and Business Leadership Teams. • Ownership of forecasting, planning, reporting, productivity, profitability steering, and finance transformation initiatives. • Responsible for driving controlling automation, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives across the assigned organization. • The role combines responsibilities of Performance Controller, Finance Business Partner, and Finance Transformation Champion, ensuring sustainable business growth while driving automation, digitalization, and advanced analytics capabilities within the Smart Infrastructure Buildings Saudi Arabia finance organization. Your Qualifications And Skills – Digital And Solid! • Proven track record of 8+ years in Performance Controlling, Execution/Operations, Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, or Business Controlling roles. • Thorough understanding of financial planning, forecasting, reporting, performance management, and profitability steering. • Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and support strategic decision-making. • Proficiency in leveraging digital tools and technologies to improve controlling effectiveness and business insights. • Proven experience in implementing digitalization, automation, and finance transformation initiatives. • Experience in multinational and matrix organizations. • Experience within project, solutions, services, or technology-driven businesses is considered advantageous. • Fluent English required • Any other language is a plus • Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related discipline. • MBA, CMA, CIMA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred. Localization Commitment Localization is a strategic priority and a cornerstone of Siemens' growth plans in th

8+ years in Performance Controlling, Execution/Operations, Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, or Business Controlling. Thorough understanding of financial planning, forecasting, reporting, performance management, and profitability steering. Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and support strategic decision-making. Proficiency in leveraging digital tools and technologies to improve controlling effectiveness and business insights. Proven experience in implementing digitalization, automation, and finance transformation initiatives. Experience in multinational and matrix organizations. Experience within project, solutions, services, or technology-driven businesses is advantageous. Fluent English required; other languages a plus. Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field. MBA, CMA, CIMA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent qualification preferred.

Drive the Performance Controlling for the SI B Saudi Arabia and ensure high-quality financial transparency, reporting, forecasting, and business steering. Provide in-depth financial analysis, performance forecasting, and management reporting to support data-driven business decisions and strategic initiatives. Collaborate with internal departments and regional management to identify growth opportunities, productivity improvements, and profitability enhancements. Lead budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and target-setting processes with high forecast accuracy and ownership. Act as a trusted advisor translating complex financial information into clear business recommendations. Drive productivity initiatives and monitor targets for productivity, profitability, cash flow, margin, and growth. Identify, evaluate, and mitigate business risks and opportunities. Lead special projects and business transformation initiatives to improve efficiency and financial performance. Lead digital transformation and automation roadmap of the controlling function with advanced analytics, dashboards, self-service reporting, and AI-enabled solutions. Drive data governance and process harmonization while fostering a data-driven culture and innovative automation. Ensure compliance with Siemens Financial Reporting Guidelines, ICFR, governance requirements, and risk management. Full performance controlling responsibility for Saudi Arabia; primary finance contact to Country/Regional Management and Business Leadership Teams. Own forecasting, planning, reporting, productivity, profitability steering, and finance transformation initiatives. Drive automation, digitalization, and continuous improvement across the organization.