Operational Controlling Head of Africa (H/F)

Client :

Description :

Siemens Gamesa is part of Siemens Energy, a global leader in energy technology with a rich legacy of innovation spanning over 150 years. Together, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community. At Siemens Gamesa, we are constantly seeking talented individuals to join our team and support our focus on energy transformation.

How to contribute to our vision

In the role of Operational controlling Head of Africa you will be involved in the development and implementation of the strategy to meet the overall Region's goals. With full responsibility for the project financials there will be a significant focus on the management of risks and opportunities. Stakeholder management will also be a key part of this function as well as providing financial direction for your business unit. As Head you will also ensure compliance to relevant guidelines and implement best practices across your business unit. You will also maintain and ensure adherence to standard processes for assessing, tracking and measuring risks and opportunities for the business in line with corporate guidelines. It will also be a key aspect to set leadership standards and management according to best practice through clear objectives, devising and communicating a strategy that includes performance management, people development and building team dynamics to ensure that the function is a cohesive high performing unit which achieves the targets and objectives set.

Additional responsibilities:
• Ensure financial planning, control and reporting procedures for forecasts, budgets and medium to long term financial plans to provide clarity of business performance against agreed goals.
• Monitor compliance of performance against contract to meet corporate guidelines, maximizing entrepreneurial opportunities to enhance company profitability.
• Maintain and ensure adherence to standard processes for assessing, recording and measuring NCC for the business in line with corporate guidelines.

What you need to make a difference

Passion for renewable energy and a sense for the importance to lead the change.
We are also expecting you to have significant (8-10 years) experience working in a project execution based environment working with senior financial & commercial responsibilities. It's required to have proven experience of leading and developing high performance teams. As educational background we expect you to have an accounting qualification.

As a person you are open-minded, positive, proactive, motivating and self-determined. You take responsibility for your work; you value people and you possess strong strategic innovative orientation as well as strong decision making. You are familiar with working in an international environment and possess excellent English skills both orally and in writing. In addition, occasional travel must be expected to be part of the role. You are fluent in English, both orally and in writing.

In return of your commitment we offer you...
• Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come
• A global team of diverse colleagues who share passion for renewable energy
• Trust and empowerment to make your own ideas reality
• Personal and professional development to grow internally within our organisation
• Competitive Pension Scheme
Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come. We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality. We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organisation. Siemens Gamesa offers a wide variety of benefits such as flexible working hours as well as home-office possibility for many colleagues, employer-funded pension, attractive remuneration package (fixed/variable) and local benefits such as subsided lunch, employee discounts and much more