Finance Advisor – Siemens Financial Services

Siemens; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology and engineering company is seeking a Finance Advisor for a 1.5-year assignment in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The role involves providing finance advisory services, structuring financing solutions, and analyzing risks. Candidates should possess a Master's degree in business or finance and approximately 5 years of experience in financial services. Strong knowledge in trade financing and accounting standards is required, along with business fluency in English. The position offers opportunities for mobile working and a diverse workplace culture.

Benefits

2–3 days mobile working per week

Diverse and inclusive culture

Wide range of learning & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Approximately 5 years of relevant work experience in banking or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of trade-financing solutions and structured finance.
• Fluency in English; Arabic is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide finance advisory services to Siemens companies.
• Structure and implement risk mitigation and financing solutions.
• Analyze project-related risks and develop bankable risk profiles.

Skills

Trade-financing solutions

Project finance expertise

Financial analysis

Accounting standards (IFRS)

MS Office for financial calculations

Education

Master’s degree in business administration or finance

Job description

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE & Dubai, UAE – Finance Advisor (Dubai, UAE).

Responsibilities

• Providing a full range of finance advisory services to Siemens companies as part of a 1.5‑year assignment program with Siemens Financial Services in Dubai.
• Structuring, arranging, and implementing project‑related risk mitigation concepts and financing solutions using a broad range of instruments such as sale of receivables, forfaiting programmes, letters of credit, commercial loans, ECA–covered loans, structured financing and leasing.
• Acting as the interface to members of the international financing community and selecting and engaging potential financing partners (banks, investment funds, leasing companies, ECAs, private risk insurers).
• Analyzing project‑related risks and developing acceptable, bankable risk profiles in contexts such as performance contracting, leasing models, multi‑sourced ECA‑covered financing and PPP projects.
• Preparing financing‑relevant documentation in the bid phase (e.g., composition of financing offers, Letter of Intent from an ECA), supporting negotiations, closing financing agreements, and coordinating and monitoring financing‑related project documentation as part of project management.
• Reporting and exchanging information through standard reports and ad‑hoc queries.
• Developing and driving new opportunities and business models with embedded financing solutions in close collaboration with Siemens companies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or a related field.
• Approximately 5 years of relevant work experience in a bank and/or a financial services company.
• Strong knowledge of trade‑financing solutions; expertise in project, export and/or structured finance is a plus.
• Sound knowledge of accounting standards, particularly IFRS.
• Strong willingness to grow into the role and learn about Siemens products, markets, key players, dynamics, business mechanics and sales processes.
• Business fluency in English; Arabic proficiency is a plus.
• Very good command of MS Office tools for complex financial calculations and high‑quality presentations.
• Experience working in international, interdisciplinary teams.

Benefits

• 2–3 days of mobile working per week as a global standard.
• Diverse and inclusive culture with a sense of belonging.
• Wide range of learning & development opportunities.

Siemens is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate unlawfully on any grounds. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs and activities.