Senior Payments Analyst

Siemens Energy; Jundiaí; On-site; BRL 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Work-life balance

Flexible work hours and digital worksp

Profit sharing

Parental leave

Diversity and inclusion focus

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Brazil, São Paulo region, is seeking a Senior Payments Operations Analyst to own end-to-end payment runs and resolve complex payment issues across multiple entities. You will liaise with Accounts Payable, Cash & Bank, Master Data, and Treasury to optimize processes while ensuring compliance and strong internal controls.

The role requires SAP expertise (FI, AP, Payment Programs), advanced Excel skills, and excellent communication in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Several years of experience in Payments, P2P, Accounts Payable, or Finance Operations.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payment processes, bank interfaces, payment methods, and internal control frameworks.
• Very good SAP knowledge (FI, AP, Payment Programs) and experience with banking platforms and payment interfaces.
• Advanced MS-Excel skills; experience with reporting or reconciliation tools.
• Experience with transitions, transformations, automation, or stabilization phases.
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage stakeholders; business-fluent English.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for training or project activities.

Responsibilities

• Own execution and oversight of payment runs in SAP and banking platforms, across multiple entities and countries.
• Act as SME for payment processes, bank formats, and cut-off calendars; support knowledge transfer, onboarding, and coaching within the Payments team.
• Drive resolution of complex payment exceptions (failed, rejected, duplicate, returned), ensuring proper documentation, escalation, and control adherence.
• Ensure strong internal controls and audit readiness in the Payments process (e.g., SoD compliance, approval governance, audit trails, bank connectivity controls) and actively support internal/external audits with high-quality evidence.
• Partner with Treasury and stakeholders to support cash management, liquidity planning, payment prioritization, and funding readiness, ensuring transparent and proactive communication.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and performance reporting initiatives (e.g., payment automation, bank harmonization, transition/stabilization, SOP updates) and support management with ad‑hoc analyses and risk/performance reporting.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Business fluent English

Analytical skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or related field

Tools

SAP FI/AP

Payment Programs

Bank interfaces

MS Excel

Job description

• Lead and perform complex Payments operations within the Purchase‑to‑Pay (P2P) end‑to‑end process, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant execution of payment runs while acting as a go‑to expert for the team.
• Independently analyze and resolve complex payment issues, including high‑risk, high‑value, or cross‑country payment exceptions, and provide guidance to Analysts on root‑cause resolution.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across including Accounts Payable, Cash & Bank, Master Data, Treasury, Human Resources and business stakeholders to resolve operational issues and continuously improve payment processes.

A Snapshot of Your Day

• Lead and perform complex Payments operations within the Purchase‑to‑Pay (P2P) end‑to‑end process, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant execution of payment runs while acting as a go‑to expert for the team.
• Independently analyze and resolve complex payment issues, including high‑risk, high‑value, or cross‑country payment exceptions, and provide guidance to Analysts on root‑cause resolution.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across including Accounts Payable, Cash & Bank, Master Data, Treasury, Human Resources and business stakeholders to resolve operational issues and continuously improve payment processes.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Own execution and oversight of payment runs in SAP and banking platforms, including automated, manual, urgent, and exception payments across multiple entities and countries.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert (SME) for payment processes, bank formats, payment methods, and cut‑off calendars; support knowledge transfer, onboarding, and coaching within the Payments team.
• Drive resolution of complex payment exceptions (failed, rejected, duplicate, returned), ensuring proper documentation, escalation, and control adherence.
• Ensure strong internal controls and audit readiness in the Payments process (e.g., SoD compliance, approval governance, audit trails, bank connectivity controls) and actively support internal/external audits with high‑quality evidence.
• Partner with Treasury and stakeholders to support cash management, liquidity planning, payment prioritization, and funding readiness, ensuring transparent and proactive communication.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and performance reporting initiatives (e.g., payment automation, bank harmonization, transition/stabilization, SOP updates) and support management with ad‑hoc analyses and risk/performance reporting.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in Payments, P2P, Accounts Payable, or Finance Operations, preferably in a multi‑entity or shared services environment.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end payment processes, bank interfaces, payment methods, and internal control frameworks.
• Very good SAP knowledge (FI, AP, Payment Programs); experience with banking platforms and payment interfaces is highly desirable.
• Advanced MS‑Excel skills; experience with reporting or reconciliation tools is an advantage.
• Experience with transitions, transformations, automation, or stabilization phases is considered beneficial.
• Strong communication skills, ability to independently manage stakeholders, and business‑fluent English.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for training, workshops, or project activities, if required.

Our Corporate and Global Functions are essential in driving the company's strategic initiatives and ensuring operational excellence across various departments, business areas, and regions. These roles support our vision to become the most valued energy technology company in the world. As part of our team, you contribute to our vision by shaping the global energy transition, partnering with our internal and external stakeholders, and conducting business responsibly and in compliance with legal requirements and regulations.

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 optimally 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

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture and a healthy work‑life balance
• Flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
• Competitive total rewards package
• Flexible benefits and savings programs
• Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell vacation
• Parental leave
• Profit sharing
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives
• Diversity and inclusivity focused

Jobs & Careers: https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs