Finance Head of Regional Service - Middle East

Siemens Energy; Doha; On-site; QAR 655,000 - 1,019,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/flexible work

Professional development opportunities

Global collaboration

Job summary

Siemens Energy, Inc. in the Middle East region seeks a Finance Head of Regional Service to lead a diverse, multinational finance team within the Compression Service organization.

You will drive financial leadership across order acquisition, project execution, service networks, profitability, budgeting and forecasting while partnering with technical, commercial and operations teams. Travel around 25% within the region is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related discipline.
• Master’s degree or recognized professional finance or accounting qualification would be an advantage.
• At least 10 years of relevant finance experience with progressively increasing responsibility across sales, projects, contracts and service-related business functions.
• Strong understanding of project and service business models, including financial planning, forecasting, profitability, cost and cash management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Regional Service Finance team for Compression in the Middle East, ensuring clear responsibilities, governance and collaboration across countries.
• Provide financial leadership for the Regional Service business, covering order acquisition, project/contract execution, profitability, cost and cash management, planning and performance monitoring.
• Develop and implement financial strategies supporting regional objectives, sustainable growth and profitability.
• Provide financial insights and decision support to regional leadership; act as business partner to technical, commercial, sales and operations teams.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal controls; drive continuous improvement of finance processes and systems.

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join our Compression Service organization as Finance Head of Regional Service, Middle East. As an integral member of the Middle East and Asia Pacific Leadership Team, you will play a key role in driving sustainable Service growth and financial performance across the Middle East region. You will lead an established, diverse and multicultural team of finance professionals distributed across multiple countries. You will continue to strengthen alignment and collaboration across locations while driving high performance, people development and strong financial management of the regional Service business. The role requires proven people leadership, strong financial and commercial expertise, intercultural competence and the ability to manage senior stakeholders effectively in a complex international and matrix organization.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Lead and further develop the established Regional Service Finance team for Compression in the Middle East, ensuring clear responsibilities, effective governance and strong collaboration across countries and locations.
• Lead, inspire and develop a geographically dispersed and multicultural team, fostering an inclusive, collaborative and high-performance culture. Strengthen organizational capabilities through coaching, talent development, knowledge sharing and succession planning.
• Provide overall financial leadership for the Regional Service business, covering order acquisition, project and contract execution, Service Repair Center network, profitability, cost and cash management, financial planning and performance monitoring. Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, with transparency of risks, opportunities and key performance drivers.
• Develop and implement financial strategies supporting regional business objectives, sustainable growth and profitability.
• Provide financial insights, recommendations and decision support to regional business leadership.
• Act as a trusted business partner to technical, commercial, sales and operational organizations, supporting sound business decisions and financial transparency. Drive effective risk and opportunity management across the regional portfolio, ensuring timely mitigation and escalation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable financial regulations, internal controls, company policies and governance requirements. Provide financial leadership in resolving significant customer, country, commercial and organizational matters.
• Drive continuous improvement of finance processes, systems and ways of working, and lead the finance organization effectively through change. Undertake planned travel of approximately 25% within the region.

What You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline. A master’s degree or recognized professional finance or accounting qualification would be an advantage. At least 10 years of relevant finance experience, with progressively increasing responsibility across sales, projects, contracts and Service-related business functions.
• Strong understanding of project and Service business models, including financial planning, forecasting, profitability, cost and cash management, and risk and opportunity management.
• Proven people-leadership experience, with the ability to lead, engage, coach and develop geographically dispersed and multicultural teams in a complex matrix organization.
• Strong inclusive leadership and intercultural skills, with the ability to build trust and alignment across countries, nationalities, functions and organizational levels.
• Demonstrated experience in talent development, performance management and succession planning.
• International experience and a proven ability to operate effectively across different cultures and business environments.
• Strong business-partnering and stakeholder-management capabilities, with the confidence to advise and constructively challenge senior business leaders. Strong analytical, commercial, communication and influencing skills, combined with a collaborative and results-oriented leadership style.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic or another language relevant to the region would be an advantage. Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

About The Team

Our Transformation of Industry division is decarbonizing the industrial sector. Increasing electrification and efficiency are key and demand for green H2 and derivative fuels will rise. We enable decarbonization of the industrial sector and the transition to sustainable processes, building on a strong industrial customer base, a global network, diverse technologies, and integrated execution capabilities.

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 reliably 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/Benefits

• Opportunity to work on challenging projects in an exciting environment
• Opportunity for remote/flexible work
• Professional support and strong collaboration with colleagues around the world
• Professional development opportunities within the company

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