IT Finance Excellence Partner

Siemens; Buffalo Grove (IL); Remote; USD 127,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens is seeking an experienced IT Finance and Controlling professional to maximize value from IT investments. Remote from a home office in the United States, you will lead budgeting, forecasting, and post‑project cost analyses across a multi‑provider IT landscape.

You will partner with IT Finance, commercial teams, and service providers to improve transparency, drive cost efficiency, and deliver actionable insights that support strategic IT decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of IT service management and financial controlling experience.
• Experience managing IT service delivery across multiple internal and external service providers.
• Experience coordinating budget planning, forecasting, and actuals reconciliation.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives or projects that improve IT financial processes, service delivery, or operational performance.
• Proficient in English both written and verbal
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Leading continuous improvement across IT finance receiver processes and the broader IT Partner organization.
• Guiding the annual budgeting cycle and periodic forecast-to-actual reconciliation, including service analysis, milestone planning, and stakeholder communication.
• Identifying opportunities to optimize processes and resources related to IT service provider and receiver activities.
• Serving as the primary interface for the U.S. Performance Controlling organization and establishing a sustainable model for collaboration and information exchange.
• Increasing transparency into IT service utilization to reduce waste, improve productivity, and strengthen spend management.
• Partnering with team members to automate data and visualize IT service consumption for business units and IT Partner teams.
• Providing financial analysis for IT investments, including project return on investment and post-project operating expense projections.
• Collaborating with IT Finance and commercial teams across the provider ecosystem to improve insight into services, allocations, budget and forecast assumptions, and value generation.

Skills

IT finance

Service management

Budget planning

Forecasting

Cross-functional leadership

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this by empowering customers through the combination of the real and digital worlds, improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation. We know a business thrives when its people are thriving. That is why we put our people first. Our global, diverse team will support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you?

Transform the everyday with us!

Siemens Smart Infrastructure combines the real and digital worlds across energy systems, buildings, and industries to improve efficiency and sustainability. Working with customers and partners, we create responsive ecosystems that help people and organizations achieve their goals while supporting sustainable development for future generations.

Smart Infrastructure IT enables digitalization across the business through modern cloud applications, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and IT services. Our global team works across 21 countries with an agile mindset and a shared commitment to innovation, customer-focused solutions, and continuous improvement.

In this role you will work remotely from a home office.

In this role, you will help maximize the value of our IT investments by improving transparency into financial performance, service utilization, and value generation. You will support IT financial operations and collaboration across an ecosystem of service providers while identifying opportunities to strengthen processes, stakeholder engagement, and commercial outcomes.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Leading continuous improvement across IT finance receiver processes and the broader IT Partner organization.
• Guiding the annual budgeting cycle and periodic forecast-to-actual reconciliation, including service analysis, milestone planning, and stakeholder communication.
• Identifying opportunities to optimize processes and resources related to IT service provider and receiver activities.
• Serving as the primary interface for the U.S. Performance Controlling organization and establishing a sustainable model for collaboration and information exchange.
• Increasing transparency into IT service utilization to reduce waste, improve productivity, and strengthen spend management.
• Partnering with team members to automate data and visualize IT service consumption for business units and IT Partner teams.
• Providing financial analysis for IT investments, including project return on investment and post-project operating expense projections.
• Collaborating with IT Finance and commercial teams across the provider ecosystem to improve insight into services, allocations, budget and forecast assumptions, and value generation.

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience in IT service management and financial controlling.
• Experience managing IT service delivery across multiple internal and external service providers.
• Experience coordinating budget planning, forecasting, and actuals reconciliation.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives or projects that improve IT financial processes, service delivery, or operational performance.
• Proficient in English both written and verbal
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience implementing change, redesigning processes, and building alignment across stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and manage relationships across teams and organizations while influencing without direct authority.
• Ability to communicate with executive-level stakeholders and collaborate across IT Partner, Finance, commercial, and service provider teams.
• Experience improving financial operations, service utilization, or commercial processes within an IT organization.
• Knowledge of IT investment analysis, including return on investment and operating expense projections.
• Experience with data automation and visualization for financial or service-consumption reporting.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and drive work independently with limited oversight.
• Experience translating feedback, ideas, and analysis into practical process improvements.
• An iterative approach to problem-solving and a willingness to test new methods.

About Siemens:

We are a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose adding real value for customers.

Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce:

We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.

Protecting the environment, conserving our natural resources, fostering the health and performance of our people, and safeguarding working conditions are core to our social and business commitment at Siemens. They are integral to our Business Conduct Guidelines and corporate strategy.

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You’ll Benefit From

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html

The pay range for this position is $126,639 - $217,096 annually with a target incentive of 15% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

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