Senior Accountant

Siemens Energy; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

401K with company match

Parental leave

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Orlando, FL seeks an experienced senior accountant focused on automation and digital tools to join our finance team. The role supports team financial reporting and close processes.

You will drive digitalization projects, strengthen controls, and collaborate with external auditors, leveraging SAP, Alteryx, Power BI, and Tableau to improve efficiency and transparency across financial operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience with reporting and digital/automation initiatives.
• Strong proficiency in SAP and MS Office; hands-on data analytics/visualization tools.
• Ability to drive complex projects and automation improvements.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end, quarter-end, and annual financial reporting including Balance Sheet, P&L, notes, and certifications.
• Drive digitalization projects and implement technology-enabled process improvements.
• Facilitate workshops on digital tools and document processes for improved efficiency.
• Enhance financial controls, supporting reconciliations and journal entries; ensure compliance with central accounting requirements.
• Collaborate with external auditors, preparing SAP-based reporting packages and documentation.
• Support planning, valuation, and long-range planning analytics including CGU and goodwill assessments.

Skills

SAP

Alteryx

Power BI

Tableau

MS Office

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Commerce

CPA designation (preferred)

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

We are seeking an experienced senior accountant with a strong focus on automation and digital tools to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of accounting principles and practices, combined with a passion for leveraging technology to streamline processes and improve efficiency. This individual supports the team financial reporting and accounting close topics.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Reporting and Financial Statement preparation: Assist in the preparation of month-end, quarter-end, and annual financial reporting, including Balance Sheet, P&L, statutory notes, and key certifications.
• Digital Projects: Drive strategic and cross-functional projects by identifying digitalization opportunities, implementing technology-enabled process improvements, and strengthening team capability in leveraging modern tools.
• Operational Improvement: Facilitate workshops on digital tools while documenting processes to enhance clarity, consistency, and continuous improvement across financial operations.
• Financial Controls: Enhance governance and financial controls by improving account reconciliations, supporting journal entry preparation, and contributing to compliance with central accounting requirements (AP, ICC, and other global topics).
• External Audit Liaison: Collaborate as a key partner with external auditors, preparing SAP-based reporting packages and supporting documentation to ensure smooth and efficient quarterly and annual audit cycles.
• Planning and Valuation: Support planning, valuation, and investment-related reporting, including long-range plan consolidation and analytics-driven work supporting CGU and goodwill assessments.

What You Bring

• A university degree or college diploma in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field; CPA designation strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of accounting experience, ideally with exposure to both reporting and digital/automation initiatives (Big 4 or public accounting experience considered an asset).
• Strong proficiency in SAP and advanced MS Office, with hands-on experience using data analytics or visualization tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Proven ability to take initiative and independently drive complex projects and process improvements, including leveraging automation to enhance financial workflows and challenge existing practices.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and senior stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About The Team

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 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

Rewards

• Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave