Head of Accounting Services Europe

Snapshot of Your Day

You kick off your day as Head of Accounting Services Europe by meeting with your direct reports to discuss the state of transition, the latest team updates, and strategic initiatives to improve process efficiency within your remit.

Next you talk to the Head of Accounting for one of your service areas, a key stakeholder and partner, to align the update for the regional CFO community next week which you’ll present jointly. Before lunch, you dive deep with your GL, Closing & Reporting function into a major project that drives harmonization across the region.

After lunch you mentor a top finance talent, review KPIs with your team leads, and evaluate improvement potential of the end‑to‑end process for Fixed Assets with the Regional Accounting team.

As the global sponsor for the Accounts Receivable teams, you meet with function leads across all three regions to simulate strategic thinking and drive tool selection. You end the day with a check‑in with your manager, the Global Head of Accounting Services, and a 1:1 with the peer Accounting Service Center Manager for the Americas.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Lead the overall operation of the Accounting Service Centre Europe, covering General Ledger, Closing & Reporting, Fixed Assets, Bank & Cash, and Accounts Receivable.
• Based in Bucharest, Romania or Lisbon, Portugal, provide operational accounting excellence for Siemens Energy entities across Europe.
• Represent Accounting Services with key stakeholders in the region and collaborate with counterparts in Asia Pacific and the Americas to drive global harmonization and standardization.
• Build, develop, and inspire an energetic, change‑ready team that delivers operational results while continuously embracing transformation at both local and global levels.
• Use strong communication skills to guide, support, and challenge your team through periods of ambiguity.
• Apply project‑driven, design‑thinking approaches to shape streamlined global processes, moving seamlessly between process deep dives and strategic initiatives.

What You Bring

• Education & Expertise: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field, with strong business and accounting acumen.
• Leadership Experience: Minimum 10 years in leading operational accounting or shared service centres, with proven success in finance leadership and guiding teams through change management.
• Entrepreneurial & Transformational Mindset: Eager to drive finance transformation, process excellence, and organisational improvements through change management and project management tools.
• People Leadership: People‑oriented, with a strong track record of hiring, developing, and supporting the personal growth of team members.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong written and verbal communication skills, open and communicative by nature, fluent in English, and effective at engaging across multicultural environments.
• Strategic & Operational Flexibility: Ability to seamlessly shift between detailed process steps and high‑level strategic initiatives with accuracy and effectiveness.

About the Team

Our Accounting Service functions drive the company’s strategic initiatives and ensure 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 by shaping the global energy transition and conducting business responsibly and in compliance with legal requirements and regulations.

About Siemens Energy

With ~100, 000 employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably.

Our Commitment to Diversity

We celebrate each person’s uniqueness and encourage inclusion across all backgrounds, ensuring we do not discriminate based on ethnicity, gender, age, religion, identity or disability.

Rewards & Benefits

• Your lunch with SE meal tickets.
• Keep your brain fit with our trainings.
• Special for book lovers – Bookster.
• Stay safe and healthy with our medical subscription.
• Think about your future with the Private Pension Pilon III.
• Take care of yourself with our Wellbeing Initiatives.