Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Siemens Financial Services and Siemens Lease Services France (m/f)

Joining Siemens Financial Services France (SFS) as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) means taking the helm of a human-scale company (80 employees) while being immersed in an international environment (the group is present in 200 countries). You will manage all key functions within the scope: accounting, finance, management control, and also operations management. Your role extends far beyond daily management: you are the guarantor of overall performance and participate in the transformation of the company.

The main missions that will guide your days…

As the CFO and a member of the Comex, you will ensure the strategic and operational management of Siemens Financial Services (SFS) and Siemens Lease Services (SLS) France, across a wide functional scope:

• Lead financial strategy in collaboration with general management while ensuring optimal resource management, management control, and profitability.
• Optimize all financial processes, from accounting to financial reporting (IFRS and French GAAP), ensuring their compliance and efficiency in a regulated and international environment.
• Manage financial risk (interest rates, liquidity) while overseeing the automation of financial processes through our continuous improvement initiatives with our Business Excellence department.
• Drive digital transformation of finance and operations management activities, focusing on innovation and process simplification through digitalization.
• Manage a team of approximately 25 employees, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and developing internal talents.
• Work cross-functionally with all Siemens group divisions in an international and collaborative environment, representing SFS France within the group’s financial community.
  
  

The skills that will give you all the chances to join us…

• With an advanced degree (such as a Business School, Master's in Finance, or DESCF), you have proven experience in a similar position within the leasing or financial services sector, with strong expertise in operational processes and knowledge of the specific challenges of this activity.
• You have previously managed a team, ideally of a similar size (15 to 20 people), and your charisma enables you to unite around performance and a culture of continuous improvement.
• You have experience in leasing and a strong command of financial operations, expertise in accounting, management control, and risk management, with excellent proficiency in IFRS and French GAAP standards, ideally in a regulated environment.
• Passionate about digitalization and process automation, you have a strategic vision of the financial sector's evolution.
• You communicate easily in both French and English and are comfortable in an international environment with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  
  

Why join us?

Joining SFS France is an opportunity to play a key role in the growth and transformation of a human-scale company, but with strong ambitions and an international network.

• You will be the engineer at the very heart of the company's financial engine, having a direct impact on its results and profitability.
• You will benefit from a dynamic corporate culture, focused on innovation and continuous improvement, supported by a dedicated Business Excellence team.
• You will have the chance to collaborate with all Siemens group divisions and to interact with an international community of finance professionals.
• You will thrive in a stimulating environment where initiative, agility, and result orientation are at the heart of the strategy.
  
  

Ready to take on this challenge in a rapidly evolving and ambitious international company? Apply now! Questions? Feel free : David-Alexandre Gava is available via LinkedIn messaging.