Company Description
The Siemens Industry Sector is the leading global supplier of production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. With integrated automation technologies as well as comprehensive industry-specific solutions, Siemens increases the productivity, efficiency and flexibility of its customers in the fields of industry and infrastructure. The Sector consists of six Divisions: Building Technologies, Drive Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility and Osram. With around 222,000 employees worldwide and around 33,000 employees in the U.S., Siemens Industry posted a profit of EUR3.86 billion with revenues totaling EUR38 billion in fiscal year 2008 (September 30). www.siemens.com/industry
Siemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.
Job Description
Position Summary:
- Reports to Siemens Industry Inc. Compliance Organization (US).
- Supports and advances the business goals of Siemens by performing a best-in-class compliance organization in own area of responsibility, acting as change agent and providing compliance related business advice to management through the efficient implementation and operational adaptation to respective business requirements as well as contribution to continuous improvement of a comprehensive compliance program.
- Contributes to and supports Industry Sector US Compliance approach in alignment with Industry Sector Global and Siemens Corp (NY).
Division Compliance functions include:
- Leadership within own area of responsibility
- Embedding of compliance structures into business operations, ensuring that corresponding compliance function holders are well trained on the laws, policies, guidelines (e.g. Business Conduct Guidelines) and regulations relevant to the business operations supported.
- Keeping himself/herself informed about developments with regards to compliance topics in relevant entities
- Acting as trusted business advisor and change agent within own area of responsibility
- Integrating Compliance as integral part of day-to-day operations, strategic business decision making and personnel processes
- by promoting and informing about the compliance program internally and externally as well as communicating of the companies' commitment to abide by the law and the Business Conduct Guidelines to get recognition among respective stakeholders in order to accomplish understanding as well as commitment of management and employees and to enforce a compliance and integrity culture.
- Monitoring effectiveness and contribution to continuous improvement of Compliance Program within SII businesses
- Measuring and monitoring implementation and effectiveness of compliance program (e.g. compliance controls).
- Deriving measures from analyzing ""detect"" sources (e.g. Perception Survey, Audit Reports).
- Proposing necessary changes / measures to the SII Compliance Officer, particularly after violations have been identified.
- Implementing measures for continuous improvement of Compliance Program.
- Securing the continuous enhancing of internal compliance controls.
- Implementation of compliance controls with the relevant control owners in business operations of own area of responsibility
- Implementation of appropriate measures (Compliance processes) for the prevention of violations of laws or regulations (e.g. Gifts & Hospitality, LoA, Business Partners) which could lead to corporate sanctions (e.g. debarment).
- Performing of Compliance Review process within own area of responsibility
- Performing the compliance review process (Status of Compliance Program, Compliance Risk Management).
- Reporting the status and adequacy of the overall fraud scan reports (TreuInfo)
- Support of investigations (e.g. CL CO, I, CF A) within own area of responsibility
- Supporting of investigations (e.g. by providing business know how, data collection).
- Ensuring remediation actions within own area of responsibility.
- Supporting the implementation of remediation plan.
- Case tracking within own area of responsibility.
- Prompt reporting of compliance issues to SII Compliance Officer.
Division Compliance Skills and Experience include:
- Bachelors degree
- Additional legal qualification ( has studied specific law like commercial / corporate law, anti-trust law etc. or has attended short legal course arranged by law school / organization or in-house)
- Professional experience for a minimum of 5 years in total composed of preferably two of the following business environments:
- Corporate HQ function
- Compliance / Audit / Legal / Accounting function
- Operational business function
- Experience in functional area differing from legal / compliance (e.g. sales, service, procurement) for a minimum of 3 years and / or experience in managing projects as Project Manager according to PM@Siemens standards
- Management experience with disciplinary or functional leadership for a minimum of 3 years.
Division Compliance Officer Skills include:
- Ability to evaluate queries from Division employees and management and advise appropriate response based on prevailing law and policy.
- Possesses critical thinking and analytical assessment skills for control performance and testing.
- Independence, Integrity, Objectivity and Confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- SAP knowledge considered very valuable
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Sarbanes-Oxley highly desirable
- German language skills a plus
Experience building and using databases.
Presentation skills - PowerPoint
Project management experience
Experience delivering training courses
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