SAICA Trainee (CA Programme)

About Siemens Energy

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment. 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.

About the Role

The CA Trainee Programme at Siemens Energy is a three-year learnership programme for candidates who have completed an accredited post-graduate qualification in Accounting (PGDip/CTA).

Based in the Accounting & Controlling department, trainees will be trained and assessed in line with the SAICA CA2025 framework, which focuses on developing ethical values and integrating technical and professional skills.

Trainees will rotate through various functions in the hub—such as tax, risk and internal audit, controlling, and commercial business units. This rotation is tailored to meet individual training needs while satisfying SAICA and business requirements, ensuring a healthy balance of theoretical and practical management experience across disciplines.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Plan, prepare, and consolidate balance sheet and P&L statements and reports according to relevant accounting standards (IFRS, GAAP, local standards).
• Prepare annual financial statements for various entities and branches.
• Analyze and evaluate assets and liabilities, and prepare reports for division or support function management.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts for corporate units, capturing data into Spiridon and ESPRIT.
• Draft technical accounting papers for complex transactions and IFRS interpretations.
• Reconcile account statuses with vendors and clients at an accountable level.
• Investigate project and ad-hoc queries from divisions and support functions.
• Provide financial support to colleagues in other African countries and assist corporate units with specialized HQ reporting (e.g., ADSTAR).
• Keep abreast of changes to internal guidelines and external accounting standards; prepare and present training on these updates.
• Review, update, issue, and implement new accounting guidelines for the Company.
• Ensure all SAICA learning requirements (technical and professional) are met within the relevant time period.

What You Bring

• Completed BCom Accounting Honours (CTA) or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to perform under pressure.
• Results-driven individual with strong problem-solving skills.

Rewards & Benefits

• Hybrid/Flexible work arrangements and paid holidays.
• Opportunities to work on and lead innovative projects within a global team.
• Continuous learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform, e-learning, mentorship, and coaching.
• A supportive work culture with an open feedback culture.
• Possibility to take over further tasks within the company.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.