CP&O BU FP&A - Hub Support

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all.  We are advancing the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible, and secure, and we collaborate with customers and partners to enable a sustainable energy future – for today’s generations and those to come.
At Hitachi Energy, whether you are a pioneer confronting the market, an engineer driving technological innovation, or an enabler enhancing organizational effectiveness – this is where your unique value converges. Your professional expertise will transcend conventional boundaries, making extraordinary contributions to our collective evolution. 

1. You will drive the Hub budgeting, forecasting, and flash reporting processes by coordinating with country controllers, business stakeholders, and Hub leadership, ensuring timely collection, consolidation, challenge, and validation of financial data.

2. You will analyze business performance against Budget, Forecast, Flash, prior periods, and latest estimates, providing insights on Order Backlog, Revenue, Gross Margin, EBIT, SG&A, Headcount, Productivity, Working Capital, Cash Flow, and Capex.

3. You will validate financial actuals and forecast data across management and reporting tools, identify discrepancies, drive corrections, and ensure accuracy, integrity, and consistency of reported results.

4. You will support month-end close activities, including financial reviews, manual journal entries, intercompany postings, balance sheet analysis, and working capital performance monitoring.

5. You will drive the back-charge process, invoicing, accounting activities, and profitability analysis across products, projects, customers, factories, and business units.

6. You will prepare monthly management reports, KPI dashboards, Hub presentations, variance analysis, and executive communication materials by coordinating with Hub controllers and key stakeholders.

7. You will partner proactively with Business Units, country controllers, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, commercial, and finance teams to resolve queries, align assumptions, and support decision-making.

8. You will perform trend analysis, scenario modeling, cost variance analysis, and ad hoc financial studies to identify risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.

9. You will support audits, controls, compliance requirements, and policy adherence while ensuring alignment with internal and external regulations and company standards.

10. You will drive continuous improvement, automation, and best-practice initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, reporting quality, and service delivery while demonstrating Hitachi Energy's values of safety and integrity.

11. You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

12. Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

1. Strong financial accounting and revenue recognition methods (Point in time, Percentage of Completion, Time-based, etc.)

2. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with proactive, self-motivated, and problem-solving abilities.

3. Good Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, and PowerPoint skills

4. Ability to use and leverage AI – good AI literacy is a plus.

5. Effective communication & presentation skills.

6. Good understanding of SAP is highly desired.

7. Initiative-taking with a strong commitment to quality, adhering to strict deadlines

8. 3 to 4 years’ experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, with a preferable manufacturing background. Prior experience in controlling COE setup preferable

9. Bachelor’s degree in accounting with CMA/ CA / MBA