Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst - Controlling Practice & Operations

The Opportunity:

Provide controlling and planning specialist expertise to the COE and its customers within one of the Process Areas as part of the COE service offerings.
 

How you’ll make an impact:

• Financial planning & analysis (FP&A) – Overall accountability for the analytical services to the business,
• based on customer requirements. Responsible for automated tools/reports design, implementation and maintenance. Semi-automated and manual analytical services, and one-off (ad-hoc) analytical output. 
• Functional Controlling – controlling, budgeting, cost control, charging mechanisms, tax compliance and 
• Business Partnering within respective Function 
• Specifically, he/she is accountable to: a) support and drive the execution of continuous process improvements; b) ensure process management, standardization and innovation; c) participate in regular process performance validation in order to enable KPI based process performance steering; d) manage  key process stakeholders interactions; e) review the key identified process inefficiencies and misalignments vs. the Process Standards; 
• Actively participate in process improvement initiatives, regionally and/or globally. Accountable for end-
• to-end process management, process performance overseeing and steering throughout the entire fi- nance organization. Facilitates the exchange of knowledge and best practices between the COEs. 
• Interacts with the key process stakeholders to ensure that process related guidance is followed and that
• process related tasks / actions are implemented according to the Process Standards. 
• Optimizes own performance to increase productivity by developing automated solutions, eliminating  
• duplications, coordinating information requirements. Enhance the expertise knowledge in one or multi- ple processes through coaching. 
• Systems and Master Data Governance – charts of account, Business Warehouse tools. 
• Responsible for overseeing the business planning process and extending support to the Function
• heads for evaluating the implications of various business decisions for final target setting. 
• Functional performance Contributes to definition of key performance indicators. 
• Monitors financial performance of the function, identifies issues and advises management on action plans and operational strategies to resolve. 
• Transparency in reporting and ensuring data accuracy for function review calls 
• Responsible for the data accuracy validation in the monthly financial performance reports and ad-
• vice for necessary actions required. 
• Optimization Leads cross-functional initiatives that support strategic goals 
• Ensures continuous improvement in the financial control process in alignment with global standards and local policies. 
• Finance business partnering with internal stakeholders 
• Ensures timely and efficient communication with relevant Local/Country/Division/Region Controllers, Finance Business Partner or Centers of Expertise, and other internal customers to identify and discuss issues for improvement of operations, work quality and efficiency for area of responsibility. 
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living by Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
  
   

Your background:
 

• Should have bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting or professional Qualifications (CA or CMA).
• Must have 1 - 3 years of experience in Controlling and Accounting at functional and corporate level. 
• Ability to interact with Process stakeholders at various levels and integrate with other Process Owners.
• Detail oriented, structured with good analytical skills 
• Proficient MS Office, incl. Excel 
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.