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Finance Controller

The opportunity

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Finance Controller to join our team. In this role you will be accountable for the business planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, following the global BU, HUB BU and company’s planning, budgeting and forecasting processes. Serves as the main interface between the BU/HUB and the company functions. Evaluates financial implications of various strategic decisions, build scenarios and recommends actions. You will be accountable for the overall business performance of the organization.

How you’ll make an impact            

  • Monitoring business progress, provide insights, by leveraging data, to drive and support strategic and operational decision-making.
  • Driving profitable growth, fit-for-purpose cost structure, productivity improvement and capital efficiency.
  • Ensuring effective cash flow and net working capital management.
  • Ensuring business processes are in accordance with the global BU instructions and company regulations.
  • Managing and negotiating financial terms and conditions and ensures compliance with contractual obligations.
  • Obtaining transparent, timely, accurate and reliable financial and business data, by leveraging the established processes and tools, following the company’s and global BU’s closing and reporting timetable.
  • Preparing business relevant reports and presents to HUB BU and local management team.
  • Leading, providing guidance and facilitating best practice sharing within the organization, communicate with Finance and Controlling community to ensure alignment and consistency of Finance and Controlling practices.
  • Implementing and maintaining effective internal controls within the organization.
  • Ensuring compliance with the global BU and company regulations and supports internal and external audits.
  • Ensuring an effective assurance process within the organization.
  • Leading optimization and continuous improvement initiatives, related to Finance and Controlling, within the organization.
  • Contributing to the company’s Finance people strategy and capability development, building our future-ready and future-proof Finance.
  • 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.

Your background 

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting.
  • Depth knowledge and Operational experience in Finance and Controlling, Risk Management.
  • Strategic, critical and analytical thinking capabilities.
  • Experience within the Industry Company at least minimum 10 years.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required.

Location Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job type Full time
Experience Experienced
Job function Finance
Contract Regular
Publication date 2025-06-03
Reference number R0087887

About Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.

We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.