Finance Controller Specialist - CP&O

The Opportunity

Join Hitachi Energy as a Finance Controller and play a critical role in driving financial excellence across our operations. In this role, you will provide high-quality financial planning, controlling, and reporting support that enables informed business decisions and sustainable growth. You will serve as a key partner to operational leaders by delivering accurate financial insights, ensuring compliance, and maintaining strong financial controls.

As part of a global organization, you will take ownership of financial closing activities, operational reporting, and controlling processes while collaborating with cross-functional teams including project execution, supply chain, procurement, and shared services. Your expertise in SAP and financial operations will help ensure data accuracy, process efficiency, and continuous improvement across the finance function.

This opportunity is ideal for a finance professional who enjoys solving complex challenges, improving processes, and transforming financial data into meaningful business insights. You will have the chance to contribute to operational excellence initiatives, support digitalization and automation efforts, and make a measurable impact on business performance while upholding Hitachi Energy's values of Safety and Integrity.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards.

• Act as the subject matter expert for controlling processes, including cost control, R&D controlling, financial analysis, and operational reporting.

• Perform detailed financial and operational analyses to identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable insights to business stakeholders.

• Ensure high-quality financial data through robust reconciliations, validations, and structured problem-solving approaches.

• Partner with business functions including project execution, supply chain, procurement, and shared services to resolve financial and operational issues effectively.

• Provide expertise on SAP and ERP-based financial processes, supporting transactional accuracy, reporting quality, and process adherence.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on process standardization, reporting automation, operational efficiency, and enhanced financial controls.

• Prepare and validate financial statements, management reports, and performance metrics while ensuring compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.

• Support managers with timely, data-driven financial insights that enable effective operational decision-making.

• Champion a culture of accountability, integrity, safety, and continuous improvement across all financial activities.

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 5-8 years of experience in Controlling, FP&A, Finance Operations, or a similar finance function within a multinational environment.

• Strong expertise in SAP HANA and ERP-based financial controlling processes.

• Proven experience managing financial closing activities, operational reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex responsibilities independently and drive execution with minimal supervision.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with proficiency in written and spoken English.

• Experience leading process improvement, automation, or finance transformation initiatives is highly valued.

More About Us

At Hitachi Energy, we are committed to advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We foster a collaborative and inclusive workplace where innovation, continuous learning, and personal growth are encouraged. Our employees benefit from global career opportunities, flexible working practices where applicable, and a culture built on safety, integrity, and responsibility.

Demonstrates effective use of AI and digital tools to enhance problem-solving, decision-making, and productivity, while applying sound judgment, ensuring accuracy and compliance, and maintaining accountability for outcomes.