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Providing Financial Planning and Controlling expertise to the organization by compiling and analyzing metrics, identifying trends and problems, communicating information to relevant groups, and recommending actions to improve financial performance.
Your responsibilities
- Perform analysis of business performance versus budget and forecast.
- Perform benchmarking of key performance indicators with external and internal peers.
- Work with the other financial professionals in Divisions / Regions / Countries and functions to understand and analyze the drivers of financial performance and identify trends.
- Prepare financial analysis for various “what if” scenarios and sensitivity analysis and the overall impact to the business units.
- Analysis of overhead under/over absorption indicating the root cause
- Preparing and analyzing Product / Customer profitability.
- Calculation of Labour hour rates and overhead absorption rate for different business scenarios.
- Perform cost/benefit analysis, NVP / IRR analysis, and payback period for CAPEX initiatives.
- Analysis of inventories and NWC
- Prepare ad-hoc reports as per Business units’ request
- Support preparation of relevant organization financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Validate the accuracy of financial data and business information and reports by performing reconciliation and review of exceptions
- Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, presentation of findings and analysis
- Optimize own performance to increase productivity by developing automated solutions, eliminating duplications, coordinating information requirements.
- Recommend changes of process standards and procedures to improve the timely performance of process activities
- Identify areas for process/report standardization across different countries, divisions, and business units.
- Ensure processes and controls within own area of responsibility are designed and implemented in line with Group and unit requirements.
- Maintain proper audit trail and documentation for future tax / internal/external audits and reviews
- Prepare SOPs for all activities performed.
Your background
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Thorough/detail-oriented approach.
- Strong communication skills.
- Fluent in English.
- Hands-on experience in SAP FICO and COPA modules
- Basic Knowledge of Sales & Distribution, Production Planning, Projects, Material master modules in SAP
- Experience with MS Office
- Ability to work with diverse teams across different countries.
- Self-motivated with a strong commitment to quality
- At least 5 years experience in Accounting and Finance in a Manufacturing unit with 2+ years of experience in FP&A is preferable.
- Bachelor degree in Accounting with CMA/ CA / MBA
More about us
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 are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD. www.hitachienergy.com
Publication date
2022-03-07
Reference Number
IN52895149_E1