Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst - Controlling Practice & Operations

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.

• 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 the respective function.
• Specifically, he/she is accountable to: a) support and drive the execution of continuous process improvements; b) ensure process management, standardisation and innovation; c) participate in regular process performance validation 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 finance organisation.
• 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.
• Optimises own performance to increase productivity by developing automated solutions, eliminating duplications, coordinating information requirements, and enhancing the expertise knowledge in one or multiple 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 advice 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 Centres 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.

• 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.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission‑critical technologies like high‑voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand while decarbonising the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.