Hub FP&A Manager, Transformers Business, APMEA

The opportunity

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Hub FP&A Manager to join our team. In this role you will drive financial excellence and strategic decision-making by providing insightful analysis, robust financial planning, and accurate forecasting. Your mission is to empower the Hub with actionable financial insights, ensuring sustainable growth and profitability. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize financial performance, support strategic initiatives, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Supporting the preparation of Hub financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting with regular follow-ups with the local units. Monthly and quarterly financial reviews preparation and documentation. Cost Center Controlling for Hub Profit centers
• Supporting business decisions by developing effective financial analysis at various levels such as Hub, Product Lines and Factories. Developing “on Demand” analytics for various costs such as Functional costs, Personnel Expenses etc.
• Working with other finance professionals and function leads within the Hub to understand and analyze the drivers of financial performance and identify trends. Prepares financial modeling for various “what if” scenarios and the overall impact on the business unit.
• Supporting and contributing to the definition of the strategy for the Hub. Define the financial metrics meeting the requirements of the Hub to achieve strategic targets. Research and investigate key industry trends and provide meaningful insights for the organization.
• Continuously improving financial planning and analysis processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy. Standardize definitions, prepare Hub financial planning and analysis guidelines, improve productivity and efficiency of reporting process, process improvement to gain operational efficiency.
• Responsible to lead the internal controls applicable to Hub. Implementation and improvement of those internal controls across the Hub by implementing streamlined workflows and harmonized processes in accordance with BU guidelines.
• Delivering Hub’s month-end analytics on a timely basis for Financial, Operational, and other functional KPIs with variance analysis and commentaries. Follow-up and variance analysis with factories and sales units.
• Tracking and monitoring key financial metrics, comparing actual results against budget and forecast figures
• Preparing and documenting monthly and quarterly financial reviews.
• Gathering financial information from various stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives
• Controlling costs for Hub profit centers.
• Supporting controlling team to enable effective profitability analysis across factories, sales units and product lines.
• Reviewing and providing insights and recommendations on areas for improvement
• Reviewing and enhancing financial planning and analysis processes to increase accuracy and efficiency
• Implementing industry best practices to continuously improve financial processes
• Identifying and assessing financial risks, developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies
• Evaluating and automating internal controls applicable to Hub through workflows and harmonized processes
• 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 degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial management, with a proven track record in strategic planning,
• forecasting, and financial analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of IFRS and global regulatory standards.
• Advanced skills in financial analysis and risk management, with the ability to translate complex data into high quality management reports and actionable business insights
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work with strict deadlines to ensure on-time delivery of all
• financial reports and analysis
• Ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders, collaborating effectively with different cultures and multidisciplinary teams to align strategies and ensure comprehensive business solutions
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required.
  
  

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.