Factory Controller – Power Transformers Full Time

General Finance Management is responsible for the day-to-day financial activities of the organization including: Controlling its financial resources and ensuring that all financial transactions, systems and procedures comply with regulations, accounting principles, and standards. Financial analysis and reporting, taxation, insurance, credit control, accounts payable and receivable, inventory and costs control, and budgeting and forecasting. Analyzing the organization’s revenues, liabilities, credit conditions, and other financial indicators to forecast it’s short, medium, and long-term cash flow position. valuating and recommending investments and other financial instruments to meet cash flow needs. Presenting findings and recommendations to top executives; preparing financial reports that may include auditor and financial analyst reports, profit and loss, balance sheets, and regulatory reports and filings. Ensuring all tax returns, declarations, and other required reports are submitted accurately and on time.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Business Partnering with HUB Product Line Controller and factory leadership team. Act as a pivotal force in shaping and executing the company’s strategic vision. Focus will be on driving profitable growth and operational excellence by leveraging deep financial expertise, exceptional business acumen, and strong leadership skills.
• Act as a primary business partner to senior management, offering proactive financial analysis, strategic planning, and performance management guidance. Influence key decisions on investments, capital allocation, and new business initiatives.
• Oversees capital expenditure (CAPEX) by managing the budget, tracking project costs, ensuring financial governance, and providing analysis for strategic investment decisions. Develop Capex budgets, monitoring plan vs. actual spending, validating proposals, collaborating with project teams, and preparing financial reports for management.
• Lead complex, organization-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes. Translate long-term strategic goals into detailed financial plans, driving accountability across multiple departments
• Develop and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial dashboards for business leaders. Interpret complex financial data to identify trends, pinpoint areas for margin improvement, and articulate the financial story to non-financial audiences.
• Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, reporting, and tools. Lead the implementation and optimization of financial systems to enhance efficiency and reporting quality across the enterprise. Ensures high quality and compliance with financial data and business information in line with defined standards & financial closing schedules. Ensure system set up correctly to reflect accurate data.
• Serve as a guardian of the company’s financial discipline. Develop and implement robust internal controls to safeguard company assets, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and mitigate financial risks.
• Timely, effective and efficient communication with relevant Functions / CCC, Accounting Center, and other internal customers to deliver key messages and identify and discuss areas for improvement. Ensure proper communication and explanation when working with external audit, customs, and tax authorities.
• Mentor and lead a team fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous professional growth
• 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.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your background

• Qualified Chartered Accountant or a related field along with bachelor’s or master’s degree in commerce.
• 12+ years of experience, or alternatively, a special combination of education and experience and/or proven performance and results, in the areas of business, finance, operational controlling and accounting.
• Strong financial manager structured and results oriented leader with strong analytical and operational controlling skills.
• Should have experience in Manufacturing industry.
• Leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong Microsoft Office/computer skills and Solid SAP knowledge/experience preferred.

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 decarbonizing 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.