Director of Finance

Company: Hitachi ABB Power Grids
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

Act as Senior Leader in Global Finance to provide financial and business support to global and regional functional leaders. Act as a business partner to drive overall financial health of the business by providing regular reporting, analysis, and strategic insight. Responsibilities include facilitating overall productivity and effectiveness of the business organization.Your Responsibilities:

• Actionable Analysis: Provide proactive business support to global and/or regional functional leaders through regular financial analysis, reporting, and strategic guidance.
• Project execution: Provides input to the Project Execution Plan on financial aspects. Participates in opportunity/risk identification, monitor that all required mitigation actions are timely implemented. Supports the Business Leader in coordinating and preparing monthly project reviews. Participates in preparing the project cost report. Verifies the substance for cost to complete. Provides input to the project cost report and analysis.
• P&L/Balance Sheet: Is responsible for the correctness of project balance sheet and income statement as well as for cash flow and monthly/quarterly forecast. Monitor and report on all necessary KPIs for the business especially those related to Scorecard, Cash Flow, and Networking Capital; others as assigned.
• Budgeting/Forecasting: Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for assigned functional responsibility. Scope can be from orders, revenue, headcount, expense and through EBIT.
• Headcount: Ensure proper reconciliation of all headcounts for assigned functional responsibilities.
• Reporting: Timely and accurate reporting weekly, monthly, and quarterly. This would include functional reporting, Enterprise Software reporting, as well as external reporting at BU and/or Division level.
• Commission Accounting/Reporting: Facilitate execution of commission plans, payments, reporting and analysis.
• 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 or accounting from four-year college or university preferred.
  • Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
  • Six to ten years related Finance experience.
  • General knowledge of GAAP/IFRS accounting standards.
  • Strong knowledge of Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow.
  • Preferred knowledge of Software industry and revenue recognition.
  • Experience within a global, matrix organization is preferred.
  • Experience using multiple financial systems (SAP) and ERPs (Salesforce.com, BI tools).
  • Experience with monthly and quarterly close and reporting cycles.
  • Change leadership experience and proven delivery of change implementation.
  • Proven ability to build effective relationships at all levels across the business, able to collaborate within the broader business at a senior level.
  • Results driven, ability to inspire, motivate and lead people to best outcomes indirectly, using influencing skills.Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of AmericaJob type: Full timeExperience: ExperiencedJob function: FinanceContract: RegularPublication date: 2024-10-10Reference number: R0063907About Hitachi EnergyHitachi 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 45,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $13 billion USD.Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome you to apply and want you to know that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veterans' status or any other legally protected characteristic. For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites here and here. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling a Hitachi Energy HR Representative at 1-888-504-2007 or by sending an email to: us-pg-askhr@hitachienergy.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.
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