Business Controller

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable​ energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

Responsibilities:

• Strategy Planning and Implementation: Serves as key partner to the business in determining the strategy for the area of responsibility, aligning with wider strategy, implementing and making adjustments, if needed.

• Business Planning & Forecasting: Translates budgets into operational plans and establishes measurable targets. Executes the business planning and forecasting processes for the area of responsibility. Evaluates financial implications of various operational decisions, builds scenarios, and recommend corrective actions.

• Business Performance: Monitors progress achieved and provides insight and analysis to support operational decision-making. Identifies issues and advises management on action plans and operational strategies to resolve. Drives appropriate cost structure, productivity optimization, and capital efficiency. Manages and closely monitors the cash flow and acts to improve Net Working Capital.

• Cost Management: Monitors progress achieved and provides insight and analysis to support operational decision-making. Drives appropriate cost structure, productivity optimization, and capital efficiency metrics.

• Support organization to improve business processes and reporting, which includes but is not limited to, production order variances, productivity, purchase price variances, absorption, and overheads.   Develop labour, material and overhead annual budget assumptions. Research and explain variances. Report this information monthly or as needed.

• Optimization: Leads cross-functional initiatives that support operational goals. Drives definition and implementation of global standards and business specific guidelines to ensure continuous improvement in the financial control process within own area of responsibility.

• Internal Controls and Compliance: Ensures transparency in financial reporting and disclosures. Defines and implements internal controls regarding financial and non-financial operations. Ensures compliance with corporate and country standards, regulations, and guidelines. Supports internal and external audits. Signs off Assurance letter for the area of responsibility.

• Financial reporting: Applies processes and tools necessary to obtain transparent and reliable financial data and business information. Ensures high quality of financial data and business information in line with defined standards and financial closing schedules.

• Communication with internal stakeholders: Ensure timely, effective and efficient communication with relevant LPG / HBU / COEs, Accounting Center, and other internal customers such as Operations, Sales, Group, Manufacturing Plants, HR, Service, etc. to deliver key messages and identify and discuss areas for improvement.

• OHS and Integrity: Supports ensuring a safe working environment, continuous HSE improvement processes and integrity

• 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.

Qualifications:

• Qualified in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting

• +5 years of experience in the areas of finance, operational, manufacturing, supply chain controlling and/or accounting

• Strong experience with ERP systems preferably SAP4/Hana

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills

• Attention to details with the ability to see a broader picture

• Strong interpersonal and business partnering skills

• Proactive and self-driven personality, team player

• Strong interest in continuous process improvements

• “Can do” attitude

• Good command of English is a requirement

• Entry-level experience in people management

• Strong communication skills and ability to maintain a constructive dialogue with stakeholders

Others:

• Job type: Full time (80%-100%)

• Experience level: Experienced, Senior Professional

• Location: Jumet Belgium