Location:

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Job ID:

R0060367

Date Posted:

2024-08-29

Company Name:

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Other

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

Yes

Job Description:

Senior Accountant

Company: Hitachi Industrial Equipment & Solutions America, LLC

Division: Industrial Components & Equipment Division

Location: Charlotte, NC

Status: Full-time

The Company

Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society through the use of data and technology. We solve customers' and society's challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products. Hitachi operates under the business structure of “Digital Systems & Services” - supporting our customers’ digital transformation; “Green Energy & Mobility” - contributing to a decarbonized society through energy and railway systems, and “Connective Industries” - connecting products through digital technology to provide solutions in various industries. Driven by Digital, Green, and Innovation, we aim for growth through co-creation with our customers. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2022 (ended March 31, 2023) totaled 10,881.1 billion yen, with 696 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at https://www.hitachi.com.

Hitachi Industrial Equipment & Solutions America, LLC offers top-grade industrial products and solutions that help manufacturing organizations and production facilities streamline their operational processes and deliver production uptime consistently. Our industrial offerings include class-leading industrial machinery components that deliver optimal results over expanded intervals of time, enabling organizations to increase cost-saving benefits and have a hassle-free experience. Supported by a dedicated team of distributors and experienced industry professionals, we are known as an established industrial equipment solution provider. Our core aim is to assist our partner organizations and customers achieve operational excellence.

Summary

The Senior Accountant is a financial specialist who has a deep understanding of accounting principles, reporting and ERP systems in a manufacturing environment that will work across multiple areas of accounting. With this knowledge, the Senior Accountant prepares appropriate adjusting entries, account reconciliations and financial reporting. The role will also have cost accounting responsibilities for setting standards and variance analysis.

This position will report to the Director of Finance & Accounting at HIESA and will work remotely with occasional travel to the office.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with financial transaction recording standards (e.g., general ledger, cash payments/collections, tax transactions, etc.).

• Control/reconciliation of accounts and records (balance sheet, P&L, bank accounts, etc.).

• Accounting reports/schedules for internal audiences (management reporting) and for external audiences (including consolidation of financial statements, cash flow reporting, budget reporting, etc.).

• Cost accounting (including standard setting, allocation of direct/indirect costs, variance analysis).

• Contribute to budgeting/forecast processes.

• Support external & internal audit activities.

• Assist with special projects as necessary.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in accounting

• 3+ years of accounting experience

• Knowledge of SAP and Sarbanes-Oxley  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical skills

• Ability to work independently and in teams as well as prioritize tasks and deliverables 

• Effective communication skills across all levels of the organization

• Ability to respond to a fast paced, results oriented, rapidly changing environment

• Strong attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently on a daily basis

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

• Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

• Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

• Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to [email protected]. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.