Location:

Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland

Job ID:

R0056781

Date Posted:

2024-08-01

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY FINLAND OY

Profession (Job Category):

Finance

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

We are now looking for a Business Controller at Hitachi Energy, Grid Integration Service business in Vaasa, Finland. In this role, you will act as a business partner to the local operations manager to optimize financial performance within the assigned reporting unit. You will be supporting effective business decisions by monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting financial data to evaluate alternatives, recommend and support implementation of the most appropriate solutions. The Service Controller in Finland will also support the Nordic Cluster Service operations in Denmark and Sweden.

Your responsibilities

• Contribute as key partner to the local execution team leads in determining and developing the execution model in alignment to the operation unit strategy.
• Translate financial position into realistic forecasts and establish actions and measurable targets to enhance financial return.
• Support the tender risk management process related to the scope assigned to the local unit, mainly regarding tender calculations (full cost model), project cash flow and exposure analysis including foreign exchange, risk and opportunity assessments and other commercial items.
• Support the Financial Analyst and Service Managers in all financial and commercial matters and actively drive the performance of the projects supplied by the local unit. Drive project cash flow and oversee currency risk and tax issues.
• Ensure transparency and high quality in financial reporting, and compliance with internal controls and official reporting standards (IFRS)
• Facilitate best practice sharing in consistency with controlling practices within Operation Unit, Hub and Country.
• Support the development of the Service Business development in the Nordics Cluster
   

Your background

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Business Administration or other Finance related field.
• Several years of business controlling experience in project/ financial controlling in a leadership position.

• Good knowledge of SAP.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (must have advanced skills in Microsoft Excel - complex formula, pivots, modelling).
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Finnish.
• Structured thinking and flair for numbers.
• Customer and business oriented.
• Team spirit and strong commercial and communication skills.

Interested in joining the team? We look forward to receiving your application. Apply for the position by August 31, 2024. We will initiate interviews as candidates apply and position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

If you want to further discuss around the position or have questions, please contact Henrik Sandbacka, Finance and Risk Manager, tel. +358 40 6198220.

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 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 40,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD.