Local Business Unit Controller

Hitachi Energy; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Finance Business Partner for Local Domestic Sales Unit projects. You will drive financial and commercial matters, ensuring accurate cash-flow, tax handling, and performance across the UAE project portfolio.

Key duties include leading tender financial reviews, developing execution plans, and maintaining project governance with monthly reviews. Strong SAP experience and English proficiency are required for collaboration within cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting or equivalent with solid finance background.
• Experience in Finance with exposure to Project Business.
• Experience with SAP.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work under tight deadlines and cross-cultural teams.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset with risk identification and mitigation.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Tender stage reviews with Tender Manager on financial, commercial and tax aspects.
• Prepare a Project Financial Execution Plan covering revenue recognition, billing, tax and related topics.
• Monitor project governance, qualifications and monthly reviews with Project Manager.
• Deliver monthly closings, forecasts, budgets and full financial packages on time.
• Support operational decision-making with KPIs and reporting accuracy.
• Ensure internal control compliance and adherence to governance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Cash flow management

Risk assessment

SAP experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in accounting or finance

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description:

Act as business partner to the Local Domestic Sales Unit Project Manager/Project Managers, responsible for all financial and commercial matters and actively driving the project’s performance. The individual will be responsible for the DSU project Portfolio in UAE market

How You'll Make An Impact

• Tender stage Reviews and take joint responsibility with Tender Manager on Financial, commercial and tax aspects. Ensures that tender calculation is completed correctly, prepares cash-flow and exposure curve. Participates or provides input during negotiations on contractual terms and conditions (clients, consortia, subcontractors, suppliers). Participates and provides input in local risk review process.
• Project Execution: Prepare a Project Financial Execution Plan (as part of an overall Project Execution Plan covering all financial, commercial and tax aspects such as revenue recognition methods, billing plan, payment securities, consortium administration, import duties and VAT etc.). Is responsible for the correctness of project balance sheet and income statement as well as for cash flow and monthly/quarterly forecast. Guide and Validate project invoice, manages currency risk, tax issues, bonds and guarantees, Revenues and GM contribution together with Project Manager
• Monitoring and review: Establishes project governance process. Participates in opportunity/risk identification, ensure that all required mitigation actions are timely implemented. Drives, co-ordinates and prepares monthly project reviews jointly with the Project Manager. He will have joint responsibility with the Project Manager for all financial aspects of the project including estimate at completion and related cost-to-complete, forecasted Revenues and Cash Flow, Risks and Opportunities assessment and ensure alignment with other functions including Project Controls, planning/scheduling.
• Responsible for Financial Reporting: Deliver monthly closings, forecasts, budgets and full financial packages on time, ensuring accuracy and reliability. Collaborate with key stakeholders and business managers to support operational decision-making. Monitor KPIs to optimize cost structures and improve productivity. Perform quality checks on reporting data, including analytical reviews of major fluctuations and FX impacts. Drive transparency in financial reporting and disclosures. Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses and contribute to transformation initiatives.
• Compliance & Internal Control: Follow up on internal project audit reports and ensures timely implementation of all required actions related to projects under responsibility. Adherence to corporate governance, integrity, assurance, internal control, group charter, business specific finance directives and instructions.

Your background

• You have bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, or equivalent with solid finance background, Professional Accounting qualification will be a plus.
• You have experience in Finance with exposure to Project Business.
• You have experience of SAP.
• You have ability to adapt to changing priorities and work under tight deadlines and excellent collaboration and work with cross functional and cross-cultural team.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks and challenges.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written and English is required.

Publication date : 2026-04-13