Senior Project Controller HVDC (f/m/d) | Mannheim, Germany

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Mannheim; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Hitachi Energy is seeking an experienced Senior Project Controller to join our finance team in Germany. You will partner with Project Managers to drive financial and commercial performance throughout the project lifecycle, delivering accurate forecasts, robust cost control, and insightful reporting.

You will manage project accounting, revenue recognition, EAC/CTC forecasts, and risk assessment, collaborating with project controls, procurement, and finance to maximise profitability while ensuring

Qualifikationen

• Experience in project controlling and accounting in engineering/energy sectors.
• Ability to forecast, manage cash flow, and perform profitability analysis.
• Experience with revenue recognition and balance sheet management.
• Professional finance qualifications advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Partner with project teams to drive financial performance across projects.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and EAC/CTC forecasts.
• Ensure project accounting, revenue recognition, invoicing, and cost tracking.
• Produce monthly financial analysis and risk assessment.
• Support governance, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration.

Kenntnisse

Project Controlling

Project Finance

Forecasting

Cost control

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

German and English

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

ACCA/CIMA/ACA advantageous

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Jobbeschreibung

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Controller to join our team. In this role, you will act as a trusted finance partner to Project Managers, providing financial and commercial support throughout the project lifecycle to help drive successful project delivery and strong financial performance.

You will be responsible for ensuring robust financial control across one or more projects, supporting decision-making through insightful analysis, accurate forecasting, cost management, and risk assessment. Working closely with project teams and finance colleagues, you will play a key role in maximising project profitability while maintaining compliance with governance and control standards.

How you'll make an impact:

• Partner with Project Managers to drive the financial and commercial performance of projects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and maintain project budgets, forecasts, cash flow projections, and financial performance reports.
• Ensure accurate project accounting, including revenue recognition, cost tracking, invoicing, and balance sheet management.
• Develop and maintain Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Cost-to-Complete (CTC) forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Monitor project cash flow, revenue, and gross margin performance, providing recommendations to optimise financial outcomes.
• Support monthly project reviews by delivering insightful financial analysis and performance reporting.
• Manage and monitor financial aspects of variation orders, claims, back-charges, bonds, guarantees, and tax-related matters.
• Collaborate with Project Controls, Contract Management, Procurement, and Finance teams to ensure effective governance, compliance, and project delivery.

Your Background:

• Proven experience in Project Controlling, Project Finance, Project Accounting, Commercial Finance, or Finance Business Partnering roles.
• Experience supporting Project Managers with financial planning, forecasting, cost control, and commercial decision-making.
• Strong understanding of project accounting, cash flow management, financial reporting, and profitability analysis.
• Experience identifying financial risks and opportunities, with the ability to implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Degree qualified in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related discipline; professional qualifications (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) are advantageous.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills, ideally gained within engineering, energy, utilities, infrastructure, construction, or other project-based environments.
• Fluent in German and in English

More about us:

Hitachi Energy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where every team member can thrive and contribute their unique perspectives and skills. We provide competitive salaries, flexible working hours, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment that encourages growth and innovation through career development programs and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Specific benefits depend on the location and will be communicated during the interview process.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.