Senior Project Controller

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Birmingham; Híbrido; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous annual leave

Enhanced pension plan

Private healthcare

Health screening program

Dental Plan

Maternity, paternity, parental leave

Life insurance

Fitness & health benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Descripción de la vacante

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Europe (HBUEU) seeks a Senior Project Controller to drive financial governance across tender through execution and warranty in a world-leading grid and power quality solutions group.

You will collaborate with project teams to deliver clear insights, enabling better decisions and stronger project outcomes. Based in the UK with remote work and some travel to Birmingham offices, the role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, accurate forecasting, and robust cash

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or similar.
• Strong Excel capability; experience with SAP or similar ERP systems is an advantage.
• Experience in project or tender controlling in a project-based environment is beneficial.
• A structured approach with the ability to move from data to insight to action.
• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders in an international environment.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsabilidades

• Provide financial support across the full project lifecycle (tender → execution → warranty), ensuring transparency and control.
• Partner with Project Managers on commercial and financial matters, translating data into clear insights and supporting decisions.
• Support profitability and cash performance by identifying risks and opportunities early and contributing to mitigation actions.
• Coordinate and prepare monthly project reviews and forecasts, ensuring reliable financial insight and consistency.
• Support financial processes including invoicing, cash collection, currency exposure tracking, bonds & guarantees, and tax alignment with relevant functions

Conocimientos

Excel

SAP

Project/tender controlling

Stakeholder management

Data to insight

English fluency

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Finance / Accounting / Business Administration

Herramientas

ERP systems

SAP

Descripción del empleo

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business at Hitachi Energy in Europe (HBUEU), Inclusion drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition acrosscurrent and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Controller. Be part of Hitachi Energy's Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service group, as a world-leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions that enable our customers to build a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy systems.

Join a project-driven environment where financial governance, forecast accuracy, and cash discipline directly shape delivery outcomes. You will work closely with Project Management and cross-functional teams to provide clear financial insight, support decision-making, and strengthen project performance

Location, (Remote) anywhere in UK with some travel to Birmingham Offices

Please note we are unable to provide visa support for this position

How you'll make an impact:

Provide financial support across the full project lifecycle (tender → execution → warranty), ensuring transparency and control.

Partner with Project Managers on commercial and financial matters, translating data into clear insights and supporting decisions.

Support profitability and cash performance by identifying risks and opportunities early and contributing to mitigation actions.

Coordinate and prepare monthly project reviews and forecasts, ensuring reliable financial insight and consistency.

Support financial processes including invoicing, cash collection, currency exposure tracking, bonds & guarantees, and tax alignment with relevant functions

Your Background:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or similar.

Strong Excel capability; experience with SAP or similar ERP systems is an advantage.

Experience in project or tender controlling in a project-based environment is beneficial.

A structured approach with the ability to move from data to insight to action.

Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders in an international environment.

Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

More about us

We believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual – fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well‑being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together.

Our benefits offering for our roles generally includes:

• Generous annual leave plus public holidays with the ability to buying & selling leave days
• Enhanced pension plan with competitive employer contributions
• Private healthcare for our employees
• Health screening program and Dental Plan
• Maternity, paternity, parental leave
• Critical illness plan, Life insurance and income protection
• Fitness & health benefits (access to gyms, studios, on-demand exercise classes and library of wellness apps)
• Employee Assistance Program

The benefits listed above are an excerpt only and may vary depending on job grade, location, and contract type. Eligibility is subject to local regulations and some flexible benefits may require employee contribution.

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.