Senior Project Controller

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider is seeking a Senior Project Controller based in Birmingham, England. The role involves driving project financial performance, preparing financial analyses, and providing recommendations for financial decisions. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience and a financial degree. This position allows remote working with travel to UK sites as needed, and it's crucial to have the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Relevant industry experience with project controlling.
• Ability to work with commercial terms and claims management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial performance and ensure adherence to financial regulations.
• Prepare project invoices and financial reports.
• Monitor cash flow, revenues, and financial aspects of projects.

Skills

Critical thinking

Financial knowledge

Project and Tender controlling

Education

Financial Degree

Job description

Senior Project Controller

locations : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom : Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom time type : Full time posted on : Posted Today job requisition id : R0102557 Location : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Job ID : R0102557 Date Posted : 2025-10-30 Company Name : HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED Profession (Job Category) : Finance Job Schedule : Full time Remote : Yes

The opportunity Hitachi Energy has a exciting opportunity for a Financial Tender & Project Controlling Specialist (Senior Project Controller), you'll be responsible for business partnering to Project Management in all financial and commercial matters and actively drive the project’s performance. Can be assigned to one or multiple smaller projects. Ensure financial performance for project by preparing financial analyses, ensuring cost controls, providing recommendations for financial decisions, and serving as the main finance representative for assigned project / projects. Work with different expertise within the financial areas to optimize the project performance with consciousness of the remaining risks. Collaborate with other functions to proactively reach effective business decisions. Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship, thus have the full right to work in the UK. Ideally you will be based or be local to one of our office sites Birmingham or Glasgow but will be a remote based role, with expectation to travel to sites in the UK.

Compliance : Supports the Project Manager in adherence too : corporate governance, integrity, assurance, internal control, group charter, business specific finance directives and instructions.

• Project execution : Provides input to the Project Execution Plan on financial aspects and update as responsible of Project Cost & Finance Management Plan. Prepares project invoices, financial accounting and reporting (including project site accounting). Drive and seek for optimization of Project Cash Flow, Revenues and GM contribution together with Project Manager. Oversees currency risk, bonds and guarantees and tax issues. Additional tasks : handling of variation orders, preparing of finance input to line reporting, assess petty cash account and payments, follow-up on scope. Is responsible for the correctness of project balance sheet and income statement as well as for cash flow and monthly / quarterly forecast.


• Monitoring and review : Participates in opportunity / risk identification, monitor that all required mitigation actions are timely implemented. 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. Supports the Project Manager in coordinating and preparing monthly project reviews. Participates in preparing the project cost report. Verifies the substance for cost to complete. Create input for customer reports. Prepare and support in audits – external as well as internal audits.


• Commercial terms : Provides support on claim management, back-charges and insurance cases and monitors the proper follow up together with the Contract Manager / Project Manager up-stream (towards customer), side-stream (towards consortia partner) as well as down-stream (towards suppliers).

• Your Background : Relevant Industry experience in the similar or equivalent industry with Project and / or Tender controlling background. Financial knowledge with financial Degree.


• Skills – Critical thinking, professional and with etic.


• Experience, 5 years+ in a similar role.

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