CP&O Front Office Specialist

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Bengaluru seeks a finance professional to deliver rigorous FP&A and controlling services, analyzing metrics, trends, and variances to improve financial performance. You will own month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end closings in SAP, ensure data integrity, and produce internal reports while upholding internal controls and regulatory requirements.

Collaborating with project execution, supply chain, and shared services, you will drive standardization and automation of reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or similar.
• 5–8 years of experience in Controlling, FP&A, or Financial Operations in a multinational environment.
• Strong SAP HANA skills.
• Strong expertise in ERP-based controlling processes, financial closing, and complex operational reporting.
• Proven ability to independently handle complex tasks and lead process execution with minimal supervision.
• Experience guiding or reviewing the work of other finance professionals.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and a high commitment to data accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary subject‑matter expert on controlling topics such as cost control, R&D controlling.
• Take ownership for month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end closing activities, resolving complex issues and ensuring proper accounting treatment within SAP and related systems.
• Ensure high data integrity through advanced validation, reconciliations, and structured problem‑solving.
• Perform detailed operational analyses including cost trends, project variances, accrual logic, internal orders.
• Provide clear, data‑based explanations to managers to support operational decision‑making (not strategic advisory).
• Prepare and validate financial statements, internal reports, ensuring compliance with internal controls and external regulations.
• Act as a trusted operational point of contact for SAP‑related questions (FICO, PS, MM, SD), transactional accuracy, posting logic, and reporting procedures.
• Coordinate with functions such as project execution, supply chain, procurement, and shared services to resolve operational finance issues and ensure alignment with standards.
• Utilize advanced skills in SAP HANA/ECC, ERP systems, BI tools, and MS Office to drive efficient reporting and data management.
• Lead or contribute to operational improvement initiatives, including: process standardization, automation of reporting steps, enhancing accuracy and timeliness of closing activities, optimization of SAP master data or posting processes
• Actively identify and elevate process gaps, proposing operational improvements with clear, practical solutions.
• Model Hitachi Energy’s values of Safety, Integrity, and Responsibility in all financial processes.
• Ensure strict compliance with internal controls, documentation requirements, and approved procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Skills

SAP HANA

Finance FP&A

Analytical skills

English communication

Education

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

Tools

SAP HANA/ECC

ERP systems

BI tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description:

The opportunity:

Deliver top-notch financial planning and controlling services by analyzing metrics, identifying trends and issues, communicating insights, and recommending actions to enhance financial performance.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Serve as the primary subject‑matter expert on controlling topics such as cost control, R&D controlling
• Take ownership for month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end closing activities, resolving complex issues and ensuring proper accounting treatment within SAP and related systems.
• Ensure high data integrity through advanced validation, reconciliations, and structured problem‑solving.
• Perform detailed operational analyses including cost trends, project variances, accrual logic, internal orders.
• Provide clear, data‑based explanations to managers to support operational decision‑making (not strategic advisory).
• Prepare and validate financial statements, internal reports, ensuring compliance with internal controls and external regulations.
• Act as a trusted operational point of contact for SAP‑related questions (FICO, PS, MM, SD), transactional accuracy, posting logic, and reporting procedures.
• Coordinate with functions such as project execution, supply chain, procurement, and shared services to resolve operational finance issues and ensure alignment with standards.
• Utilize advanced skills in SAP HANA/ECC, ERP systems, BI tools, and MS Office to drive efficient reporting and data management.
• Lead or contribute to operational improvement initiatives, including: process standardization, automation of reporting steps, enhancing accuracy and timeliness of closing activities, optimization of SAP master data or posting processes
• Actively identify and elevate process gaps, proposing operational improvements with clear, practical solutions.
• Model Hitachi Energy’s values of Safety, Integrity, and Responsibility in all financial processes.
• Ensure strict compliance with internal controls, documentation requirements, and approved procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for yourcolleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Should have Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or similar
• Must have 5 – 8 years of experience in Controlling, FP&A, or Financial Operations in a multinational environment.
• Strong SAP HANA skills.
• Strong expertise in ERP-based controlling processes, financial closing, and complex operational reporting.
• Proven ability to independently handle complex tasks and lead process execution with minimal supervision.
• Experience guiding or reviewing the work of other finance professionals.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and a high commitment to data accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken).
• Strong sense of responsibility, ownership, and discipline in delivering high‑quality outputs.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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