CP&O Front Office Specialist

Hitachi Energy; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a seasoned Controlling professional in Bengaluru to drive financial planning, reporting, and closing activities. The role demands strong SAP HANA skills and experience in FP&A within a multinational setting.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial statements and robust internal controls. The ideal candidate will own month-end close, perform detailed variance analyses, and lead process improvements while upholding Hitachi Energy's values

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.
• Expertise in ERP-based controlling processes, financial closing, and complex reporting.
• 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 data accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary SME on controlling topics such as cost control and R&D controlling.
• Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities and ensure proper SAP accounting.
• Maintain data integrity through validations, reconciliations, and structured problem-solving.
• Perform detailed operational analyses including cost trends and project variances.
• Provide data-based explanations to managers to support operational decisions.
• Prepare and validate financial statements and internal reports in line with controls.
• Collaborate with project execution, supply chain, procurement and shared services.
• Lead process improvement initiatives, including automation of reporting steps.
• Model Hitachi Energy values in financial processes.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and external regulations.

Skills

SAP HANA skills

Analytical skills

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

SAP ERP

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 youll 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 Energys 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 Energys core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Should have Bachelors 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.