Senior Project Controller

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension plan

Insurance programs

Company car or cash allowance

40 days vacation

Learning and development opportunities

Professional training and certificates

Flexible working arrangements

Career growth opportunities within a全球

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in the Netherlands seeks a Senior Project Controller to serve as the financial leader of large, complex projects, from tender handover to completion, ensuring governance and insights to drive performance.

You will partner with project managers, oversee reporting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, cost control, and project performance across international teams, while ensuring IFRS compliance and effective contract and change management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project controlling, project finance, or financial management of complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, forecasting, cash flow management, and project accounting.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Act as the financial lead for complex projects, driving performance, profitability, and execution excellence.
• Manage financial reporting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, cost control, and project performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify and manage risks and opportunities, ensuring proactive actions to protect margin and project outcomes.
• Support tender handovers and ensure lessons learned are captured and applied during project execution.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal controls, governance requirements, and audit standards.
• Support contract, scope, and change management activities to drive revenue growth and margin improvement.
• Monitor project schedules, resource plans, and critical dependencies to improve project performance.
• Coach project teams and finance colleagues while promoting continuous improvement and best practices.

Skills

Project controlling

Project finance

Financial management

Education

Finance degree

Accounting/Business Administration

Job description

At Hitachi Energy, you will play a critical role in the successful delivery of large and complex projects that support the energy transition. As a Senior Project Controller, you act as the financial leader of the project, providing the financial clarity, governance, and insights needed to drive performance and informed decision‑making.

You will partner closely with Project Managers and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, from tender handover to project completion. You will transform financial data into actionable insights, proactively manage risks and opportunities, and ensure strong financial governance. Your projects will typically range from USD 50 million to 200 million and involve multiple stakeholders, business functions, and execution units.

This role is ideal for an experienced finance professional who enjoys combining strategic thinking, project execution, and business partnering in a dynamic international environment.

How you'll make an impact

You act as the financial lead for complex projects, driving performance, profitability, and execution excellence.

You manage financial reporting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, cost control, and project performance throughout the project lifecycle.

You identify and manage risks and opportunities, ensuring proactive actions to protect margin and project outcomes.

You support tender handovers and ensure lessons learned are captured and applied during project execution.

You ensure compliance with IFRS, internal controls, governance requirements, and audit standards.

You support contract, scope, and change management activities to drive revenue growth and margin improvement.

You monitor project schedules, resource plans, and critical dependencies to improve project performance.

You coach project teams and finance colleagues while promoting continuous improvement and best practices.

Your background

You hold a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

You have significant experience in project controlling, project finance, or financial management of complex projects.

You have strong knowledge of financial reporting, forecasting, cash flow management, and project accounting.

You understand project risk management, contract management, and project governance principles.

You communicate effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels and across different cultures.

You are fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.

More about us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer employee benefits subject to the respective plan rules. These may include:

• Company pension plan
• Insurance programs
• Company car or cash allowance
• 40 days vacation
• Learning and development opportunities
• Professional training and certifications
• Flexible working arrangements where applicable
• Career growth opportunities within a global organization

More information about our benefit programs will be available during the recruitment 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.