IT Financial Business Partner

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentives

Well-being and care

Paid and unpaid leave

Flexible work options

Benefits that support your financial安全

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior IT Controlling Business Partner to own cost control for IT services and projects. You will partner with IT department heads, ensuring transparency and alignment between financials and delivery, while driving governance, budgeting, and forecasting.

The role requires strong financial expertise, hands-on delivery, and excellence in stakeholder management, with experience in IT environments and multinational teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of financial analysis, controlling, or financial reporting in a multinational setting.
• Experience in an IT organization is desirable.
• Proven track record in people management.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication with senior leaders.
• Solid IFRS, US GAAP, and SOX understanding.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior Business Partner to IT Department Heads, embedded in Core Business IT.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize IT service and project finances with full cost transparency.
• Translate financial data into actionable business insights for investment decisions.
• Drive financial governance through Budget ID regime, PR/PO controls, and monthly reviews.
• Analyze variances vs. budget/forecast; communicate issues and drive corrective actions.
• Review financial results with stakeholders, challenge assumptions and models.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost controlling

Stakeholder mgmt

IFRS knowledge

US GAAP

SOX compliance

Data analytics

IT knowledge

Power BI

SAP

Abacus

MS Office

Tools

SAP

Abacus

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Job Description:

The Opportunity:

The IT Controlling Business Partner owns and actively drives cost controlling for the assigned area, ensuring transparency and a strong connection between financials and operational execution across all IT services and costs within scope. Acting as a senior financial partner to the IT Department Heads, the role works hands-on and close to delivery, engaging senior stakeholders and independently driving topics forward — equipping top management with the financial insight needed to make sound investment decisions. The role combines strong financial expertise with a proactive, execution-focused mindset.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Acts as a senior Business Partner to IT Department Heads, embedded within the Core Business area of the global IT organization.
• Monitors, analyzes, and optimizes the financial performance of IT services and projects, while providing full cost transparency and maintaining financial baselines within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Bridges IT and Finance by translating financial data into actionable business insight, supporting the evaluation of business alternatives, investment decisions, and recommending the most appropriate solutions.
• Drives financial governance through the Budget ID regime, PR/PO controls, monthly financial review cycles, and ensures compliant and accurate financial reporting in line with company policies and IFRS requirements.
• Analyzes variances against budget and forecast, tracks impacts over time, communicates significant issues to stakeholders, and supports appropriate corrective or strategic actions.
• Interprets and reviews financial results with stakeholders and Finance teams, challenging assumptions and scenarios through sound financial judgment and "what if" thinking.
• Performs forward-looking analysis, trend and scenario modeling to support planning, forecasting, budgeting, and decision-making processes.
• Actively contributes to and drives forecast, budget, and planning cycles across the assigned area of responsibility.
• Works closely with IT, Finance, vendors, and controlling counterparts to enable fact-based decision-making and business performance improvements.
• Contributes to a culture of cost discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement across the Core Business IT functions.

Your Background:

• Minimum 5+ years of proven experience in financial analysis, controlling, or financial reporting, ideally within a multinational company with matrixed teams; experience within an IT organization is desired.
• Proven track record of people management.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior business and IT leaders.
• Strong analytical skills and data analytics capability, paired with high learning agility.
• Detailed understanding of finance processes, workflows, and tools, including demand management practices.
• Working knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, and SOX.
• Hands‑on proficiency with SAP, Abacus, Power BI, and MS Office / Microsoft 365 tools.
• Solid grasp of IT technology, IT business processes, and IT project management practices.

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 benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:

• Competitive salary and incentives
• Well‑being and care
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Flexible work options
• Benefits that support your financial security

You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.

Applicable only for Poland location align with local law regulations - We are committed to full transparency and compliance with all legal requirements, ensuring that every candidate knows exactly what to expect at each stage of the recruitment process. Once the process is successfully completed, we will share detailed information about financial conditions and benefits with the selected candidate. Before signing the employment contract, you will receive all remaining details of the offer, giving you the time and space to review everything carefully

Accessibility and reasonable accommodation

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Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment

As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.

Background Screening and Security Checks

As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.

For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.