Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy USA Inc. in Raleigh, NC seeks a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to lead the annual budget cycle for North America factories, coordinate monthly forecasts, and drive data-driven insights for management.

You will partner with Hub leadership and factory controllers to ensure accurate performance reporting, timely actions, and continuous improvement. The role requires extensive experience in financial planning, SAP, and team supervision, with a focus on implementing cloud-based

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in financial planning, accounting, and financial reporting.
• 8 years of experience using SAP and preparing financial presentations.
• 7 years of experience supervising a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget process for all North America factories, establishing timelines, templates, guidelines and consolidating all budget figures up to Hub and BU management levels.
• Partner with Hub functional leadership to develop, consolidate and report budget figures at functional level to ensure adequate planning and identify opportunities and actions.
• Coordinate consolidation and development of monthly financial forecasts and management reporting packages to sum up performance and provide insight.
• Design and implement semi-automated and manual analytical tools to evaluate monthly actual results and support forecasting and analysis of deviations.
• Drive monthly reconciliation of P&L, balance sheet and supplemental data with factory controllers and consolidation systems during month-end reporting.
• Support deployment of cloud-based tools (e.g., TM1, Power BI) to improve analytical capabilities and enable strategic decision making.
• Harmonize and standardize processes in alignment with global guidelines.

Skills

Financial planning

Financial statement analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/Economics

Tools

SAP

TM1

Power BI

Job description

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Remote: No

Job Schedule: Full time

Telecommuting permitted in accordance with company policy, but must live within commuting distance of stated office.

Job Description

• Lead the annual budget process for all North America factories, including establishing internal timelines, developing templates, sharing guidelines, and consolidating, tracking and reporting all budget figures up to Hub and BU management levels.
• Partner with Hub functional leadership to develop, consolidate and report all budget figures at functional level to ensure adequate planning and identify trends, improvement opportunities and corrective actions needed.
• Coordinate consolidation and development of monthly financial forecasts, including management reporting packages customized to local and global requirements, to sum up performance to date and provide insight on expected results for coming periods.
• Design and implement semi-automated and manual analytical tools to evaluate monthly actual results and support forecasting and analysis of actual results and deviations.
• Drive monthly reconciliation of P&L, BS and supplemental data with all factory controllers and the Corporate Consolidation System during month-end reporting to ensure accurate figures and timely issue escalation.
• Support the full deployment and implementation of new cloud-based tools to improve current analytical tools (e.g. TM1, Power BI) to allow greater focus on value-add analysis that enable strategic decision making.
• Actively work towards the goal of harmonized and standardized processes in alignment with global guidelines.

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field and 10 years of experience in the position offered or 10 years of experience performing financial statement analysis.
• Requires 10 years of experience: conducting financial planning; performing accounting; and conducting financial reporting.
• Also requires 8 years of experience: using SAP; and preparing financial presentations.
• Requires 7 years of experience supervising a team of direct reports.

Position reports to Raleigh, NC office.

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About Hitachi Energy USA Inc.

Hitachi brings together the world's greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities - and drive innovation for a better future. That's why we look for individuals who share our pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world's biggest challenges. Our people love technology - and they love making a difference. They have a passion for finding new solutions and working with brilliant colleagues. Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Hitachi vision around the globe. From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there's no challenge too great for our pioneers. And there's no shortage of opportunities for you to make a difference. Come and experience the dynamic, collaborative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting. To help you grow to your full potential, we strive to support our employees in their career aspirations and promote the freedom to explore new horizons.

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