Financial Planning and Analysis Controlling & Planning Analyst

How you’ll make an impact:

• Perform analysis of business performance versus budget and forecast.

• Perform benchmarking of key performance indicators with external and internal peers.

• Business partnering with Local controllers to understand and analyze the drivers of financial performance and identify trends; propose value add.

• Prepare financial analysis for various “what if” scenarios and sensitivity analysis and the overall impact to the business units.

• Analysis of overhead under / over absorption indicating root cause

• Preparing and analyzing Product / Customer profitability.

• Capital Expenditure budget and actual spent tracking and analysis on monthly basis.

• Analysis of inventories, NWC (Net Working Capital) and Cashflow.

• Support month end closure activities to ensure accuracy of financials.

• P&L and B/S review to be done and propose necessary corrections.

• Analysis of monthly data for MIS data and putting it into meaningful format.

• Perform activities related to internal controls and SOX audit.

• Comparison of monthly/quarterly MIS data with different benchmarks and giving comments/remarks.

• Support preparation of relevant organization financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting.

• Validate accuracy of financial data and business information and reports by performing reconciliation and review of exceptions

• Any other Ad Hoc work/assignment/job given, based on urgency and requirement, from time to time which are not listed above

• Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, presentation of findings and analysis

• 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 your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Should have bachelor’s degree in accounting with CMA/ CA / MBA.

• Must have 4-year experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, with manufacturing experience background preferable.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with independent problem-solving capability.

• Effective communication & presentation skills.

• Hands-on experience in SAP FICO including CO-PA and Understanding on other modules like SD, PP, MM, PS.

• Proficiency in MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Initiative-taking with a strong commitment to quality adhering to strict deadlines.

• Optimize own performance to increase productivity by developing automated solutions, eliminating duplications, coordinating information requirements.

• Proactively find areas for process / report standardization across different countries, divisions, and business units.

• Adhering to the Controlling & Planning KPIs to ensure continuous improvement and maintain service quality.

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.