Australia LSU Controller

The opportunity
The LSU Controller is the LSU Manager's strategic and business partner and is accountable for the business performance and effective financial management, planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis of the LSU. The LSU Controller plays a key role in strategic and operational decision-making within the LSU (e.g., investment, risk management, contract management, compliance, etc.). This role will report to the Hub controller with dotted line responsibility to LSU manager.

How You Will Make An Impact

• You will contribute to implementing and execute the defined fit-for-purpose service strategy and business model within the LSU.
• You will translate strategy into business plans and set measurable targets within LSU. Accountable for the business planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, following the global BU, HUB BU and company's planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Serves as the main interface between the Service BU and the company functions within the LSU. Evaluates financial implications of various strategic decisions, build scenarios and recommends actions.
• You will be accountable for the overall business performance of LSU. Monitors business progress, provide insights, by leveraging data, to drive and support strategic and operational decision making. Drives profitable growth, fit-for-purpose cost structure, productivity improvement and capital efficiency. Ensures effective cash flow and net working capital management.
• You will ensure risk management processes are effectively implemented within LSU and ensure all contract management activities are executed within LSU, in accordance with the global BU instructions and company regulations. Manages and negotiates financial terms and conditions and ensures compliance with contractual obligations.
• You will ensure overall financial governance is in place within the LSU and drives implementation of processes to ensure compliance with global BU/ HUB BU and company governances, regulations, policies, and instructions. Leads initiatives to improve Finance and Controlling processes within the LSU.
• You will be accountable for transparency in financial reporting and disclosures. Implements and maintain effective internal controls within the LSU. Ensures compliance with the global BU and company regulations and supports internal and external audits. Ensures an effective assurance process within the LSU.
• You will be accountable for obtaining transparent, timely, accurate and reliable financial and business data, by leveraging the established processes and tools, following the company's and global BU's closing and reporting timetable. Prepares business relevant reports and presentations to HUB BU and LSU management teams.
• You will lead optimization and continuous improvement initiatives related to Finance and Controlling, within the LSU and leads, provides guidance, and facilitates best practice sharing within the LSU Finance and Controlling community to ensure alignment and consistency of Finance and Controlling practices.
• You will build a fit-for-purpose and best-in-class Finance and Controlling community. Contributes to the company's Finance people strategy and capability development, building our future-ready and future-proof finance.
• You will be responsible for ensure 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

• You hold a bachelor's or master's degree in business administration and finance.
• Strategic, critical, and analytical thinking capabilities and in-depth knowledge of Finance and Controlling, Risk Management.
• Operational experience in Finance and Controlling, Risk Management and experience within the energy industry.
• Leadership and communication, strategic, critical, and analytical thinking, customer focus, solution and result oriented, strategic, and financial planning, risk management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

More About Us
At Hitachi Energy Australia, we offer you:

• Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.
• International working environment and empowering working culture.
• On Job Training will help you to grow and enhance your skills.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.