Sr Financial Planning Analyst

Meet our Team

We represent Hitachi Vantara to enterprise clients across industries, establishing business relationships to understand customer challenges so that we can deliver profitable business for Hitachi products, services and solutions. We collaborate as a team and cross-functionally to ensure the success of our customers; success that is celebrated and shared. Our solutions bring value to every line of business and we need people like you to build those deep relationships and to passionately articulate our value proposition.

Sr Financial Planning Analyst
Location: Hyderabad

What you'll be doing

Job Overview:
The EMEA & Global Platinum Financial Planning Analyst provides accounting and finance support to the EMEA & Global Platinum Senior Finance Manager. The analyst provides essential business partnerships with Country Finance Managers, Controllership Function and Shared Services Centre. The role requires strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze & present information in a professional & articulate manner.
Job Responsibilities with % of Time Spent (All):

Forecasting & Reporting 50-60%
• Prepare financial and management reports
• Involved in monthly close cycle to monitor and report the financial results to ensure that accounting transaction are accurately recorded in accordance with US GAAP
• Perform financial consolidation where required
• Responsible for meeting reporting requirements from Corporate/EMEA Finance (monthly forecasting package and quarterly analytics)
• Prepare ad-hoc presentations for Leadership
• Drive standardized reporting across EMEA

Business Partnering 20-30%
• Business Partner with designated functional teams within GEO or Region/Country in financial management of planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, control, and operations
• Provide advisory support to designated Business Partner in forecasting and managing spend. Ensuring that executive actions are taken to manage the functional spend in accordance with AOP targets
• Business Partner support to the designated functional teams including financial reporting and analysis

Accounting Functions 20-30%
• Provides General Accounts controls and analysis

Others 10-20%
• Handling and supporting internal audits and external auditors where applicable
• Support EMEA FP&A team in other ad hoc requests

What you bring to the team

Interacts with (functions and levels of individuals):
• EMEA FP&A Team
• EMEA/Country Functional team
• Country Controllers, Country Accounting and Finance Managers
• Global Shared Service Centre
• GEO Sales Ops organization
• EMEA and Corporate Finance Staff
• Counterparts across the three GEOs
• External audit partner and fiscal authorities

Primary Qualifications
• Degree qualified Graduate with 3-5 years' experience
• Accounting/Finance qualification preferred
• Experience in multinational and relevant sector preferred
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, local GAAP (where relevant), revenue recognition and SOX
• Computer literate, good analytical skills with business sense
• Fluent English preferred
• High level of integrity and ethics
• Capable of dealing with management in country and various locations
• Influencing skills at all levels of the business
• Excellent communication - written & verbal
• Excellent business Acumen and judgment and demonstrated ability to work closely and build sustainable business partnerships with Sales & other global functions
• Confident dealing with matrix management structure
• Highly motivational and can work under pressure and tight deadline

Our Company

Hitachi Vantara is part of the Global Hitachi family. We balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from what's now to what's next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

Our people are our biggest asset, they drive our innovation advantage and we strive to offer a flexible and collaborative workplace where they can thrive. Diversity of thought is welcomed and our employee base is represented by several active Employee Resource Group communities. We offer industry leading benefits packages (flexible working, generous pension and private healthcare) and promote a creative and inclusive culture. If driving real change gives you a sense of pride and you are passionate about powering social good, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Values

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all and are open to considering home working, compressed/flexible hours and flexible arrangements. Get in touch with us to explore how we might be able to accommodate your specific needs.

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. With Japanese roots going back over 100 years, our culture is founded on the values of our parent company expressed as the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa - Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto - Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin - Pioneering Spirit, Challenge