Location:Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandJob ID: R0105364Date Posted:2025-09-17Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY HOLDINGS LTDProfession (Job Category):FinanceJob Schedule: Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:The opportunityWe are seeking a Financial Planning Lead to drive financial planning and forecasting processes.  This role partners closely with the CFO, Head of FP&amp;A and senior leadership to translate business strategies into financial outcomes using data driven approaches. You will manage and develop the team responsible for budget and forecast cycles, with a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement through technology and automation.How you’ll make an impact<ul><li>Drive the end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and longer-range planning processes, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and clear articulation of assumptions and drivers</li><li>Partner with Finance Leadership to support ad hoc and strategic analysis, scenario modelling, and key deliverables that inform business decisions and external communications</li><li>Build strong relationships with business units and functional finance teams to understand needs, ensure data accuracy, and deliver relevant insights to support decision-making</li><li>Act as a liaison with Headquarters in Tokyo, providing timely reporting, clear communication and responses to inquiries to ensure alignment on performance, strategy and priorities</li><li>Manage, develop, and coach the planning team to ensure delivery of high-quality outputs efficiently and build strong technical, analytical, and business partnering capabilities</li><li>Support strategic initiatives with robust financial analysis</li><li>Own FP&amp;A applications in your scope, close collaboration with the IT function</li><li>Responsible for the identification, design and implementation of automation solutions and process improvements to enhance speed, accuracy, and insightfulness of planning and forecasting outputs</li><li>Role model the adoption and optimization of planning and forecasting tools to enable modern, agile finance processes</li><li>Drive and embed changes towards more efficient, technology-enabled, and forward-looking planning processes</li></ul>Your background<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline; MBA or professional finance qualification (CFA, CPA, CIMA) preferred</li><li>10+ years experience in FP&amp;A, including deep involvement in planning and forecasting in complex, global organizations</li><li>Proven track record of managing and developing high-performing teams to deliver accurate and insightful outputs efficiently</li><li>Strong technical proficiency in planning systems and data visualization tools</li><li>Demonstrated ability to drive process automation and technology-enabled improvements in finance</li><li>Exceptional attention to detail, analytical rigor, and commitment to high standards</li><li>Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate financial data into clear insights and influence senior stakeholders</li><li>Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines</li></ul><h2>Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. </h2>

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Financial Planning Lead (f/m/d)

Location:Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandJob ID: R0105364Date Posted:2025-09-17Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY HOLDINGS LTDProfession (Job Category):FinanceJob Schedule:&nbsp;Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:The opportunityWe are seeking a Financial Planning Lead to drive financial planning and forecasting processes.&nbsp; This role partners closely with the CFO, Head of FP&amp;A and senior leadership to translate business strategies into financial outcomes using data driven approaches. You will manage and develop the team responsible for budget and forecast cycles, with a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement through technology and automation.How you’ll make an impact<ul><li>Drive the end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and longer-range planning processes, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and clear articulation of assumptions and drivers</li><li>Partner with Finance Leadership to support ad hoc and strategic analysis, scenario modelling, and key deliverables that inform business decisions and external communications</li><li>Build strong relationships with business units and functional finance teams to understand needs, ensure data accuracy, and deliver relevant insights to support decision-making</li><li>Act as a liaison with Headquarters in Tokyo, providing timely reporting, clear communication and responses to inquiries to ensure alignment on performance, strategy and priorities</li><li>Manage, develop, and coach the planning team to ensure delivery of high-quality outputs efficiently and build strong technical, analytical, and business partnering capabilities</li><li>Support strategic initiatives with robust financial analysis</li><li>Own FP&amp;A applications in your scope, close collaboration with the IT function</li><li>Responsible for the identification, design and implementation of automation solutions and process improvements to enhance speed, accuracy, and insightfulness of planning and forecasting outputs</li><li>Role model the adoption and optimization of planning and forecasting tools to enable modern, agile finance processes</li><li>Drive and embed changes towards more efficient, technology-enabled, and forward-looking planning processes</li></ul>Your background<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline; MBA or professional finance qualification (CFA, CPA, CIMA) preferred</li><li>10+ years experience in FP&amp;A, including deep involvement in planning and forecasting in complex, global organizations</li><li>Proven track record of managing and developing high-performing teams to deliver accurate and insightful outputs efficiently</li><li>Strong technical proficiency in planning systems and data visualization tools</li><li>Demonstrated ability to drive process automation and technology-enabled improvements in finance</li><li>Exceptional attention to detail, analytical rigor, and commitment to high standards</li><li>Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate financial data into clear insights and influence senior stakeholders</li><li>Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines</li></ul><h2>Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.&nbsp;</h2>

Financial Planning Lead (f/m/d)

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