Senior Project Controller

Location:

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Job ID:

R0016173

Date Posted:

2023-03-01

Company Name:

HITACHI RAIL HONOLULU JV

Profession (Job Category):

Other

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Job Description:

Excited to grow your career at Hitachi?

HITACHI RAIL is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Senior Project Controller who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Honolulu, HI.

• Accountabilities

• Analyze financial results and monitoring the budgeting & forecast control cycle. Doing so you will be identifying potential financial risk areas and supporting the implementation of risk mitigating activities;

• Close teamwork with the Project Management team being involved in all the economic and financial activities;

• Actively participate in the monthly /quarterly / yearly closing process, in coordination with the Finance & Project Management teams within the factory, but also in alignment with other actors;

• Ensuring all commercial & financial reporting on monthly basis during the project phases, signalizing issues and opportunities;

• Driving the optimization of project cash flow and revenues while maintaining the accuracy of the project balance sheet, income statement and monthly/quarterly forecast;

• Coordinating all financial aspects of the project, including estimate at completion and related cost-to-complete, forecasted revenues and cash flow and risk and opportunities assessments, as well as ensuring alignment with other functions including project controls and planning/scheduling;

• Contract Management and Financial involvement with the Project Manager team and the Sales colleagues during project execution (eg. commenting T&Cs, review of offer calculations.

• Supporting adherence to corporate governance, integrity, assurance, internal control, group charter and business-specific finance directives and instructions;

• Ensuring compliance with internal guidelines/procedures.

Required Skills & Experience

• Solid experience as Project Controller;

• Five years of relevant experience;

• Bachelor or Master Degree (Engineering, Accounting or Finance;

• Experience in the area of Project Controlling and Contract Management, such as customer contract analysis, commenting contracts, project cost and margin analysis and/or project cost calculations;

• Experience in revenue recognition and understanding how the free-cash-flow of the company is composed / can be further improved;

• Knowledge on claim management, forecasting the main variances to analyze and predict the closing results of the projects themselves;

• Knowledge of Project Management basis;

• Experience with SAP (especially CO) is highly desirable;

• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Office (focus on Excel and Outlook);

• Outstanding attention to detail, accuracy and ability to multitask;

• Have a real passion and enthusiasm for deal management in complex project;

• Proactivity;

• Ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural environment, result oriented approach, proactivity, autonomy and open mind;

• A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and strong written and verbal communication skills;

• Flexibility and adaptability according to specific requirements;

• Team Player, looking to add value to the organization and being well trusted partner of the colleagues and/or of the Management;

• Available for short business travels.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Languages:

English Proficiency

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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