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The opportunity

• Are you a strategic sales leader who thrives on building strong customer relationships, driving sustainable growth, and leading high-performing teams? This is an exciting opportunity to shape market success, strengthen customer partnerships, and accelerate business growth across a dynamic and evolving energy landscape.
• As the Local Sales Manager, you will act as the face of Hitachi Energy in the local market, leading demand generation activities, driving commercial performance, and delivering growth in line with business objectives. You will lead a talented sales team, build strong partnerships with customers and stakeholders, and play a key role in expanding Hitachi Energy's presence across the market.
• Working collaboratively across Business Units, you will identify new opportunities, influence strategy, and create value through customer-focused solutions. You will champion sales excellence, promote innovation, and help ensure Hitachi Energy remains the partner of choice for customers navigating the energy transition.
• This role offers a unique blend of leadership, technical aspects, commercial strategy, and market development, providing the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on customers, colleagues, and business performance. If you are passionate about inspiring teams, building customer relationships, and driving growth in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead and develop a high-performing sales team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and customer focus.
• Drive demand generation, business development initiatives, and sales activities to achieve growth objectives.
• Strong leadership capability to manage and develop Account Managers/Segment managers, ensuring effective growth, governance, and execution of strategic account plans.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and key stakeholders to strengthen market presence and customer satisfaction.
• Identify market opportunities and develop strategies that support sustainable business growth.
• Drive customer-focused collaboration across Business Units to deliver integrated solutions and maximize value for customers.
• Monitor market trends, customer needs, and competitor activity to proactively adapt sales strategies.
• Promote value-based selling and support the successful launch and growth of products, services, and digital solutions.
• Champion health, safety, quality, integrity, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

Your background

• University degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of experience across Sales, Marketing, P&L management, and related commercial functions within an industrial environment.
• Extensive insight into Energy market dynamics, emerging technologies, regulatory drivers, and competitive landscape.
• Strong understanding of marketing processes, customer needs, competitive landscapes, and value-driven sales approaches.
• Proven track record of delivering strategic initiatives and leading business transformation within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Deep knowledge of the energy industry, including local market dynamics, customers, competitors, products, and solutions.
• Excellent leadership, communication, influencing, and networking skills, with experience working across international and cross-functional teams.

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The Opportunity

• As an Accounting Professional you will get the opportunity to play a pivotal part in the Finance function at Hitachi Energy, supporting financial statement preparation across Southern African countries. Based in Modderfontein, South Africa, the position provides broad regional exposure and the chance to contribute to high‑impact financial outcomes by delivering accurate, timely, and compliant accounting activities
• . The role operates at the intersection of operational excellence and governance, enabling meaningful collaboration with stakeholders while ensuring adherence to internal standards and external regulatory requirements.

How you'll make an impact

• Perform monthly reviews of financial results
• Review project results, including backlog execution
• Prepare journal entries for specific cost items
• Prepare the Monthly Management Accounts (MA) pack
• Prepare audit files and support audit requirements
• Conduct in-depth analysis of business performance, compile information, and prepare reports to support management decision-making
• Perform functional controlling activities, including budgeting, cost control, communication, charging mechanisms, tax compliance, and business partnering with relevant functions
• Support monthly and quarterly reporting and closing processes
• Prepare cost analyses, estimates, accruals, reclassifications, and ad hoc reports
• Monitor performance indicators, identify trends, and analyze causes of variances
• Collaborate closely with local and senior leadership
• Demonstrate Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity by taking responsibility for actions and supporting colleagues and the business
• You will be 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

• Postgraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CA (SA) qualification preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in financial controlling or analysis; advanced FP&A operations experience is an advantage
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Solid working knowledge of SAP FI/CO modules
• Strong understanding of general accounting and financial reporting processes
• Ability to analyze complex financial data effectively
• Proven analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to identify problems and implement solutions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a high sense of ownership and a proactive, results-driven approach