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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

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The opportunity

• To ensure customer satisfaction through effective quality proposals to Hitachi’s customers and delivering results from managing the lead to Purchase order handling to ensure repeatable customer business.

How you’ll make an impact

• Ensuring the successful execution of our tendering process in South Africa.
• Monitor and achieve importance KPIs including Revenue, Cash Flow, Inventory, On-time Delivery, Customer Satisfaction, etc.
• Ensure that all tender execution related activities are performed in accordance with Hitachi Energy policy, contractual agreements, quality standards, health, safety and environment requirements, financial targets as well as schedule commitments.
• Build up strong relations with customers and manage customer satisfaction by on time.
• Proposal reviews with factory management and factory Project Managers to ensure full fulfilment.
• Take an active role in identifying risks, negotiating and resolving escalated issues especially those raised by the customer and implement this in the tendering process.
• Capability to plan, monitor, and control proposal activities across scope, time, and cost parameters, ensuring effective coordination with the Market Manager for regular project reviews.
• Lead the coordination of any customer request whether they are related to proposal or additional requests to projects which lead for additional sales.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, or equivalent with strong technical background
• Experience in Hitachi Energy High voltage Products (GIS, CB and GC) with exposure to tendering process  in South Africa.
• Three years’ experience in tendering is added advantages
• Possess strong leadership skills and ability to lead the team and convince stakeholders in the interest of the tendering and executions.
• Ability to work under pressure to deliver the projects with time, cost, and quality.
• Experience of SAP or another ERP platform knowledge is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and quality in project deliverables.
• Capability to develop work practices and to take lessons learned and implement them into the processes.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work under tight deadlines and excellent collaboration and work with cross functional and cross-cultural team.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks and challenges.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written and English and  south Africa local language is required.