Finance Director - Hitachi : Job Details

Hitachi America, Ltd. located in Santa Clara, CA has an opening for a Finance Director. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting and reporting. This role requires excellent leadership skills and cross-functional collaboration to drive accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with division/department leaders to develop budget/forecast and provide insights through variance analysis and KPI tracking.
• Oversee the financial close processes including reviewing and controlling department expenses and fundings to ensure financial integrity and reasonableness.
• Lead and coordinate with multiple US entities to prepare Hitachi America US consolidated financial statement for consolidated tax return preparation purpose.
• Stay updated on new accounting standards and ensure their proper implementation. Monitor IFRS to identify any potential impact of new pronouncements.
• Provide guidance on complex accounting issues and responsible for position memo, including but not limited to revenue recognition, lease accounting, and contract evaluation.
• Support periodic review of accounting policy manual and ensure it is up to date with internal process and maintain and improve internal controls to ensure compliance with JSOX requirements.
• Support annual financial audits and provide all necessary documentation to the auditor and internal audits (every three to four years).
• Review annual renewal application of insurance program (general liabilities, cyber securities, etc.)
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of accounting and reporting professionals. Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the department.
• Continuously evaluate and enhance processes, tools and systems to drive efficiency, accuracy and scalability.
• Implement best practices and automation solutions where appropriate while ensuring consistency of accounting practice across organization.

Skills/Knowledge Required:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in accounting/finance related is required
• 15 years of experience in accounting/finance
• CPA is highly preferred.
• Experience in financial consolidation.
• Strong technical and analytical skills including full knowledge of IFRS/GAAP are required.
• People management experience in finance & accounting operations is highly desired.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), Power Automate, Power Query and Power BI is plus
• Knowledge and experience of ERP systems. Experience in SAP S4/HANA is plus
• Excellent interpersonal skill
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Independent Self-starter is desired.
• Ability to handle multi-tasks, follow-up, prioritize, and meet deadlines.

Our Values:

• Wa Harmony, Trust, Respect
• Makoto Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity
• Kaitakusha-Seishin Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to [email protected]. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.