Our Company
We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data.
If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.
The team
The Corporate FP&A team is a dynamic and strategic team in Finance that partners with all Hitachi Vantara Functions on budgeting, consolidating, forecasting, reporting, and analytics. This international team provides strategic support to Senior and Central Management on enterprise-wide planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting.
The role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Director to lead the Corporate FP&A team. This is a high-impact and visible role that directly affects executive-level decision-making, execution of company strategy and contribution to the company’s financial objectives achievement. Main responsibilities for this role include, among other things: lead, manage and mentor the corporate FP&A team, partner with the Executive Committee to execute the financial strategy of the company, liaise with Hitachi Limited sector and BU finance to ensure their understanding of the Hitachi Vantara financials, evaluate and decide on appropriate financial strategies, collaborate with functions to develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial targets, partner with other finance functions to ensure alignment and consistency in financial reporting and analysis, designing and training on processes, tools, and best practices for the FP&A community and in a broader way determine the financial strategy
What you’ll bring
Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
Deep knowledge of various financial strategies and the FP&A policies and processes needed to deliver on the strategy
Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting tools.
Strong business acumen and strategic thinking capabilities.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
This position requires working in the office in Santa Clara at least 3 days a week or when requested.
As required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected base salary for this position is: $250,000 - $ 275,000 plus an annual bonus of 25%
The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Vantara’s bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable, and are subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.
About us
We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.
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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.
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