Senior Associate, CSS HR

About the Role

Hitachi’s Central Shared Services (CSS HR) functions as a strategic partner that transforms and delivers business operations across the Hitachi group. The team focuses on delivering the best experience to employees and customers while supporting the company’s growth. The role sits within the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team and supports financial management processes such as planning, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and charge‑back operations. The Senior Associate will provide performance management and reporting for CSS HR leadership, delivering accurate financial insights for strategic decisions. The successful candidate will collaborate with HR leaders, manage invoices and purchase orders, and coordinate annual contracts, ensuring compliance with budgetary guidelines and company policies. • Implement and maintain CSS HR financial strategy and vision. • Report on CSS HR and regional budgets, business plans, and forecasts. • Develop analytical tools, dashboards, metrics, and benchmarking for senior management decisions. • Provide executive updates on service performance metrics and functional analyses. • Support annual budgeting, financial planning, and forecast creation for CSS HR. • Monitor financial health using defined KPIs and metrics. • Manage the chargeback model across CSS HR buyers, ensuring accurate allocations. • Oversee invoice submission and ensure timely processing in line with company policies. • Prepare and track purchase orders in accordance with budgetary guidelines. • Draft and coordinate annual contracts, ensuring compliance and timely execution.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸analytics tools
• ▸dashboard metrics
• ▸financial reporting
• ▸chargeback management
• ▸invoice processing
• ▸purchase orders

What You Bring

Candidates should have at least five years of FP&A experience, strong advanced Excel modeling abilities, and familiarity with visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau. A background in basic accounting, the ability to handle large unstructured data sets, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential. A B.Com/M.Com or MBA from a reputable institute is required. • Possess 5+ years of FP&A experience. • Demonstrate advanced MS Excel financial modeling skills. • Experience with Power BI or Tableau is a plus. • Have basic accounting knowledge. • Able to work with large amounts of unstructured data. • Exhibit strong interpersonal and communication abilities. • Hold a B.Com/M.Com or MBA from a reputable institute.

Requirements

• ▸fp&a
• ▸excel
• ▸powerbi
• ▸accounting
• ▸data
• ▸mba

Work Environment

Remote