Overview

As a Senior Project Controller, you provide strategic financial guidance and support to both the Project Manager and Business Controller for assigned projects. Your role involves delivering forward-looking financial insights that enhance decision-making and performance. You are responsible for improving the quality of internal and external financial data to drive business outcomes.

As a Senior Project Controller you are recognized as a master in your discipline, typically achieved through advanced education and extensive work experience. Your responsibilities include establishing operational plans for your area, and effectively identifying, managing, and controlling risks and opportunities across assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• The candidate shall be supporting to Switzerland Country, however the role might be dynamic to support other countries / units too.
• Project Controlling – Provide active business partnering to project management, challenge assumptions, forecasts and execution plans, monitor deviations, identify risks and opportunities.
• Project Reviews – Prepare inputs and documentation, ensure action follow-up and transparent reporting (Cost–Time–Progress alignment).
• Accounting & Reporting – Ensure accurate revenue/cost recognition, accruals / provisions and invoicing per IFRS and internal controls.
• Tender Support – Actively support Sales and Engineering in preparation of tenders, including but not limited to scope, pricing, costing, risks and opportunities. Ensure order booking in line with accounting and reporting guidelines.
• Monthly and Quarterly Closing – Regular closing tasks within assigned area of responsibility.
• Internal Controls – Ensure SOX compliance within assigned area of responsibility.
• Budgeting & Forecasting – Actively contribute to monthly forecasts of revenues and profits. Independent preparation and support of annual budgeting.
• Cash & NWC – Monitor billing plans, overdues and cash forecast together with PM and AR Teams.
• Country of Origin – Prepare and review preferential/non-preferential CoO calculations for project business.
• Continuous Improvement – Suggest and implement improvements to processes, templates and dashboards.
• Process Improvements – Independently identify areas of improvement, define and execute improvement initiatives with cross-functional support.

Qualifications

• 7 - 10+ years in project controlling (industrial/manufacturing or EPC); High Voltage products/service exposure is a plus.
• Education: Bachelor’s/Master’s in Finance/Accounting/Business or related.
• Expert in project accounting (IFRS), forecasting, R&O/contingency, cash and claims.
• Advanced SAP S/4HANA (FI/CO/PS), Excel/PowerBI
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to lead across time zones and influence senior stakeholders; excellent English, German is a plus.
• Certifications: PMI CAPM/PMP desirable; Hitachi Energy Project Execution/Project Controller Certification Journey (HEPECJ) willingness to enroll.
• Occasional travel to Switzerland and/or other places for onboarding, reviews and key milestones.

Benefits

More About Us:

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

We can provide more information during the recruitment process.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.