General information:

Hitachi Energy is seeking for Project Controller for it's Raleigh, NC location. This role is responsible for supporting Senior Project Manager in all financial and commercial matters and actively drive the project's performance. Assigned to multiple small, medium and large projects.

Your Responsibilities:

• Review and take joint responsibility with Tender Manager on financial, commercial and tax aspects. Ensures that tender calculation is done correctly, prepares cash-flow and exposure curve.
• Monitor and provide input to negotiations on contractual terms and conditions (clients, consortia, subcontractors, suppliers). Participate and provide input in local risk review process.
• Provide input to the Project Execution Plan on financial aspects. Prepare project invoices, financial accounting and reporting (including project site accounting).
• Drive project cash flow and oversees currency risk and tax issues. Is responsible for the correctness of project balance sheet and income statement as well as for cash flow and monthly/quarterly forecast.
• Participate in opportunity/risk identification, monitor that all required mitigation actions are timely implemented. Co-ordinate and prepare monthly project reviews jointly with the Project Manager.
• Review and take joint responsibility with the Project Manager for project cost reports including estimates to complete and project schedule. Promote commercial awareness in the project team and provides commercial input to the project execution plan (such as T&Cs in supply management, claims, back-to-back conditions).
• Drive claim management, back-charges and insurance cases and monitors the proper follow up together with the Contract Manager/Project Manager upstream (towards customer), side-stream (towards consortia partner) as well as downstream (towards suppliers).
• Support the Project Manager in adherence to: corporate governance, integrity, assurance, internal control, group charter, country specific finance directives and instructions. Is responsible for adherence to: corporate governance, integrity, assurance, internal control, group charter, country specific finance directives and instructions.
• Living Hitachi Energy's 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 degree in accounting or finance.
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in project business. Proficient in MS Excel, Word and other Office programs.
• Understanding of US GAAP/IFRS. Preferable experience in SAP.