Financial Reporting Accountant

Function

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.

We’re Hitachi Vantara, a global infrastructure business. Our people are the force of meaningful progress. We enable the incredible with data – from taking theme park fans on magical rides, conserving natural resources, protecting rainforests to saving lives. We empower businesses to automate, optimize and advance innovation. Together, we create a sustainable future for all.
Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to inspire the future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally important to us.

The Team:
Reporting to the Corporate Financial Reporting Manager, this accounting professional will manage timely and accurate financial reporting for the Hitachi Vantara LLC (HV) including group consolidation activities (Hi-Tree reporting). This individual should possess strong attention to detail and analytical skills to efficiently provide consolidated reporting.

The Role:

This role will ensure areas of monthly financial close and reporting for HV are completed accurately and timely. This includes general ledger consolidation, monthly account reconciliations, group consolidation reporting inputs and other relevant tasks.

What you'll bring:
•    Perform month-end close functions through ERP accounting system (Oracle) under the direction of Corporate to ensure HV is in compliance with the appropriate accounting standard.
•    Perform month-end and quarter-end reporting activities for global consolidated closing through group financial reporting system (Hi-Tree reporting).
•    Prepare analysis of period end financial reports for the management team, as requested by the Assistant Corporate Controller or Chief Accounting Officer.
•    Coordinate and work closely with Hitachi Ltd liaison team and global shared services.
•    Reconcile all the Balance Sheet Items including Intercompany across regions.
•    Support and coordinate internal and external Audit & Compliance activities for HV.
•    Support continuous process improvement and documentation for the business unit.
Required:
•    Minimum 5 years accounting experience with strong understanding of financial statement preparation
•    Unquestionable ethics and integrity
•    Experience with Oracle R12 preferred
•    Strong Excel, PowerPoint and Word, MS Office skills
•    Excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills
•    Fluent in English
•    Ability to work closely with a senior management team
•    Self-starter with the ability to work independently, prioritize and multi-task various projects & initiatives

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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.

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

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.