Location:
Raleigh, North Carolina, United StatesJob ID:
R0142175Date Posted:
2026-08-21Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY USA INCProfession (Job Category):
FinanceJob Schedule:
Full timeRemote:
NoJob Description:
The OpportunityThe Senior Manager, Finance Business Partner serves as a strategic advisor to business leadership, driving financial performance, business planning, and decision support across an assigned business area and geographic scope. This role partners closely with senior leaders to translate business objectives into actionable financial strategies, providing forward-looking insights, evaluating business alternatives, and recommending solutions that optimize growth, profitability, and resource allocation.
The position plays a critical role in shaping business outcomes by leveraging financial expertise, market intelligence, and performance analytics to influence strategic decision-making. In addition, the role drives the development and implementation of financial standards, planning processes, governance frameworks, and operational best practices.
How You'll Make an ImpactStrategic Business Partnership- Act as a trusted finance advisor to business leadership, providing strategic guidance on financial and operational performance to develop business strategies, growth initiatives, and investment plans.
- Support decision-making through scenario analysis, business case evaluations, and financial modeling.
- Challenge assumptions and provide independent financial perspectives to improve business outcomes.
- Lead forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and performance management activities.
- Monitor financial performance against targets and identify risks, opportunities, and develop actionable recommendations to improve revenue growth, profitability, cash flow, and productivity.
- Drive accountability for financial commitments across the business.
- Analyze complex financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Provide forward-looking insights regarding market conditions, customer trends, competitive factors, and business performance.
- Evaluate strategic alternatives and recommend optimal solutions based on financial and business impact.
- Support investment, pricing, resource allocation, and organizational decisions through robust financial analysis.
- Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Business Controlling, or Finance Business Partnering roles.
- Experience leading financial planning processes, performance management activities, and business transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated success influencing senior business leaders and supporting strategic decision-making.
- Solid expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, business analytics, and scenario planning.
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
In this role, you will collaborate with experienced professionals while helping shape business performance and supporting continued growth across the energy industry.
- Opportunities to work on innovative technologies that help shape the future of energy.
- A collaborative environment with experienced professionals across the power industry.
- Health Care (medical, dental, vision, etc.)
- Financial Wellbeing: (Employer sponsored pension - 401(k) Program with generous company match and contribution, Life/AD&D Insurance, disability insurance)
- Family Care: Life and Family (Legal, pet, auto, home, identity theft, etc.), special needs support, and adoption assistance
- Work-Life: Enhanced leave programs (FMLA, Military Service Leave, Maternal, Paternal, adoption, vacation, and holiday)
- Permissive Time Off: No accrued hours, take the time you need
- Employee Engagement and Development: Employee Resource Groups (depending on location), tuition reimbursement program, on-demand learning platforms
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Equal Employment Opportunity
Hitachi is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including females, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals
with disabilities.
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Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment
As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.
Skills Required
- Existing United States work authorization permitting employment with Hitachi Energy
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
- 10 or more years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Business Controlling, or Finance Business Partnering
- Experience leading financial planning processes, performance management activities, and business transformation initiatives
- Demonstrated success influencing senior business leaders and supporting strategic decision-making
- Expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, business analytics, and scenario planning
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification
What We Do
Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world.
