Senior Director, Finance Transformation Strategic Partner

Our Company:
We're Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We're crucial to the company's strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market.

Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.
Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital 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 as important to us.

The role:
The Finance Transformation Strategic Partner is pivotal in shaping and executing finance transformation initiatives. This role demands a comprehensive grasp of finance processes, technology, project management and change management to ensure the successful implementation and adoption of new systems/tools and processes. By identifying AI business opportunities, you will contribute to the advancement of the Hitachi Digital Corporate Services (HDCS) organization.
As Senior Director, Finance Transformation Strategic Partner you will work independently to lead the development and implementation of transformation projects within the HDCS teams. You will be facilitating strategic and innovative initiatives to meet HDCS growth targets, while driving the shift of life-cycle process implementation and an optimization mindset

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership role responsible for executing transformational, cross functional projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with HDCS and CFO strategic focus.

• Expanded leadership oversight and collaboration across corporate services groups on location.

• Transition ideas from concept to execution through advanced mapping and analytics.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to define the finance transformation strategy and roadmap.

• Act as liaison between HDCS and Op-Cos to identify opportunities for building new capabilities.

• Develop 3-5 automation roadmap with IT partners to align with strategy of HDCS as a global solutions provider.

• Analyze current finance processes and identify opportunities for improvement and automation.

• Develop and implement change management plans to ensure smooth transition and adoption of new processes and systems.

• Partner with IT and other departments to ensure seamless integration of new technologies.

• Monitor and report on the progress of transformation initiatives, providing regular updates to stakeholders.

• Provide training and support to finance teams on new processes and systems.

• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in finance transformation.

• Develop and present business cases for AI -driven initiatives, leveraging predictive analytics and scenario modeling to demonstrate benefits and ROI.

• Build M&A playbook for HDCS.

• Develop COP (community of practice) in HDCS for PMO, OCM and transformation.

What you'll bring:
Qualifications:

• Master's degree in finance, accounting (or related field) plus recognized accounting certification or experience.

• 10+ years of progressive international finance and accounting experience.

• Proven record of leading large, diverse, high performing teams and achieving objectives.

• Lean certification/successful process optimization track record.

• Proven experience in leading complex business transformation projects, preferably in a large organization.

• Strong understanding of finance processes, systems, and technology.

• Excellent project management and change management skills.

• High level of facilitation, conflict resolution, and negotiation with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Proven experience in utilizing AI to develop and deliver business cases.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a deep matrixed organization.

Specific Skills Required:

• Advanced Excel Skills: Proficiency in using Excel for financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting.

• Certification: PMO and OCM certified.

• ERP Systems Knowledge: Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics, preferably SAP implementation

• Data Analytics: Ability to analyze large datasets and derive actionable insights using tools like SQL, Tableau, or Power BI.

• Process Improvement: Expertise in Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies.

• Technical Acumen: Understanding of finance-related technologies and software, including automation tools and AI applications.

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically and align finance transformation initiatives with overall business goals.

• Leadership: Strong leadership skills to guide and motivate teams through transformation.

About us:

We're a global, 1000-strong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We're curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you're not just another employee; you're part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future.

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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion   

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.   

How we look after you  

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.

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