Function
Finance
Our Company
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.
Job description
What you'll be doing
We are seeking a motivated Record-to-Report (RTR) Senior Professional to support EMEA operations. The role is responsible for timely month-end close, accurate and compliant financial reporting, the effective application of accounting principles, and maintenance of Oracle Finance modules. Key activities include managing complex transactions, such as cash & bank reconciliations, foreign exchange and provisions, fixed-asset impairments, and variance analysis, as well as leading small projects, supporting audits, providing ad hoc analysis and automations.
Roles & Responsibilities
•Journal Processing: Review, prepare and post accurate journal entries in Oracle Financials while ensuring timely completion, proper support and compliance with accounting and SOX controls.
•Balance Sheet reconciliations: Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, resolve aged items and discrepancies, and ensure timely completion in line with established guidelines.
•Month End Close Activities: Coordinate month-end close activities, perform financial variance analysis and drive timely issue resolution and continuous process improvement.
•Fixed Assets Management: Manage the complete fixed-asset lifecycle, including master data, transactions, depreciation, reconciliations, reporting and physical verification in accordance with policy.
•Analysis & Reporting: Deliver accurate financial reports and insightful variance commentary while performing data-quality checks and coordinating requirements with business stakeholders.
•Intercompany/Related Parties: Record, reconcile and clear intercompany transactions, complete balance confirmations, and process approved transfer journals and resale-minus calculations.
•Real Estate & Non-Real estate Lease Management: Maintain lease data, process lease-system journals, reconcile balances to the general ledger and support lease modifications and related accounting entries.
•Documentation & Control: Maintain process and control documentation, execute key controls and provide accurate supporting evidence for internal and external audits.
•Oracle Financials Maintenance Support: Provide functional maintenance support for Oracle Financials modules by resolving user issues, coordinating system changes, performing testing and ensuring configurations comply with finance policies and controls.
•Others: Work independently on complex accounting matters, lead assigned initiatives and coach junior professionals while collaborating effectively with stakeholders.
•Preferred Skill — Robotic Process Automation (RPA): RPA knowledge is an added advantage, with the ideal candidate expected to identify manual and repetitive finance processes and assist in designing and implementing effective automation solutions.
Qualifications
•Qualified CA, or CMA (ICWAI), or equivalent certification preferred.
•Minimum of 5 years of experience in general accounting and reporting, and financial reporting.
•Good understanding of accounting principles, IFRS/US GAAP standard.
•Good analytical and soft skills.
•Good Team Player and a continuous learner.
•Extracurricular activities.
•Candidate with Robotic Process Automation (RPA) skills will be preferred first.
Our Company
Hitachi Vantara is part of the Global Hitachi family. We balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from what's now to what's next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.
Our people are our biggest asset, they drive our innovation advantage, and we strive to offer a flexible and collaborative workplace where they can thrive. Diversity of thought is welcomed, and our employee base is represented by several active Employee Resource Group communities. We offer industry leading benefits packages (flexible working, generous pension and private healthcare) and promote a creative and inclusive culture.
