Finance Business Partner

Hitachi Vantara Finance Business Partner

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

As part of the EMEA Finance organization, you will partner closely with country leadership, Sales, Pre Sales, Sales Operations and other Finance teams (Controllership, Tax, Treasury, Compensation) to support business performance and strategic decision-making. The team acts as a trusted advisor to the business, providing financial insight, forecasting, reporting, and governance support. Working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, the team drives financial transparency, helps identify opportunities and risks, and ensures adherence to internal controls, accounting standards, and company policies while contributing to profitable growth across the region.

As a Finance Business Partner, you will serve as a strategic advisor to business leaders, providing financial guidance, actionable insights, and analytical support to drive business performance. You will lead financial planning and analysis in the supported countries, as well as forecasting, budgeting, and reporting activities, with a strong focus on sales headcount and operating expenses across the EMEA region. The role involves conducting detailed financial analysis, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities, and translating complex financial data into clear business recommendations. You will support monthly and quarterly close processes, ensure compliance with IFRS and internal policies, contribute to deal evaluation and risk assessment during the forecast process, and collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Pre Sales, Sales Operations, Compensation, Controllership, Tax, Treasury, and other Finance teams. As a recognized subject matter expert, you will influence decision-making, improve financial processes, and help drive strategic initiatives that support sustainable business growth.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3-4+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, or Finance Business Partnering, ideally within the technology industry.
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis capabilities.
• Proven ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards; experience with IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 is a strong advantage.
• Experience partnering with business leaders and influencing decision-making in a matrix organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with tools such as Anaplan, Power BI, Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft Copilot, or similar platforms.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Fluent English language skills; additional European languages are a plus.

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 make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfill 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, color, 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.