FP&A Team Lead - F&LE - CP&O

The opportunity:

Lead the India-based Planning & Analytics team to deliver high-quality financial planning, reporting, and data-driven insights for global FP&A. This role ensures operational excellence, team development, and alignment with global processes while driving efficiency and continuous improvement through technology and automation.

How you'll make an impact:

• Manage and mentor a team of analysts, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of planning, reporting, and analytics outputs.
• Oversee preparation of budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis for SG&A and functional cost centers.
• Guide the team in developing dashboards, reports, and actionable insights using BI tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Ensure integrity, consistency, and reliability of financial data across systems and reports.
• Drive automation and digitalization initiatives in collaboration with global FP&A and IT teams.
• Act as the primary liaison between the India team and global FP&A leadership, ensuring alignment on
  priorities and deliverables.
• Upskill team members on planning tools, analytics techniques, and emerging technologies (AI/ML).
• Performance Management: Monitor team KPIs, provide feedback, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

• Qualification of bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or related field; MBA or professional qualification (CFA, CPA, CIMA) preferred.
• Must have 8-10 years of experience with Direct Reports 3 Analysts (Planning, Analytics, Finance Data & Analytics).
• Deep understanding of FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Proficiency in planning tools (SAP, TM1) and BI platforms (Power BI, Tableau); SQL knowledge is a plus.
• Exposure to automation and data analytics initiatives within finance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.