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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.

Job description

Internal Controls and Accounting Manager

Krakow, Poland

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Meet our Team
Hitachi Digital Controllership Team is holding responsibility of IFRS reporting, statutory financial statement preparation and internal controls management in several countries. We collaborate cross-functionally to ensure accounting operations and business decisions are compliant with IFRS and local GAAP regulations. The mission of our Team is to provide valuable insight and reliable financial information for the internal and external stakeholders. Our Team’s capabilities are gathered for the years of experience within areas of Revenue, GL, Tax, Internal Controls, JSOX, Statutory Accounting and External Audit. Expertise knowledge allows us to lead the most important international corporate projects. Join us and have a real impact on the Company’s growth!

The role
Every person in our team plays a unique and important role. In your role as Internal Controls and Accounting Manager for Hitachi Digital you will :

• Maintain an effective Internal Controls environment
• Lead compliance activities related to J-SOX (Japanese SOX)
• Perform periodic risk assessments and evaluate the adequacy of key controls
• Coordinate control testing activities and remediation plans for identified deficiencies
• Monitor compliance with corporate policies and financial procedures
• Own corporate accounting policies
• Support internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of audit findings
• Develop and maintain process documentation, control narratives, and standard operating procedures in cooperation with business owners
• Manage complex accounting transactions and provide technical accounting guidance
• Monitor changes in regulations and accounting standards and assess business impact

What you'll bring to the team
• At least 3-5 years of experience in similar roles

• Strong background in internal controls, governance, and financial reporting

• Ability to take decisions, identify problems and proactively come up with solutions
• Working knowledge of IFRS, local GAAP and SOX
• Accounting qualifications (ACCA, CIMA; PIBR might be in progress) will be your additional asset
• Exceptional numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with business sense
• An ability to work under pressure, manage expectations and meet deadlines
• Fluent level of English

• Attention to detail
• Excellent business acumen and judgment and demonstrated ability to work closely and build sustainable business partnerships with Finance & other global functions.

Our Values

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all and are open to considering home working, compressed/flexible hours and flexible arrangements. Get in touch with us to explore how we might be able to accommodate your specific needs.

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. 

About us
 

We’re a global, 1000-stong, 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.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

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.

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.