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 Team

The Hitachi Digital Internal Audit Department performs assurance services for the Audit Committee as well as process improvement consulting engagements for the Management. In addition, Internal Audit manages J-SOX activities collaborating closely with the External Auditor and the parent company in Japan. The team is spread over various locations in AMER, EMEA and APAC. You will have an opportunity to work with experienced and dedicated audit professionals, who are experts in various fields and hold multiple certifications: CIA, CISA, CFE, CISSP, CRMA, CPA, CA and more.

The Role

This role reports to the Manager of Internal Audit in Poland and will perform and support diverse types of audits and consulting engagements, including but not limited to: J-SOX activities, country audits, process and operational reviews. In particular, the Auditor / Semi-Senior Auditor / Senior Auditor will:

Support various types of audits and consulting engagements, including but not limited to process reviews, data analysis, J-SOX activities, country audits, operational reviews, and system implementation reviews
Prepare quality work papers, or other deliverables timely and professionally to document testing adequately and clearly, support conclusions, communicate findings to Audit lead or in-charge, in accordance with our audit methodology
Exercise critical thinking and judgment when evaluating the business impact and significance of audit findings, identifying mitigating controls and other factors to assess the residual risks.
Able to complete the allocated J-SOX tasks on time and, making sure the status of testing is progressing. Report any obstacles to audit lead timely.
Working on multiple priorities/projects for on-time delivery, proactively providing status of all activities to Internal Audit management and relevant business stakeholders.
Provide support for Audit Projects, i.e., partner audits/ country audits, and compliance activities.
Assist in special assignments by analyzing data sets, interpretation of analysis results etc.
Interacts with

All team members in the global IA department
Business functions and relevant staff
External Audit teams (for J-SOX)
Various contacts in Internal Controls & Finance Department

The candidate should have good knowledge of J-SOX or SOX requirements and accounting practices. The candidate should be able to work collaboratively across various departments, regions, and cultures.

We are looking for a team member who is excited to join an organization that is transforming quickly and who wants to make an impact on changes in Internal Audit and the overall organization.

What You'll Bring

Minimum 5-6 + years of audit (internal/external) experience or accounting firm consulting/advisory experience is required for Senior Auditor position (Big 4 background is desirable)
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, CA (CPA equivalent)
Expert level understanding and experience in SOX or J-SOX compliance, including internal control, documentation and testing. Previous experience in independently performed Walkthroughs and review of documentation prepared by Junior Auditors is required
Ability to work independently and effectively with limited support, have experience to lead projects and have good time management and organizational skills. Experience of shared service center environments is desirable
Ability to convey a professional image and deal confidently with business problems while building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders
You are an out-of-the box thinker with good analytical skills and the ability to adapt quickly to changing work environments, priorities, and deadlines
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to build strong relationships across cross-functional teams
Be flexible to accommodate working with a global workforce
Can adapt quickly to changing work environments, priorities and tight deadlines
Analytical, good problem solver and out-of-the box thinker

No passport/visa restrictions to travel

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.

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.

Senior Internal Auditor