Controllership Analyst

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Job Family Definition

Partners with the business to ensure capital strategies are operationally supported and strategically aligned to maximize return on investment. Acts as a highly technical accounting specialist, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards (GAAP), and strong internal controls.

Owns end-to-end accounting oversight for complex areas, with primary responsibility over legal contingencies (labor, tax, and civil litigation), including interpretation and application of corporate accounting policies. Works closely with legal teams to ensure proper accounting treatment and compliance with internal and external requirements.

Continuously reviews and interprets updates to corporate accounting pronouncements, assessing impacts across financial statements and communicating implications to relevant stakeholders. Acts as a key liaison with global corporate accounting teams.

Supports financial planning processes, including forecasting and variance analysis (with emphasis on FX impacts), while also contributing to cross-functional initiatives such as M&A, audits, and process improvements.

Drives accuracy, transparency, and consistency in financial reporting, representing financial results to global stakeholders.

Management Level Definition

Applies advanced and highly specialized accounting expertise to solve complex business issues. Recognized as a senior individual contributor and subject matter expert, operating with a high degree of autonomy.

Handles complex scenarios requiring deep technical knowledge and independent judgment, particularly in accounting interpretation and application. Regularly interacts with global stakeholders (e.g., corporate teams in the US, UK, and Poland), requiring strong communication skills in English.

Leads initiatives and influences stakeholders without direct authority, contributing to process improvements, policy implementation, and automation efforts. May provide informal guidance and mentorship to other analysts.

Responsibilities

• Own the full accounting control of legal contingencies (labor, tax, and civil), ensuring accurate recognition, measurement, and disclosure.

• Partner closely with legal teams to define appropriate accounting treatments and ensure compliance with corporate policies.

• Review and interpret quarterly updates to corporate accounting pronouncements, assessing impacts and communicating changes to relevant areas.

• Act as the primary point of contact with corporate accounting teams for litigation-related topics.

• Prepare and deliver financial reporting and presentations to global stakeholders.

• Support forecasting activities, including FX analysis and variance narratives.

• Support the Controller in Balance Sheet Review (BSR) and Country Finance Review (CFR).

• Review account reconciliations and support issue resolution with controllership and quality teams.

• Analyze accounting discrepancies (“fallouts”) identified during the close process.

• Manage accounting and financial control of bank guarantees, including amortizations and non-automated transactions.

• Support internal and external audits.

• Contribute to M&A and cross-functional initiatives as needed.

• Identify and implement process improvements, including opportunities for automation and data analysis.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in business or economics; advanced degree or accounting certification (e.g., CPA, MBA) preferred.

• Strong and proven accounting background (essential).

• Significant experience in accounting/finance roles, preferably in complex and multinational environments.

• Experience dealing with legal contingencies and technical accounting topics is highly desirable.

• Fluent English (ability to communicate effectively with global teams).

• Experience in the technology sector is preferred, but not mandatory.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills.

• Advanced Excel; automation/data analytics (e.g., SQL, Python, Power BI) is a plus.

• High autonomy, ownership, and ability to manage priorities under pressure.

• Collaborative mindset with strong critical thinking and stakeholder influence.

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Big Data Analytics, Coaching, Commercial Acumen, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Customer Centricity, Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Empathy, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Internal Controls, Long Term Planning, Management of Change, Managing Ambiguity, Numerical Data Analysis, Policy Management, Problem Solving Mindset {+ 4 more}

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

Job:

Finance

Job Level:

Expert

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