COE Controller

About this role

Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.

At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity, and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

This is a COE Controller role reporting to the Finance manager in the Process Automation Business Area, based out of Vadodara; India. You will be primarily responsible for supporting the organization by compiling and analyzing metrics, identifying trends and problems, communicating information to relevant groups, and recommending actions to improve financial performance.

Your responsibilities

• Performing month-end closing activities and MIS reports for the respective business or functions.
• Performing cost-benefit analysis and ad-hoc or standard reporting on weekly or monthly OREC, OREC/REV order margins, inventories, POI, NWC, Cash Flow as per business/function’s request.
• Supporting in preparation of relevant organization balance sheet, account reconciliation, financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• Validating accuracy of financial data and business information and reports by performing reconciliations and review of exceptions.
• Ensuring processes and controls within own area of responsibility are implemented in line with Group and unit requirements.
• Maintaining proper audit trail and documentation for future internal/external audits and reviews and maintaining SOPs for all activities performed.
• Providing information to management by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations.
• Working with other finance professionals from divisions or areas or countries or functions to understand and analyze the drivers of financial performance.
• Optimizing own performance to increase productivity by developing automated solutions, eliminating duplications, coordinating information requirements.
• Maintaining proper audit trail and documentation for future tax/ internal/external audits and reviews.

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Controlling/ Accounting or Chartered Accountant.
• Required 2-4 years practical work experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Hands-on experience in SAP FICO modules, ideally S4H.
• Experience with MS Office and Business Warehouse.
• Ability to work with diverse teams across different countries.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

More about us

ABB Energy Industries is enabling safe, smart, and sustainable projects and operations for businesses across the oil, gas, chemicals, life sciences, power generation, and water sectors. Driving integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify industry we connect our people and technology to help our customers adapt and succeed. With over 50 years of domain expertise, we continue to innovate and reshape traditional approaches across the energy sector with our technologies designed to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, reduce energy consumption and waste.

We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.