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This position reports to:
Finance Manager__
In this role, you will have the opportunity to collect and analyze financial metrics. Each day, you will identify trends and problems and communicate information to relevant groups. You will also showcase your expertise by recommending actions to improve financial performance of the Leeds manufacturing site. You will also support the preparation of the relevant organization financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting and providing information to the management by gathering and summarizing data, preparing reports, and making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations.
Our Team Dynamics
Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.
What’s in it for you?
We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.
Your Role and Responsibilities
This role is contributing to the Electrification, Smart Buildings – Emergency Lighting business in Leeds. Main stakeholders are the manufacturing and procurement operations, and you will report to the Leeds Finance Manager.
Work model: Onsite
Assisting in month-end and year-end closing procedures including accruals and reconciliations.
Reviewing, verifying, and processing incoming invoices and expense reports from vendors and employees and matching invoices with purchase orders, ensuring their accuracy and completeness before initiating payment. Generating regular reports on accounts payable activities, including aging reports, outstanding payments, and cash flow analysis.
Performing quality checks on financial reporting data, including fluctuations monitoring.
Assisting in the timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, ensuring all necessary documentation and approvals are in place.
Inputting invoice and payment information into the accounting system with a high level of accuracy and assisting in reconciling vendor statements to ensure all outstanding payments are accounted for and resolved promptly.
Performing analyses of business performance versus plan and proposing improvement actions.
Qualifications for the Role
Ability to demonstrate your experience in a similar role preferable in a manufacturing environment
Strong knowledge of computerized accounting systems and financial reporting software
You possess outstanding attention to detail, accuracy and multitasking abilities
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Business or equivalent finance qualification
Manufacturing experience
Benefits
ABB offers a full range of benefits to help you thrive at work and beyond.
Competitive salary
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Competitive contributory pension scheme
Life assurance
Flexible benefits scheme (Includes options to buy/sell holidays, health checks, dental, eye care, gym memberships, cycle to work, gadget discounts and more)
Internal mobility opportunities, mentorships & access to projects globally
Employee Assistance Programme
Generous employee referral scheme
Private medical cover
For the 6th consecutive year ABB UK has been recognised as a Top Employer in UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.
More about us
ABB Emergency Lighting offers a comprehensive range of emergency lighting products, including exit signs and emergency luminaires. These products are designed to provide illumination during power outages, ensuring safe evacuation and visibility. ABB's emergency lighting products include the Emergi-Lite®Vanlien®, Kaufel® lines, known for their performance and reliability in commercial and harsh environments.
Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
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Skills Required
- Experience in a similar accounting role
- Manufacturing experience
- Strong knowledge of computerized accounting systems and financial reporting software
- Outstanding attention to detail, accuracy and multitasking abilities
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or equivalent finance qualification
ABB Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and disability and life insurance included. Immediate eligibility in some roles reinforces the sense of dependable core coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as broad, including paid holidays, sick days, volunteer time, sabbaticals, and, in some cases, 25 days of PTO. Flexible scheduling and remote-work options add to perceived time-off and flexibility value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as robust, including a 401(k) with company contributions or matching and, in some cases, profit sharing or pension savings. Stock purchase/share acquisition programs complement longer-term savings options.
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What We Do
ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.abb.com
