Operations Controller - Motion High Power

This Operations Controller position for Motion High Power is responsible for all finance related matters supporting plant operations. The role serves as a key representative of the organization in external interactions and ensures full compliance with applicable legal requirements, corporate standards, and internal policies.

In addition, the Operations Controller acts as a strategic finance business partner to the Local Division Manager for Motion High Power, contributing to the success of Wisconsin Operations by enhancing process efficiencies, strengthening internal controls related to operational activities, and enabling informed decision‑making through robust financial insights and strong business acumen.
The work model for the role is: Hybrid in New Berlin, WI.
This role is contributing to the Motion High Power Business Line in New Berlin, WI.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Partner closely with the Director of Operations and functional leaders across production, supply chain, planning and fulfillment, quality, engineering, and warehousing to support operational and financial objectives.
• Lead the business planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes for local operations, including evaluating the financial impact of strategic, tactical, and operational decisions, developing scenario analyses, and recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Provide analytical insights and transparency across logistics, production, supply chain, and warehousing to support profitable and sustainable organizational growth.
• Recommend strategies to improve Net Working Capital and oversee warranty, excess, and obsolescence provisions.
• Ensure strong local governance by maintaining compliance with corporate standards, policies, regulatory requirements, and legal obligations, while executing financial and defined non‑financial internal controls.
• Support Local Division Controller for the Motion High Power with period‑end closing activities, over/under absorption analysis, and product costing.
• Facilitate timely, effective communication with key stakeholders to identify issues, propose solutions, and enhance operational performance, work quality, and efficiency.
• Communicate audit findings and recommendations from both internal and external auditors to relevant organizational parties and drive the implementation of required remediation actions.
• Serve as the audit lead for the annual physical inventory and support ongoing inventory control processes.
• Act as the local ERP power user, providing expertise, coordinating external audits, and supporting internal audit activities.

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.

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Controlling, Accounting, or a related field and 8+ years of experience in a controlling, accounting, or operational finance function within a manufacturing environment.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CISA, or CMA are highly desirable.
• Proficiency in SAP ERP and Microsoft Office; experience with Power BI or other business intelligence platforms is a strong plus and will be considered a significant advantage.
• Strong financial acumen, with additional value placed on experience supporting factory operations or familiarity with operational processes.
• Demonstrated problem‑solving skills, with the ability to approach challenges with an open mind, apply analytical thinking, and persist in driving long‑term solutions.
• Experience with continuous improvement and streamlining financial and controlling processes.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels within the organization.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

What's in it for you

We empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You’ll grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn’t just matter, it moves things forward.

More about us

We are global market leader in mission-critical high-power, high-performance motors, drives, generators, power conversion and packaged solutions. Every day, we make a difference for our customers by making their operations profitable, safe, and reliable.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age,  race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan. 
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid.  Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions 
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.