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This position reports to:
Finance Manager__
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to support in all financial and commercial matters related to the project. Each day, you will actively drive their respective project’s performance. You will also showcase your expertise by preparing project invoices and financial accounting and reporting (including project site accounting) documents.
The work model for the role is: Hybrid
This role is contributing to the AUPI Business Division in South Africa. Main stakeholders are Project Operations and Business Finance
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Driving revenues and project cash flow in your assigned project and seeking for optimization.
- Overseeing currency risk in project cash flow and implementing/suggesting appropriate mitigation measures.
- Supporting in coordinating and preparing project reviews, cost reports, claim management, back-charges, and insurance cases.
- Assisting the project team in identifying risks and opportunities, and in ensuring adherence to ABB’s corporate governance, assurance, internal controls, and business specific finance directives and instructions.
- Promotes commercial awareness in the project team and provides commercial input to the project execution plan
- Full cost model reconciliation
- Understand stakeholder management and alignment
- Support process enhancement and adhoc analysis
- Build / develop key network for support and future development
- Benchmark and implement best / standardized practices for local division
Qualifications for the role
- You are a commercially minded finance professional looking to make an impact in the mining automation sector.
- Ability to drive automation, process improvement and reporting efficiencies
- Relevant degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential
- Able to communicate complex financial information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- 3 -5 Years in experience Construction/ Large Project Based/ Mining Company
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Commercial Finance or Financial Analysis is advantageous
- Proficient on ERP systems (SAP preferably)
We want you to bring your full self to work on 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 an impact you can see and feel, every day.
BenefitsFrom well-being to retirement, ABB offers benefits that support every stage of your career.
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Preference will be given to candidates from designated groups, including people with disabilities, in line with the company’s Employment Equity Plan and Employment Equity Act requirements.
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Skills Required
- Relevant degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
- 3-5 years experience in Construction, Large Project-based, or Mining company
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Proficiency with ERP systems
- Experience with SAP
- Experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Commercial Finance or Financial Analysis
- Ability to drive automation, process improvement and reporting efficiencies
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex financial information to technical and non-technical stakeholders
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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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