Senior Financial Analyst

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As a Senior Financial Analyst for Distribution, you will provide financial and control expertise to the Electrification Installation Products (ELIP), benchmarking KPIs (Key Performance Indicators​) while working with other finance professionals to understand the drivers of financial performance, identifying trends relevant to the business. Reporting to the Distribution Business Controller, you will be a part of the ELIP Finance/Accounting team supporting the Byhalia, MS and Phoenix, AZ Distribution Center sites. You will be responsible to perform support activities within General Accounting, Financial Analysis, Reporting & Consolidation in line with defined strategies, policies, and procedures.

The work model for this role is hybrid (#LI-Hybrid) out of the Byhalia, MS Distribution Center.

Key responsibilities for the role:

• Ensuring timely and efficient communication with controllers and the Finance/Accounting team to identify and discuss issues and suggestions for improvement.

• Month end activities to include (but not limited to): account analyses, account reconciliations, journal entry creation, posting and review, inventory analyses, balance reconciliations. Assisting in the preparation of financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Financial compliance reporting to include monthly, quarterly, and annual reviews.

• Fixed asset monitoring, analysis, review, and reporting is critical for ABB at this current time, along with Capital Expenditure projects.

• Communicating information to relevant stakeholder groups to support corrective action plans.

• Optimizing performance to increase productivity by developing automated solutions, eliminating duplication, and coordinating information requirements. Establishing and overseeing processes and tools to obtain transparent and reliable financial data and business information.

Qualifications for the role:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related fields and minimum 5 years of experience in controlling or financial analysis, financial operations or internal controls

• General accounting knowledge in financial statements, cashflow, inventories, reconciliations, and internal controls

• Good communication skills and ability to work with teams spread out geographical.

• Change management experience.

• Must have advanced proficiency with MS Office, particularly with Excel.

• High motivation to work in dynamic environment with orientation towards process improvement/simplification with ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and confidence in information produced adhering to strict deadlines.

• Experience using multiple tools including SAP, ERPs, Power BI

• Demonstrated critical thinking capability is required conducting financial analysis, effective problem solving and performing root cause analysis.

• Ability to work in a collaborate team environment with excellent verbal and written communication skills in English is required.

• Business oriented mindset to support team and business development.

• Candidates must already have a 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

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.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $XX and $XX annually and is bonus eligible.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

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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

• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks

• 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.

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