Finance Business Analyst

ABB Schweiz AG; Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader based in Quebec is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide financial expertise in analyzing and interpreting information. This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in finance and over 5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis. The ideal candidate will have advanced proficiency in Excel and SAP, and be bilingual in French and English. Join us to empower initiatives that drive progress.

Qualifications

• 5 years minimum experience in FP&A.
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience in financial reporting and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support business performance analysis versus plan and propose improvement actions.
• Accountable for calculation and maintenance of financial incentives.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and audits.

Skills

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Proficiency in French

Knowledge of financial concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world

Den här positionen rapporterar till:

Finance Manager

This role reports to the Local Division Finance Manager.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to provide financial expertise collecting, analyzing and interpreting financial information and implementing changes that would benefit the organization. Each day, you will compile interact with different parts of the organization, identify trends and problems, and communicate information to relevant groups. You will also showcase your expertise by recommending actions to improve the financial performance of a specific business.

Your Role: Own the Challenge

• Support business performance analysis versus plan and propose improvement actions.

• Be accountable of the calculation and maintenance of several financial incentives like rebates and SPAs.

• Executing benchmarking of key performance indicators with other businesses within ABB; and working with other finance professionals to understand and implement improvements. Develop deep financial analysis.

• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and audit requirements, maintaining accurate documentation for audits.

• Support month-end close activities including account analysis, reconciliations, journal entries, SOX controls, and variance reporting for management.

• Review and accurately classify income and expenditures in line with company accounting policies and procedures.

• Preparing financial modeling for various hypotheses and the overall impact to the business unit.

• Supporting the preparation of financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting for the relevant organization.

What it takes to run what runs the world

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP.

• 5 years minimum experience in FP&A

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.

• Proficiency in French is mandatory, as well as English in order to communicate effectively with internal clients and partners located outside of Quebec.

Why ABB?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

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#RunwithABB

#Runwhatrunstheworld

#LI-Hybrid

ABB värdesätter våra medarbetares dedikation, engagemang och expertis. Som en arbetsgivare som tillämpar jämställdhet i anställningsförhållanden tror vi på en inkluderande och mångsidig arbetsstyrka. Vi är fast beslutna att säkerställa att våra policyer och praxis överensstämmer med programmet för jämställdhet i anställningsförhållanden, och strävar efter en arbetsstyrka som verkligen representerar de fyra utsedda grupperna:

• Kvinnor

• Ursprungsbefolkning

• Medlemmar av synliga minoriteter

• Personer med funktionsnedsättning

ABB är engagerat i att tillhandahålla rimliga anpassningar för sökande med funktionsnedsättning och uppmuntrar kandidater att själva identifiera sig under ansökningsprocessen.