Finance Analyst

ABB Inc.; New Berlin (WI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k Savings Plan

Paid holidays

Employee discount program

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Financial Analyst to shape the story behind numbers, support budgeting and forecasting, and drive financial planning across projects. You will build models, reconcile data, and present insights to management, influencing decisions and improving cash flow and revenue acknowledgement.

The role emphasizes automation and efficient processes, requiring strong analytical skills and collaboration with project teams. Hybrid work is available in New Berlin, WI or Houston, TX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting is required.
• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, or a related role preferred.
• Strong expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and business performance management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills at all levels.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, SAP and Power BI, plus financial analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Performs analysis of business performance versus budget and forecast and proposes improvement actions.
• Analyzes drivers of financial performance and identifies trends via modeling and variance analysis.
• Supports preparation of financial reporting, planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Validates accuracy of financial data and reports through reconciliations and exception review.
• Provides information to management by gathering data, preparing reports, and presenting findings and recommendations.
• Develops automated solutions to improve productivity and reduce duplications.
• Ensures processes and controls comply with internal policies and regulations.
• Maintains audit trails and documentation for audits and reviews.
• Participates in risk reviews and maintains proper authorization controls and governance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Stakeholder communication

Excel

Power BI

SAP

Forecasting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Division Controller

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As a Financial Analyst at ABB, you won’t just crunch numbers - you’ll shape the story behind them. You’ll dig into the drivers of business performance, build financial models, and turn complex data into clear insights that influence real decisions at one of the world’s leading technology companies.

In this role, you’ll be at the heart of planning and strategy - supporting budgeting, forecasting, and business planning cycles while developing automated solutions that make the finance function smarter and faster. You’ll present your findings directly to management, giving you meaningful visibility and a platform to drive change.

You’ll also play a key role in ensuring ABB’s financial integrity - owning reconciliations, compliance frameworks, and audit-readiness - while partnering with project teams to identify risks and opportunities that directly impact revenue and cash flow.

If you’re someone who thrives on turning data into decisions, loves building efficient processes, and wants to grow in an environment where your analytical skills genuinely move the needle - this is the role for you.

The work model for this role is hybrid in New Berlin, WI or Houston, TX.

Your role and responsibilities

• Performs analysis of business performance versus budget and forecast and accordingly proposes improvement actions.
• Works to understand and analyze the drivers of financial performance of the organization and identify trends through financial modeling and variance analysis.
• Supports the preparation of financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Validates the accuracy of financial data and business information and reports through reconciliations and review of exceptions.
• Provides information to management by gathering and summarizing data, preparing reports, and making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations.
• Optimizes performance to increase productivity by developing automated solutions, eliminating duplications, and coordinating information requirements.
• Ensures processes and controls within area of responsibility, are designed and implemented in line with internal policies and regulations.
• Maintains proper audit trail and documentation for future tax/ internal/external audits and reviews.
• Participate in risk reviews, manage authorization tables per company guidelines, and ensure strong compliance frameworks across all financial operations.
• Assisting the project team in driving revenues and project cash flow, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring adherence to ABB's corporate governance, assurance, internal controls, and business specific finance directives and instructions.

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 or accounting
• technical backgrounds with experience in finance, accounting and project management.
• 5 or more years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, or a related role is preferred.
• Strong expertise in financial planning, forecasting, business performance management, and project controlling.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of influencing at all levels.
• Proactive problem‑solving mindset with a focus on efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Excel), ERP systems (SAP preferred), financial analytics tools, and Pow-er BI.
• Fluent English (written and verbal) is required for effective communication with business partners.
• Candidates must already possess authorization to work for ABB in the US, and ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

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 makeadifference forourcustomers by makingtheir operations profitable, safe,and reliable.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimitive 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 Affimitive 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 [e-mail]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

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.

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