Finance Analyst: Impactful Forecasting & BI (Onsite)

ABB; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Finance professional to provide financial expertise for its Motion Business Area in South Africa. The role focuses on analyzing business performance against budget and forecast, benchmarking KPIs, and communicating insights to stakeholders.

You will develop financial models, support reporting, planning, budgeting, and forecasting, and contribute to improving financial performance within the business unit. The role is onsite and reports to the Finance Manager.

Qualifications

• Must have a National Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting or related field.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business performance versus budget and forecast and propose actions to improve financial performance.
• Benchmark key performance indicators with industry peers and similar ABB units.
• Communicate analysis and insights to relevant groups within the organization.
• Recommend actions to improve financial performance of the business unit.
• Develop financial models for hypotheses and assess overall impact to the business unit.
• Support preparation of financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting for the organization.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial KPIs

Communication

Project finance

Education

National Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

SAP

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

ABB is seeking a Finance professional to provide financial expertise for its Motion Business Area in South Africa. The role focuses on analyzing business performance against budget and forecast, benchmarking KPIs, and communicating insights to stakeholders.

You will develop financial models, support reporting, planning, budgeting, and forecasting, and contribute to improving financial performance within the business unit. The role is onsite and reports to the Finance Manager.