Business Controller

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ABB is a leading supplier to steel and aluminum industries, offering the world’s most comprehensive range of electromagnetic stirring and braking technologies (EMS) via the Business Unit Metallurgy. Drawing on 75+ years of innovation and insights from 1800+ installations globally, ABB’s metallurgical experts collaborate with metals producers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other industry partners to develop products that increase process efficiency and end-product quality while contributing to safer and more sustainable metals manufacturing. The center of excellence for BU Metallurgy is in Västerås, Sweden. We are now looking for a Business Controller to join our team to continue the growth of our business. In this role you will be working as Business Controller for Business Unit Metallurgy. BU Metallurgy is a global business unit within the division Process Industries having full business responsibility. You will be acting as a business partner to the BU manager and the management team, optimizing the financial performance, supporting effective business decisions by monitoring, analyzing and interpreting financial data, evaluating various business alternatives and recommending the most appropriate business solutions. You will be reporting to the Local Division Controller and functional reporting to the Global Metals BL controller.  We offer a challenging and developing position in an international and dynamic working environment with interesting duties that cover multiple dimensions of financial management in a customer-oriented business.

Your responsibilities

• Responsible to support the management team with analysis for decision-making.
• Financial reporting including monthly closing, forecasting, and planning.
• Support in ensuring that the company governance model and internal controls are in place and implemented in the unit.
• Monitoring business performance, assessing business risk exposure and providing insights and analysis for supporting operational decision-making.
• Driving appropriate cost structure, cash flow, productivity optimization and capital efficiency.
• Effectively communicating and interacting within own network and interest groups proactively.
• Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in economics or relevant field.
• Experience of Business Controlling roles, experience from global companies is meritorious.
• Previous experience of management team activities.
• Project controller and SAP experience is meritorious.
• Good collaboration and communications skills.
• Fluent in English, any other language is an asset.
• Recognized as great team player and appreciated for collaboration and business partnering skills.

More about us

ABB is a trusted partner and leading supplier to the metals industry, delivering a broad portfolio of integrated electrification, automation, metallurgical and digital solutions. Our extensive global footprint serves the complete steel, aluminum and other metals value chain. Drawing on over 100 years of experience, we collaborate with metals producers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other suppliers to develop process-specific and customized solutions that optimize production, improve sustainability, quality and safety – while driving the transition to autonomous plants and a more circular economy. Process Industries division delivers complete electrification and automation solutions, industry-specific products, and lifecycle services across industries. Engineering and delivering automation solutions from device to monitoring and control make our customers get more out of their investment; digitalization solutions including collaborative operations and augmented reality help improve plant and enterprise productivity, reduce maintenance and energy costs. Our engineering, project management, services and solutions portfolio covers a wide range of industries - Mining, Pulp & Paper, Metals, Aluminum and Cement, Data centers and Food and Beverage. More info about Process Industries: https://go.insideplus.abb.com/business-areas-and-divisions/process-automation/division-portals/process-industriesMore info about Metallurgy: https://new.abb.com/metals/abb-in-metals/offering/products/metallurgy-productsRecruiting Manager Esteban Ruiz, +46 730 64 52 13, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Blomqvist, +46 768 06 00 11; Ledarna: Leif Öhrberg, +46 724 64 40 16; Unionen: Krista Andersson, +46 706 44 02 85. We kindly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.Please apply latest by the 15th of March, 2024.We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.#LI-hybrid