Finance Manager at ABB

Your role and responsibilities

• In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a trusted strategic business partner to the relevant business manager and lead local finance teams to optimize financial performance within the assigned business unit.
• Each day, you will support effective business decisions by monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting financial and operational data to evaluate business alternatives and recommend the most appropriate solutions.
• You will also showcase your expertise by combining deep financial knowledge with business acumen to drive performance, profitability, and sustainable growth.
• The work model for the role is: Hybrid
• This role is contributing to the MOHP division in South Africa.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Acting as a key business partner to business leaders by contributing to strategy development, scenario planning, business planning, forecasting and performance management.
• Driving the definition and implementation of global standards, internal controls, and business-specific guidelines to ensure effective financial governance, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Providing financial insight and decision support through performance analysis, productivity optimization, cash flow management, working capital improvement and risk mitigation.
• Ensuring transparency, accuracy, and reliability in financial reporting and business information while fostering effective communication and strong stakeholder relationships across the organization.

Qualifications for the role

• 8–10 years of experience in Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, Business Controlling, or Finance Business Partnering, with a proven track record of supporting business performance and strategic decision-making.
• Highly skilled in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, financial analysis, risk management, and internal controls.
• Possess advanced proficiency in ERP systems, data analytics, and visualization tools such as Power BI, with the ability to convert data into actionable business insights.
• Passionate about stakeholder engagement, influencing senior leaders, and translating complex financial information into clear business recommendations.
• You hold a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. A professional finance qualification such as CA(SA), CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent will be advantageous.
• Demonstrate strong commercial acumen with the ability to connect financial outcomes to business strategy, market dynamics, and growth opportunities.
• At ease communicating in English and collaborating across cross-functional and international stakeholder groups.