Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist

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You will be working as Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist and will be part of Finance Services Business Area for Financial Planning & Analysis Services Division based in Bangalore, India. In this role you will be reporting to FP&A CoE Hub Business Area Lead and will be responsible in providing Financial Planning and Controlling expertise to the organization by compiling and analyzing metrics, identifying trends and problems, communicating information to relevant groups and recommending actions to improve financial performance.

Your responsibilities

• Performing analysis of business performance versus Plan and forecast. Performing month end closing activities and MIS reports for the respective business / functions
• Performing closing activities and MIS reports for the respective business / functions. Working with the other financial professionals in Divisions / Hubs / Countries / Functions to understand and analyze the drivers of financial performance and identify trends
• Preparing and analyzing Product / Customer profitability. Financial analysis for various “what if” scenarios and sensitivity analysis and the overall impact to the Divisions. Performing cost / benefit analysis and analysis of inventories, NWC
• Performing Capital investment evaluation using NPV / IRR techniques. Preparing allocation cycles and calculation of Labor hour rates and overhead absorption rates for different business scenarios. preparing and analyzing ad-hoc reports as per division’s / function’s request
• Analysis of overhead under / over absorption indicating root cause. Supporting preparation of relevant organization financial reporting, business planning & forecasting. Supporting forex valuations, hedging, audits and Group on special projects
• Validating accuracy of financial data and business information and reports by performing reconciliation and review of exceptions. Ensuring processes and controls within own area of responsibility are designed and implemented in line with Group and unit requirements
• Providing training to FP&A Analysts and onboarding of new employees. Optimize own performance to increase productivity by developing automated solutions, eliminating duplications, coordinating information requirements.
• Recommend changes of process standards and procedures to improve the timely performance of process activities. Identifying areas for process / report standardization across different countries, divisions and business units

Your background

• Professionally qualified (CMA or CA)
• At least 5 years of experience in Accounting and Finance. Experience in Manufacturing industry / Factory controlling / FP&A is preferable.
• Hands on experience in SAP FICO and COPA modules and basic Knowledge of Sales & Distribution, Production planning, Projects, Material master modules in SAP is an advantage
• Experience with MS Office
• Self-motivated with a strong commitment to quality
• Ability to work with diverse teams across different countries and self-motivated with a strong commitment to quality

More about us

ABB’s shared services organization delivers operational and expert services in Finance, Human Resources, Information Systems, Legal, Global Travel Services and external Customer Contact Centers. With employees based in five main hubs and front offices, GBS provides mainly Business services to ABB teams across the globe as well as supports with external customer inquiries. 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. It has come to our attention that the name of ABB is being used for asking candidates to make payments for job opportunities (interviews, offers). Please be advised that ABB makes no such requests. All our open positions are made available on our career portal for all fitting the criteria to apply. ABB does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection to recruitment with ABB, even if is claimed that the money is refundable. ABB is not liable for such transactions. For current open positions you can visit our career website https://global.abb/group/en/careers and apply. Please refer to detailed recruitment fraud caution notice using the link https://global.abb/group/en/careers/how-to-apply/fraud-warning Work model: on site #LI-onsite