ABB Jobs in Dubai – Business Controller – UAE OC

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You will be working as a Business Controller – UAE and cluster countries, and will be the part of Electrification Business Area for Smart Power Division based in, Dubai, UAE. In this role you will be reporting to Lead Business Controller and will be responsible to build partnership with Local Marketing & Sales Manager and maintains strong relationships with local and regional/global stakeholders. Support business goals and initiatives by ensuring controlling and financial capabilities are in place for business operations and growth. Represent business needs and provide consistent reporting and finance analytics. Ensure consistent and sustainable financial controls are in place and assure compliance with company policies and procedures.

• Provide active finance support and improvement actions to ensure achievement of Marketing & Sales business targets, such as Demand Orders & Revenues, Front End Cost to Serve (Cost of Sales and Sales & General Admin Expenses), Division & product group mix, segment mix, front end inventory, overdues, EBITA, Cash flow, NPV, rebates and commercial operations effectiveness.
• Understand the business drivers, the current and long-term strategy and identify opportunity for finance to add value to the business. Set and implement finance strategy in the organization in line with Corporate, BA & relevant divisions strategies covering expertise, competencies, and organization design and support local Marketing & Sales Manager in customer and markets driven strategies to ensure demand generation and profitable growth.
• In coordination with the Corporate, BA, relevant division & Finance GBS, establish and oversee processes and tools necessary to obtain transparent and reliable financial data and business information.
• Ensure high quality of financial data and business information in line with defined standards and financial closing schedules and performance analysis, review & proposal for actions to management supporting business performance. Drive appropriate cost structure, productivity optimization, and capital efficiency and manage and closely monitor the cash flow and take action to improve Net Working Capital.
• Make sure accuracy and effectiveness of commercial processes including market price positioning, rebate and discount schemes, quotation, sales price management, credit and collection management in the assigned countries. Identify, accounts for and manage potential risks in the country relating to frame and other contractual agreements with particular focus on integrity and compliance on distributor and channel partners. Engage with Commercial Operations and Regional Distribution Centers (RDC) in the country/region.
• Identify and communicate commercial and financial risks and opportunities from business propositions and execute risk review procedures and processes in line with global policies and standards to minimize commercial and financial risks and exposure. Ensure transparency in financial reporting and disclosures, define, and implement internal controls regarding financial and non-financial operations and ensure compliance with corporate and country standards, regulations, and guidelines.
• Support internal and external audits. Implements, monitor and maintain Local BATs in adherence to the Corporate Regulations and Group Governance Framework.
• Ensure timely and efficient communication with relevant Local/Country/Division/Region Controllers, accounting center, and other internal customers to identify and discuss issues for improvement of operations, work quality and efficiency for area of responsibility.

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics, Business or equivalent.
• 5 to 10 years of experience in finance or controllership experience in a global matrix multinational environment.
• Extensive experience working on contemporary Finance enterprise resource management (ERP) systems (e.g. SAP, etc.).
• Broad finance functional knowledge and expertise, including full range of functional finance skills like finance controlling, planning, FP&A.
• Intercultural sensitivity and effectiveness – function well across cultures & act as facilitator between cultures.
• Teamwork, collaboration, actively demonstrate & facilitate collaboration, strong partnering, project management, consultation, collaboration, change management and influencing.
• Should have good Communications & presentation skills. Excellent level of English required.

Retirement plan

Medical insurance

ABB Smart Power is a global technology leader, with products and solutions that make power supplies smart, connected and protected. Its intelligent products and solutions make power more competitive by improving the energy efficiency, productivity and reliability of almost any operation. 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-Remote #LI-Hybrid #LI-Onsite

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