Country Finance Controller Panamá / Finance Manager

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Serving as the key partner for the Business Unit Manager of the Process Automation Business, you will be a vital member of its finance team. You will help to set business strategy in line with wider division and product group strategies. In this role you will provide key support to the business, ensuring accurate tracking and processing of all transactions. You will translate business strategy into plans and establish measurable targets, evaluate the financial implications of various strategic decisions, identify risks and recommend actions.

Your responsibilities

• Overseeing the business planning and forecasting process for the Process Automation Business.
• Establishing cost structures, productivity optimization and capital efficiency while closely monitoring cash flow and taking relevant actions to improve net working capital.
• Ensuring compliance with internal guidelines/procedures and external regulatory requirements.
• Performing financial analysis, reporting to business managers and making suggestions to improve performance, where appropriate.
• Establishing and overseeing processes and tools to obtain transparent and reliable financial data and business information.
• Ensuring timely and efficient communication with relevant Controllers, the Accounting Center and others to identify and discuss issues and suggest improvements.

Your background

• More than 5 years of work experience in related positions.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related careers.
• Experience with computerized accounting systems and financial reporting software, including SAP.
• Knowledge in Finance Processes and Accounting.
• Outstanding attention to detail, accuracy and the ability to multitask.
• A collaborative, solution-focused approach and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced English.

More about us

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. Work model: on site #LI-onsite ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. The Process Automation (PA) business area (>$6B revenue in 2021, 22,000 employees), automates, electrifies and digitalizes some of the most complex industrial infrastructures on this planet. Through its five divisions, it serves customers in the energy, process and hybrid industries – from hydrocarbons, chemicals, water, mining, minerals, pulp & paper to marine and ports, and many more. PA stands at the heart of some of the most important shifts in society, helping the energy-intense industries to safer, smarter and more sustainable operations to enable a prosperous, low-carbon society. For more information on PA, refer to https://global.abb/group/en/investors/strategy-events/pa-capital-markets-day-2022