Finance Controller – Japan

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Position Overview

Reports to: Hub Finance Controller, Asia

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Division: Process Automation Division, Energy Industries Business Area

This role is contributing to the Process Automation Division, Energy Industries Business Area and the Country functions in Japan. Main stakeholders are Hub Controller, Local Division Manager, business managers, Japan Country Holding Officer and country functions, and global finance colleagues.

Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a business partner to the relevant business manager and lead local finance teams to optimize the financial performance for Japanese business including the Mishima Plant. Each day, you will support effective business decisions by monitoring, analysing, and interpreting financial data to evaluate various business alternatives. You will also showcase your expertise by recommending the most appropriate business solutions.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Driving the definition and implementation of global standards and business-specific guidelines to ensure continuous improvement in financial control process within your area of responsibility
• Leading, providing guidance, and facilitating best practices to ensure alignment and consistency of controlling practices
• Ensuring timely and efficient communication with relevant internal customers to identify and discuss issues for improvement of operations, work quality, and efficiency for your area of responsibility
• Securing transparency and high quality in financial reporting and disclosure and business information
• Driving appropriate cost structure and productivity optimization in collaboration with all stakeholders and in alignment with division strategy and local management

Licenses to Operate / Core Values

• Implements and ensures compliance with the ABB code of conduct, global and local standards, tools, policies, and processes in their assigned area
• Ensures integrity and compliance with ABB's core values and ethics in all activities across all teams in scope
• Accountable for the health and safety of all employees and contractors for the teams in scope

Collaboration / Leadership

• Promotes and enables collaboration across their respective organization and teams within ABB to maximize results
• Ensures that their own area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled, and directed
• Provides guidance, inspires, motivates, and develops direct and indirect reports within HR policies

Qualifications

• Highly skilled in financial controlling, reporting, and business partnering within the industrial automation/energy industries sector
• 8+ years of experience in finance or controlling
• Ability to demonstrate your experience in business planning, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Enhanced knowledge of SAP, SAP BW, and advanced Excel skills
• Passionate about collaboration, problem solving, and strategic thinking
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent
• Fluent in English
• (Optional, if applicable) Current CPA/CA qualification valid in Japan

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We Care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

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