Senior Business Controller, International Business

Responsibilities

• Acts as the primary financial advisor to international leadership, shaping commercial strategy, investment decisions, market entry, pricing, and M&A evaluations through robust financial analysis and modelling.
• Owns budgeting, multi‑year planning, and forecasting cycles, translating growth strategy into clear financial targets, scenarios, and capital allocation decisions aligned with divisional and group objectives.
• Establishes reporting frameworks, monitors KPIs, analyzes variances, and delivers actionable insights on profitability, market dynamics, and business performance to guide decision‑making and corrective actions.
• Ensures compliance with internal controls, finance standards, and audit requirements, while partnering across sales, operations, and finance teams to drive performance, support transformation initiatives, and build financial capability across the organization.

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in business controlling, FP&A, or finance business partnering, ideally in an industrial or technology multinational.
• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics; CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience supporting international or cross‑border business operations, with exposure to multi‑currency environments, transfer pricing, and diverse regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to act as a trusted sparring partner to senior commercial leaders — proactive, commercially minded, and confident in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments.
• Strong financial modelling skills and ability to translate complex data into clear, executive‑ready business insight.
• Experience evaluating infrastructure investment business cases and/or M&A financial screening in an industrial B2B context.
• Excellent command of SAP and advanced Excel; familiarity with BI and analytics platforms is an advantage.
• Experience in matrix organizations with complex global reporting structures is a plus.
• Familiarity with NEMA or industrial electromechanical markets is an advantage.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) or other languages given the international scope.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.