Business Financial Analyst (Athens, Tennessee)

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As a Business Financial Analyst, reporting to the Athens, TN Controller, you will be a part of the ELIP Finance/Accounting team mainly supporting the Athens, TN site. You will be responsible to perform support activities within General Accounting, Financial Analysis, Accounts Payable, and Reporting & Consolidation in line with defined strategies, policies and procedures.

This role will work an onsite schedule in our Athens, TN Manufacturing Facility (#LI-onsite).

Your responsibilities:

• Ensuring timely and efficient communication with Controller and the Finance/Accounting team to identify and discuss issues and suggestions for improvement.

• Month-end activities to include (but not limited to): account analyses, account reconciliations, journal entry creation, account reviews, inventory analyses, balance sheet reconciliations.

• Helping to prepare financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, forecasting documents and presentations.

• Financial compliance reporting to include monthly, quarterly, and annual reviews. Capital Expenditures and Fixed asset monitoring, analyses, review, and reporting.

• Establishing and overseeing processes and tools to obtain transparent and reliable financial data and business information.

Qualifications for the Role:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration with 3+ years of experience in an accounting or financial analyst role

• Experience with computerized accounting systems and financial reporting software, including Oracle, SAP (preferred), ERP or related financial systems.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with other Microsoft Office products is required

• Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy

• Prior experience in Accounts Payable is preferred

• Manufacturing accounting experience required

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask

• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

What's in it for you

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at View phone number on apply.placed-app.com.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at View phone number on apply.placed-app.com or by sending an email to View email address on apply.placed-app.com . Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $XX and $XX annually and is bonus eligible.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more

Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan. 

• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus

• Vision benefit

• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)

• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)

• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums

• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid

• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.

• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Assistance Program

• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption

• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions 

• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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