Project Financial Controller at ABB Nigeria Limited

ABB is a leading global engineering company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Financial Controller

Publication ID: NG83791033_E1
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Description

• You will be working as Project Financial Controller, and will be the part of Electrification Business Area for Services Division based in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.
• In this role you will be reporting to Senior Sales Controller will be responsible to monitor and follow up on all cost objects (projects, sales orders, service orders and production orders) in the BU EPDS to ensure optimal business performance and to provide accurate and on time data.

Your Responsibilities

• Conduct formal contract reviews for allocate PG’s monthly and distribute minutes of meeting, follow up on outstanding action minutes in the contracts review. Ensure that order booking is done accurately and on time in the ERP system.
• Monitor the gross profit (GP) at order booking stage as well as during execution, ensure that all invoices create accurately and on time with the relevant POD documentation. Ensure that the planned cost and delivery dates update monthly, prepare revenue and cost of sales analyses weekly and assure cost objects are closed in the ERP system effectively and on time. Analyze production order variances.
• Product costing and analysis, calculate and validate order backlog, Order backlog phasing for quarterly reporting, assist with the preparation for schedule require for month end reporting. Ensure that all recovery hours book monthly and reconcile to the cost center reports.
• Analyze over or under absorption per PG, prepare balance sheet reconciliations for all accounts related to the cost objects for the PG’s allocated and prepare retention reconciliation and follow up to ensure invoices create on time.
• Resolve reconciling balances on WIP, LOP, CTC and PWD balance sheet accounts, extract cost center reports
• Monthly, attend accounts receivable meetings and assist with resolving customers queries. Ensure that all VAT documentation is on hand for completed export orders and all SOX controls are implemented and adhere to assist with auditors’ request, any ad hoc projects or request from the PG manager, BU manager or controller.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in local Project controlling role.
• Strong experience in accounting, Excel, and operational financial cycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence both internally and externally.
• Excellent command of English language.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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