Senior Business Controller, International Business (flexible location)

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH • Montreal, QC

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Business Controller serves as the key financial partner to the EVP International Sales and the international leadership team, acting as the financial conscience of the organization. In this high-impact, global role, they translate strategic growth ambitions into robust financial planning, provide transparent performance insights, and ensure that all commercial decisions are grounded in sound financial analysis. While not directly responsible for revenue, the Controller plays a decisive role in shaping how it is built and safeguarded, supporting regional sales and transformation initiatives with rigorous evaluation of investments, business cases, and potential acquisitions. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the role maintains strong alignment with ABB’s global finance standards and works closely with the Division CFO to ensure compliance and consistency across the international business. The work model for the role is: hybrid. The role is contributing to NEMA Motors Division globally.

Requirements

• 8–10 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.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) or other languages given the international scope.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in matrix organizations with complex global reporting structures is a plus.
• Familiarity with NEMA or industrial electromechanical markets is an advantage.

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.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior