Cost Controller
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This position reports to:
Business Line Controller, Regional Business Line Europe__
Your role and responsibilitiesAs a Cost Controller, you will have the opportunity to utilize your engineering skills and product knowledge to support sales and support the financial performance of the business. This role contributes to the Motion High Power Division, Business Line Motors & Generators, based in Helsinki. The High Power Division offers a comprehensive product portfolio, including customized designs for various industries. The division focuses on developing high-efficiency motors and generators that are critical to a wide range of industrial applications.
You will join a skilled cost modeling team and have the chance to learn from your colleagues. We are committed to continuous learning and career development, offering opportunities to further develop your expertise and advance your career within ABB.
We offer a hybrid working model; however, the role requires on-site presence at our offices in Pitäjänmäki for 50% of the working time.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Product cost management, including cost assessment for tender calculation, cost follow-up and market data impact analysis for materials
- Maintaining and further developing product cost management processes and tools
- Providing visibility and feedback to functions on product cost performance against plan, driving cost improvement initiatives in collaboration with factory, SCM and engineering teams
- Sharing knowledge and supporting its application within your area of responsibility
- Closely collaborating and sharing information between sales, SCM, product management, project execution, and production, acting as the link between sales and operations
- Following commodity trends and assessing the impact on product cost
- Maintaining and further developing the cost modeling tools and processes
Qualifications for the role
- You have experience in product costing, finance in a manufacturing environment, production, or SCM
- M.Sc. in Engineering or equivalent
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
- You are proactive and have a development-oriented mindset
- Good teamwork skills and willingness to lead and partake in cross-functional teams
- Ability to keep to deadlines
- You are comfortable communicating in English
- A valid working permit to Finland is required
- Knowledge of SAP and powerBI considered a strong advantage
More about us
The High Power Division offers a comprehensive product portfolio of large AC motors and generators. From general purpose to highly customized designs, synchronous motors and high voltage induction motors provide high efficiency, reliability and availability across all major industries and applications, including some in the toughest and most demanding environments. The division also has a long track record of designing and building generators for wide range of industries, including power generation, marine, oil and gas, mining, and data centers.
For more information, please contact the hiring manager Jari Susimaa, tel. +358 50 3358760. Kindly apply for the position by 28 September 2026. We look forward to receiving your application.
Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and wellbeing and family benefits.
Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
How we score this
Cost Controller at ABB scores 37 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.
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