Business Partner – Finance

About ABB

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This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we've announced the plan for Soft Bank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. Soft Bank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you'll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

About the Role

Reports to: Finance Manager

Work model: Hybrid

The role holder will serve as a Business Partner, taking responsibility for financial control, stakeholder management, and leading the Retained Finance Org team. Acting as a point of contact, they will provide approvals, establish an escalation route, and collaborate with other functions to support issue resolution. Furthermore, they will offer valuable feedback to Hubs and Co Es on service quality, driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Build and improve processes and coordination in order to comply with local mandatory requirements as well as global needs
• Day-to-day management of the Finance and R2R, P2P teams as well as overall O2C project management and coordination activities also with P2D teams
• Provide expertise and input into the development of long-term strategy for the Business
• Approvals as per approval matrix, Initiation and execution of actions towards improvement opportunities (KPIs) and solve controls deficiencies
• Deliver Finance process outcomes – i.e. E2E process efficiency, reduced MJE, improved reliability of financial statements, increased control and compliance – defined together with the GPOs
• Manage internal controls to ensure full compliance with policies, procedures and local Accounting standards

Qualifications

• 8-10 Years of experience in accounting and/or financial analysis
• Experience of a range of businesses and operational processes across the breadth of the financial services market
• Experience in multi-national environment and Shared Service Organisations
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, finance and relevant fields
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, etc.), with strong technical accounting and reporting skills
• Strong ability to anticipate, identify and mitigate risks and apply appropriate controls over Accounting and Reporting processes
• Strong communication skills for interaction with different stakeholders in an multinational environment
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We Care

At ABB, 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. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

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.

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