Group Financial Reporting Manager - ABB Robotics

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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 SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank 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.

This Position reports to:

Head of Financial Reporting and Consolidation Systems
 

In this role you will lead the financial reporting process for ABB Robotics, with a strong focus on automation, standardization and efficiency. Working closely with cross-functional teams, including Treasury, FP&A, Tax, Accounting Operations, and Consolidation, you will ensure the completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance of financial information reported to SoftBank under IFRS and included in ABB Robotics' stand-alone financial statements under US GAAP. As a key member of the finance organization, you will help shape ABB Robotics' future-state reporting framework and drive continuous improvements in financial reporting quality, efficiency, and control.

The work model for the role is: hybrid; #LI-hybrid

The preferred location is Milano, Italy

Your responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of the future US GAAP reporting process, including opening balance sheet adjustments, purchase accounting, and carve-out or stand-alone reporting as required. Ensure all necessary reporting data is defined in collaboration with the reporting team and embedded in the consolidation system.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors, ensuring all financial reporting requirements are met. Address audit findings and incorporate changes into financial reporting where appropriate.
• Prepare financial disclosures, with a focus on new disclosures which require new drafting based on new regulations or new transactions.
• Maintain comprehensive supporting documents for all disclosures ensuring a robust audit trail that demonstrates effective internal controls and supports external audit requirements.
• Maintain the structure of the OneStream consolidation system to ensure accurate collection and consolidation of all data required for financial reporting and disclosures.
• Review and analyze reporting submitted by local reporting units to ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of key reporting parameters.
• Perform detailed proofreading and quality control of all financial reporting documents, ensuring compliance with formatting standards, US GAAP disclosure style requirements, and correct English grammar.

Qualifications for the role:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in public company auditing. Experience in financial reporting within a standalone operating company is considered a strong asset.
• Professional accounting designation required (e.g., CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent internationally recognized credential).
• Hands-on experience preparing and reviewing U.S. GAAP disclosures for public companies, including financial statement footnotes and Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a thorough understanding of financial statement account relationships and their impact on financial reporting.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to understand and assess complex business transactions and their accounting and reporting implications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate effectively with both financial and non-financial stakeholders.

What's in it for you:

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day

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