Chief Accounting Officer

Overview

At ABB, we help industries outrun – leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation – for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position Reports To Business Chief Financial Officer

Reporting directly to the CFO, you will take global responsibility for the accounting and reporting function of the ABB Robotics business, ensuring accurate, timely, and efficient financial and sustainability reporting for internal and external stakeholders. You will lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of core accounting processes and systems, while fostering cross-team integration and operational excellence. You will oversee the implementation of financial systems, coordinate with FP&A, and manage the relationship with external auditors, along with the CFO.

The work model for the role is: hybrid.

Preferred location: Switzerland (other European locations possible)

Some amount of travelling might be required for this position.

You Will Be Mainly Accountable For

• Accounting & Reporting Leadership: Lead a coordinated team-driven execution of accounting and reporting processes, ensuring alignment across functions within the CAO scope and compliance with policies, laws, and regulations.
• Systems & Process Management: Set up core finance systems, record-to-report (R2R) process design, and the implementation of financial systems to support accurate and efficient reporting.
• Governance & Control: Establish and maintain governance frameworks, controls, and documentation for financial and sustainability reporting, ensuring processes are fit-for-purpose and right-sized.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication: Drive strong collaboration with internal teams, FP&A, leadership, and external auditors; communicate performance, gaps, and improvement plans effectively.
• Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence: Apply best practices such as Lean and Six Sigma to identify and implement process improvements, performance metrics, and efficiency initiatives across the finance function.
• Separation & Stakeholder Collaboration: Represent CAO organization in the carve-out project, ensuring smooth separation, while working closely with business leaders and finance teams across ABB Robotics and ABB Group.

Qualifications For The Role

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 15+ years of global accounting and finance experience, ideally in reporting, controllership, and process management.
• US CPA qualification required, preferably with extensive Big4 experience and strong knowledge of world-class internal control frameworks.
• Proven ability to work in complex, diverse, multi-divisional global organizations, managing multiple projects and translating complex methodologies into practical business solutions.
• Recognized team player and trusted business partner with outstanding leadership, communication, influencing, and networking skills; able to build strong relationships with senior executives.
• Strategic, high-integrity professional with strong cross-functional finance knowledge (Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations), customer focus, and a results-oriented, quality-driven mindset.

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.

Exciting Career Opportunity in Robotics

This role is part of ABB’s Robotics business, which is preparing to become an independent company. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a dynamic and fast-paced organization at the forefront of robotics innovation. As we transition into a separate entity outside the ABB Group, you’ll have the chance to shape the future, grow your career, and work alongside world-class experts in a more agile and entrepreneurial environment.

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