Division Chief Financial Officer

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This position reports to:

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In this role, you will have the opportunity to be the most senior financial officer in your area of responsibility and act as a member of the business area / division leadership team. Each day, you will be responsible for establishing an effective and cost-efficient finance support platform to the business, in line with the group requirements, including oversight of relevant finance group functions and global business services. You will also showcase your expertise by leading business strategy and providing input to the divisions.

The work model for the role is: on-site ; #LI-Onsite

The role is contributing to the Motion / NEMA Motors division globally.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Strategic Finance Leadership & Business CoPiloting: Partner with the Division President to shape and execute business strategy, lead financial planning and performance target setting, and co-drive demand generation while safeguarding ABB's overall business interests. Provide financial insight on strategic initiatives and ensure alignment with long-term value creation.

• Performance Management, Portfolio Steering & Decision Support: Drive profitability, cost efficiency, and operational performance by proactively identifying gaps, triggering corrective actions, and sharing best practices. Lead and evaluate investments, divestments, M&A, and restructuring initiatives, ensuring business decisions support sustainable growth and resource optimization.

• Governance, Compliance, Risk & Control Framework: Ensure strong financial governance, transparency, and compliance with Group policies, GAAP, and regulatory requirements. Oversee internal controls, audits, and risk-informed decision-making, and drive standardized, compliant processes across finance functions (accounting, controlling, reporting, treasury, planning, tax, and systems).

• Financial Operations, Optimization & Finance Leadership: Oversee high-quality financial reporting and closing processes, while driving continuous improvement, cost efficiency, and optimization of capital structure, asset management, and finance processes. Build and lead a high-performing global finance community, ensuring capability development, talent growth, and strong cross-functional collaboration.

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in Business Controlling within global matrix organizations.

• Solid command of finance processes, systems and tools, coupled with deep financial strategy, planning and execution experience.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a financial management role, proven leadership background on a regional or global level.

• Understanding of industrial automation or manufacturing sectors, operations and customer dynamics is highly preferred.

• Recognized team player with strong communication, business partnering capability with the leadership team.

• Strategic thinker, proactive mindset, able to hold accountability and see the big picture.

• Fluent in English. Any other language is an asset.

ABB's NEMA Motors Division is a marketer, designer and manufacturer that offers Baldor-Reliance industrial electric motors, primarily in North America. The Division focuses on quality, reliability and efficiency to provide a comprehensive offering of NEMA motors in the market across most industrial segments and applications.

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