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This position reports to:
Group FP&A Planning Lead
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The Group Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team is responsible for establishing group-wide processes that enable and support ABB’s value creation through planning, performance management, and the provision of actionable insights to business partners, Group leadership, and investors. Reporting to the Group FP&A Planning Lead, this position is based at ABB’s headquarters in Zurich or in our Krakow/Poland office.
In this role, you will advance ABB’s group-wide forecasting and annual planning processes by managing and further developing planning tools, templates, and final deliverables. You will be part of a lean team with group-wide exposure, collaborating with stakeholders across different functions and seniority levels, driving enhancements with technical specialists while delivering insights to senior leadership. This position offers a unique opportunity to drive ABB’s transformation by enhancing automation, optimizing planning workflows, and integrating advanced capabilities such as AI.
Your Responsibilities
* Future-proof planning capabilities: Pave the way for next-generation planning by shaping the vision, defining requirements, and representing Finance during implementation.
* Tools & System readiness: Manage the readiness and operations of group-wide planning applications, models and templates, during the planning cycle, in close alignment with the finance community and technical stakeholders.
* Optimization of operations: Lead the innovation and automation of planning tools, targeting simplification and efficiency enhancements
* Forecasting & planning deliverables: Develop high-quality planning outputs for senior management and provide guidance to finance business partners.
* Strategic KPI Alignment: Ensure consistent usage of performance metrics, aligned with strategic goals and business priorities.
* Collaborative Execution: Partner with cross-functional teams including Business FP&A, Group FP&A Domains, and System specialists to deliver key initiatives.
Your qualifications
* Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a STEM discipline.
* Experience: Minimum of 8 years in finance roles, with a focus on financial planning and proven experience in deploying new planning/FP&A solutions in medium/large size organizations
* Technical Acumen: Hands-on experience with planning tools, financial modelling and preparation of deliverables to senior management
* Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels, both verbally and in writing.
* Team Collaboration: Interpersonal skills that facilitate the formation of beneficial relationships between various functional teams.
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