Global Financial Planning Workstream Lead

**Global Financial Planning Workstream Lead**:
**Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.**:
**Your responsibilities**:

- 1. Strategic planning and Organization alignment
- Set the vision of being best in class
- Build a multi-year project plan which includes defining and refining the target process, data and roadmap for planning activities across short (1 Quarter), mid (5 Quarter) and long-term (3-5 year) time horizons
- Provide thought leadership on the data-harmonization and integration of both financial and non-financial data leveraged across the company for financial planning and analysis purposes
- Lead the creation of an aligned vision and governance framework encompassing data, system tools and resources across the organization
- Act as a strategic advisor to the various stakeholders and proactively identify commonalities and standardization opportunities across the various operating models of our global divisions
- Lead specific projects to improve operational efficiency and develop understanding of the critical to quality actions needed to support ABB’s planning processes in the future
- Align data governance structures across finance, sustainability, and human resources teams by defining workflows and accountability frameworks to reinforce both data and forecast quality.
- 2. Operational excellence and Stakeholder engagement
- Lead tactical execution by partnering with various functions, business, corporate and program stakeholders
- Drive change and address existing pain points related our planning & forecasting processes (globally and locally) in close collaboration with the FTP project team and supported by a diverse stakeholder group of business and functional leaders.
- Ensure the successful implementation of standardized core planning activities including new systems and tools facilitating both agility and depth of analysis related to ABB’s operational and financial performance.
- Ensure documentation on planning and forecasting processes is up to date and all interfaces with different management organizations are captured
- Organize and facilitate related workshops with key stakeholders to ensure understanding, engagement, and alignment.
- Establish a cycle of innovation, harmonization and continuous improvement via the integration of data supporting our planning processes.

**Your background**:

- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field; MBA or relevant professional certifications (e.g., CFA, CPA) is a plus.
- Proven experience (10+ years) in financial planning and analysis within a Global organization. Previous experience in leading transformation projects on a global scale is a significant asset
- Strong finance acumen, complimented with process thinking; comfortably handles ambiguity and employs a structured approach to problem solving.
- Experience with performance management processes, data and systems design. Ability to translate business requirements into functional and data specificities and assess the impact of data decisions on the creation and generation of high-quality forecasts including scenarios.
- An agile, strategic thinker with excellent communication and influencing skills. Able to translate a global vision into action plans related to aligning data, process, and purpose for collective success.
- Experience with delivering change through project management and continuous improvement initiatives.
- A great team player, open-minded and with an entrepreneurial approach, result-oriented and enthusiastic about your work. Ability to prioritize and work well under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Fluent in English.

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