Head of Income Statement & Commercial Finance

Head of Income Statement & Commercial Finance

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 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
Global Head of FP&A, Robotics

In this role, you will be a key pillar in the FP&A organization, taking end-to-end responsibility for the Division’s Income Statement and working closely with company’s CEO and CFO. You will own the full P&L — from topline to EBIT — ensuring robust forecasting, insightful analysis, and transparency of business performance. You will develop and maintain consistent frameworks, models, and tools that support decision-making across Business Lines and geographies. You will also lead global commercial finance initiatives, closely collaborating with global sales & pricing teams as well as business line controllers to drive profitable growth. Reporting to the Head of FP&A, you will work closely with the CFO, Sales & Commercial leadership teams and Business Lines controllers.

The work model for the role is: hybrid.

The preferred location is within Europe.

You Will Be Mainly Accountable For

• Income Statement Ownership: Lead budgeting, forecasting, and actual reporting for the full P&L, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment across Business Lines and Product Groups.
• Performance Analysis: Drive root-cause and trend analysis for revenue, gross margin, and operational EBITA, highlighting key variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Commercial Finance Leadership: Support pricing team, margin management, and commercial decision-making; develop models that improve visibility on pipeline conversion, price and mix sensitivity and profitability.
• Frameworks & Governance: Define and maintain with accounting team global frameworks for commercial finance, orders booking and margin reporting; ensure consistent application of accounting and reporting rules across Business Lines.
• Process & Systems: Improve forecasting accuracy through standardized templates, driver-based models, and system integration.
• Business Partnering: Collaborate with commercial and operational leaders to optimize performance, identify improvement actions, and ensure alignment with financial targets.

Qualifications For The Role

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration with at least 10-12 years of international finance/FP&A experience, with strong exposure to corporate reporting and HQ/functional cost management
• At least 5 years of FP&A income statement, budgeting, and forecasting experience, managing multi-billion global P&Ls, with prior involvement in spin-offs, carve-outs, IPO readiness, or major finance transformation projects being a plus.
• Strong proficiency in finance systems and reporting tools, with solid knowledge of internal controls, and US GAAP/IFRS.
• Exceptional analytical skills and attention to detail, with ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for senior stakeholders and support strategic decision-making.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to act as a trusted business partner, challenge stakeholders constructively, and work effectively in a fast-paced, transformational environment; fluent in English.

More About Us

ABB Robotics provides robotics and factory automation including products, software, solutions and services. Revenues are generated both from direct sales to end users as well as from indirect sales mainly through system integrators.

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.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.