Retained Finance Manager, Japan

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This position reports to

Country Holding Officer

Your role and responsibilities

General information The role holder will serve as a Business Partner, taking responsibility for financial control, stakeholder management, and leading the Retained Finance Organization team. Acting as a point of contact, they will provide approvals, establish an escalation route, and collaborate with other functions to support issue resolution. Furthermore, they will offer valuable feedback to Hubs and Center of Expertise on service quality, driving continuous improvement. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead and develop the team incl. recruitment, performance management and career development • Day-to-day management of the Finance and O2C (Order-to-Cash) teams as well as overall P2P (Procure-to-Pay) and R2R (Record-to-Report) project management and coordination activities • Actively collaborate with Finance and Accounting Hub shared service center, responsible for transaction processing • Approvals as per approval matrix • Initiation and execution of actions towards improvement opportunities (KPIs) and solve controls deficiencies • Deliver Finance process outcomes – i.e. E2E process efficiency, reduced Manual Journal Entries, improved reliability of financial statements, increased control and compliance – defined together with the Group Process Owners (GPOs) • Manage internal controls to ensure full compliance with policies, procedures and local accounting standards LICENSE TO OPERATE / CORE VALUES • Implements and ensures compliance with the ABB code of conduct, global and local standards, tools, policies, and processes in their assigned area. • Ensures integrity and compliance with ABB’s core values and ethics in all activities across all teams in scope. • Accountable for the health and safety of all employees and contractors for the teams in scope. COLLABORATION / LEADERSHIP • Promotes and enables collaboration across their respective organization and teams within ABB to maximize results. • Ensures that their own area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled, and directed. • Provides guidance, inspires, motivates, and develops direct and indirect reports within HR policies.

Qualifications for the role

• 8 years of experience in accounting and/or financial analysis & at least 5 years in managing people
• Experience of a range of businesses and operational processes across the breadth of the financial services market, exposure to Tax and Treasury
• Experience in multi-national environment and Shared Service Organisations
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Qualified accountant (JPGAAP CPA, ACA, ACCA, etc.), with strong technical accounting and reporting skills
• Ability to anticipate, identify and mitigate risks and apply appropriate controls over Accounting and Reporting processes
• Effective communication skills for interaction with different stakeholders
• English and Japanese written and verbal communication skills

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