Treasury Accounting & Controls Specialist

Treasury Accounting & Controls Specialist

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, for us, and for the industries we serve. We are proud to be a global leader in electrification and automation, and we are committed to driving the transformation of industries towards a more sustainable and efficient future. As part of our journey, ABB Robotics is on an exciting path to become a standalone company, and we are building a dedicated team to support this transition. We are now looking for a Treasury Accounting & Controls Specialist to join our team and play a key role in shaping the future of our treasury operations.

This Position reports to:

Head of Treasury Middle Office and Controls

You will be a member of the Treasury Middle Office and Controls team, responsible for ensuring the accurate accounting, reporting, reconciliation, and control of treasury activities across ABB Robotics. The role will play a key part in maintaining the integrity of treasury data within Kyriba, supporting treasury accounting processes, and ensuring treasury transactions are correctly reflected in financial reporting systems. Beyond supporting day-to-day treasury accounting and controls activities, you will contribute to building and enhancing the treasury operating model, systems landscape, and control framework of ABB Robotics as it transitions into a standalone company.

The location of the role is flexible within Europe.

The working model is hybrid #LI-hybrid

Your responsibilities:

• Own Treasury Accounting & Month-End Close: Take ownership of treasury accounting and reporting activities, playing a key role in the month-end close process and ensuring treasury transactions and balances are accurately recorded and reflected in the financial reporting systems.

• Ensure Accurate Reconciliations & Controls: Review, validate and reconcile treasury-related accounting entries and balances between Kyriba, SAP and other financial systems. Work closely with FAO on pre- and post-closing checks, investigate discrepancies and ensure the accuracy and completeness of treasury records.

• Manage Treasury Data & Accounting Set-up: Ensure the accuracy and integrity of treasury transaction data and accounting configurations in Kyriba, covering bank accounts, cash pools, short- and long-term loans, FX forwards and swaps, investments and guarantees.

• Strengthen Processes, Policies & Controls: Maintain and continuously improve treasury accounting processes, models, policies, procedures and controls. Support audit and SOX requirements, identify operational risks and drive improvements to strengthen the treasury control framework.

• Enable Effective Treasury Systems: Support treasury system enhancements, testing, integrations and implementation activities, acting as a key interface between Treasury, Accounting and IS teams to ensure effective processes, systems and data flows.

• Drive Automation & Transformation: Contribute to treasury transformation initiatives, including the development of the Treasury Operating Model, process automation and the use of data analytics and AI-enabled solutions to improve treasury processes, controls and reporting.

Your background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field; an accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent is a strong plus.

• At least 5 years’ experience in Treasury Accounting, Financial Accounting, Controlling, Treasury Operations or a similar Middle Office function, ideally in a multinational environment.

• Strong hands-on experience in month-end closing processes, including reviewing and validating accounting entries, performing account reconciliations and investigating discrepancies.

• Solid knowledge of treasury products and their accounting treatment, particularly short- and long-term loans, FX forwards and FX swaps; exposure to cash pools, investments, guarantees or trade finance is an advantage.

• Experience working with Treasury Management Systems and ERP systems; Kyriba and SAP experience is considered an advantage.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, and a proactive, collaborative mindset. Interest or experience in process automation, data analytics or AI-enabled solutions is highly valued.

• Fluent English is required; other languages are a plus.

Please submit your application in English.

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