Risk and Internal Controls Manager

ABB•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

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: Business Chief Financial Officer This role leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a strong internal control environment across the region, ensuring compliance with ABB Robotics’ Assurance and Internal Control Framework. The role focuses on driving process optimization, managing risk, and partnering with finance and corporate teams to strengthen controls, support J-SOX compliance, and enable operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree is required. Master’s preferred.
10+ years minimum of proven experience in related to risk, audit, and finance.
Good business knowledge and working experience around process improvements, and solid understanding of Internal Controls methodology & practices, especially J-SOX.
Solid understanding of ERP systems, preferably SAP (ECC and S4/HANA).
Good project management.
High commitment to quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Ensures a coordinated and consistent approach to the implementation, maintenance, and assessment of internal control system for the organization under scope.
Coordinates activities related to design, implementation, and maintenance of a system of internal control, in line with group standards.
Drives the simplification of ICoFR environment and other related systems, and drives planning and timely execution of the operational testing of controls for the group’s annual SOX – 404 assertion.
Monitors and follows up on the timely completion of all management testing related activities in their area of responsibility.
Monitors the control deficiencies and guides the management to remediate them in a timely and sustainable manner.
Coordinates and delivers training programs for the development of assessors, testing managers, and new process owners and control owners.

Benefits

Health, Life & Disability Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
Employee Assistance Program Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program Retirement
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.