Commercial Business Partner (80-100%) At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions.That's our story. Make it your story.
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Tax Specialist

Your role and responsibilities

Acting as Commercial Business Partner, you drive the selection of the most competitive and effective business structures or models for projects (equipment and services), considering logistics, taxes, delivery and legal constraints, all bearing in mind that these affect the overall strategy and global initiatives of the Process Industries Division. Moreover, you will ensure the operations of foreign registrations (e.g. VAT registrations, active branches/Permanent Establishment), including periodic tax filing, cost accruals, invoicing, etc. The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid Your responsibilities • Collaborate with suppliers, logistics providers, tax authorities, external consultants, and internal experts to improve the competitiveness of Process Industries, while acting as a business partner to the Sales team in selecting and evaluating business models for solutions and onsite services, focusing on pricing, delivery time, logistics, tax compliance, total cost of ownership, and connected services. • Identifying and evaluate opportunities and risks, proposing measures to mitigate non-compliance, tax, legal, staff or any other project risks and identifying opportunities to minimize costs and to improve the delivery time for equipment. • Ensuring periodic accounting and reporting duties on active foreign registrations (VAT, branches/Permanent Establishment), e.g. tax and income declarations and payments, cost accrual, invoicing, payment of salaries, social contributions, pension saving, etc. • Oversee internal processes and controls for the operation of foreign registrations (e.g., VAT, branches), including financial reporting and accounting, while guiding the development and implementation of standards, processes, policies, and procedures to enhance competitiveness, efficiency, and effectiveness in tendering and execution phases.

Qualifications for the role

A degree in economics, business administration, law or related field Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role, such as project manager, sales manager, contract manager, controller, or tax expert within a large multinational company in a comparable industry Sound knowledge of international project business, preferably acquired in the industrial market A solution-focused approach, with strong communication and relationship-building skills Ability to drive change independently, with a demonstrated track record of these skills in previous roles; leadership skills are plus Fluency in English; German is an asset

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Process Industries division delivers complete electrification and automation solutions, industry-specific products and lifecycle services across industries. Engineering and delivering automation solutions from device to monitoring and control make our customers get more out of their investment; digitalization solutions including collaborative operations and augmented reality help improve plant and enterprise productivity, reduce maintenance and energy costs. Our engineering, project management, services and solutions portfolio covers a wide range of industries - Mining, Pulp & Paper, Metals, Aluminum and Cement and Food and Beverage.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. This recruitment process is led by Ceren Özen, Talent Partner at ABB Switzerland Ltd. #MyABBStoryABB Privacy Policy: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate