Plant Finance Controller, Oxford, Ohio

Schneider Electric has an onsite opportunity (5 days a week) for a highly motivated Plant Finance Business Controller (Senior Specialist, Business Finance Supply Chain & Equipments) to join our manufacturing finance team in Oxford, OH.

The role requires an on-site, in-plant presence - remote work will be allowed situationally and on an as needed basis, but the expectation of this position is that your on-site in plant presence will be required 5 days per week.

The mission of the Oxford Plant Finance Business Controller role is to help the site's operations team (part of GSC NAM Power Products Cluster) make the most informed decisions possible for the benefit of Schneider Electric.

In this role, you are going to aid the business decision making process through a deep understanding of the operational drivers affecting performance and providing insightful analysis to drive actions.

General Responsibilities

The Controller is directly responsible to Operation Leaders on all areas of plant finance; including but not limited to Cost Control, Productivity, and Balance Sheet management.


* Partners with Operation leadership to drive Plant Performance


* Prepares & Ensures accuracy and validity of the financial statements


* Oversees the month-end close processes for the entity through connecting with Platform/Shared Services


* Reviews, Develops, Implements and Validates the Key Internal Controls for the entity


* Point of Contact for various specialists; including Tax, Audit, AP/AR.


* Supports and oversees the Budget & Forecast Processes, working with business partners and GSC Central Functions


* Leverage variance analysis of Actuals & Forecast - presenting results to management to make business decisions where needed


* Anticipates risk and opportunities on the short to medium term and works with business partners to react appropriately


* Supports partners on projects: justification, implementation and spending


* Manage and develop the skills and competencies of direct reports

Qualifications / Key Success Factors:


* Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting -or- MBA /CPA


* 6-10 years of related and progressive financial experience, with preference of manufacturing environment controlling and managerial responsibilities


* Previous experience navigating Supply Chain crisis support and guidance


* Strong financial/analytical skills with proven business acumen to connect financial performance to business strategy


* Serve as Finance Business partner to Plant Manager and staff; the right candidate will demonstrate strong ability to work with and influence operations team and others not within direct reporting relationship


* Effectively communicates with and engages all levels of the organization, verbally and in writing, with the ability to build effective partnerships across teams


* Advanced PC skills (emphasis on MS Excel, Power Point, EPM Tagetik, DFL, SAP a...