Schneider Electric has a meaningful opportunity for a Deployment Controller in Nashville, TN to work for a company consistently rated by Fortune as one of the “Great Places to Work”, by Forbes as “America’s Best Employers for Diversity”, and by Equileap as the “World’s Top 10 in Gender Equality”.  In this opportunity you will have high exposure to senior leadership and provide valuable insights to influence decision making that will have impacts for years to come.  You will also have tremendous opportunities to impact the transformation of Schneider Electric’s supply chain, develop a deep understanding of the industrial footprint and grow an extended network of regional and global connections.

Position Summary

• The mission of the Deployment Controller is to provide the financial analysis and partnership to shape the supply chain of the future to better serve our customers
• You will work across cross functional teams to support long term industrial planning, ensuring proper deployment of capital and return on assets, and work to establish critical business continuity plans as part of the global initiative to build a more resilient supply chain
• Specifically, you will support the Power Systems division, along with our Advanced Manufacturing teams (Parts & Process)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive and financially sound business cases for evaluation and approval – through partnership with project managers
• Drive governance and control for project execution, supporting the delivery of financial expectations, highlighting gaps as they develop
• Provide holistic view of complex strategic movements within their responsible Business Unit, animating the financial impacts of projects in scope for those Business units
• Partner with a wide array of business partners, ranging from Plant Finance Business partners, project managers, accounting, and business unit Finance Business Partners, to deliver accurate project financial evaluations and clear communication of impacts

We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.  

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in a Finance, Accounting role or related field
• Manufacturing finance experience / exposure
• Project management / project controlling experience
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint

Skills & Abilities

• Effectively communicates with and engages all levels of the organization, verbally and in writing, with the ability to build effective partnerships across teams
• Demonstrate strong ability to work with and influence others not within direct reporting relationship
• Proactively supports peers to promote knowledge-sharing, collaboration, teamwork, and personal development
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively to meet deadlines
• Detail oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills

Preferences

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related degree
• At least 7 years of experience in a Finance, Accounting role or related field
• On-site manufacturing finance experience / exposure
• Demonstrated people leadership
• The ideal candidate will bring business case evaluation expertise, strong business partnering skillset, and financial acumen needed to challenge and promote accurate and successful business cases
• Demonstrated understanding and application of metrics such as cost accounting, cash flows, margin, and related financial KPIs (NPV, IRR, CAGR, etc.)
• Experience with data management and visualization tools, especially Tableau and SQL (VBA, etc.)

Benefits

• Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k) match, and more.

Who will you report to?

• Business Finance Manager

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

Schedule: Full-time

Req: 2024-75808

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