Finance Business Partner – Commercial

Schneider Electric; Leeds; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Retirement plans

Job summary

Schneider Electric UK&I is seeking a commercially focused Senior Specialist, Business Finance Commercial to partner with UK & Ireland Systems leaders. You will translate financial data into actionable insight to drive growth, profitability and operational performance.

This role blends finance, commercial analysis and business partnering in a fast-paced environment, offering visibility across major tenders, projects and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent.
• 3+ years’ experience in finance business partnering or a commercially focused finance role.
• Strong understanding of P&L management, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Good understanding of project finance and commercial performance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge constructively and turn complex financial information into clear recommendations.
• Experience improving processes or supporting finance transformation.
• A proactive, curious and commercially minded approach.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to improve growth, profitability and operational performance.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations that support strategic decisions.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and help turn them into clear actions.
• Support pricing, margin optimisation and cost improvement initiatives.
• Provide financial input into tenders and major project reviews.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting and risk and opportunity analysis.
• Analyse business performance and explain the key drivers behind results.
• Strengthen financial controls, governance and risk management.
• Drive improvements across reporting, financial processes, ERP systems and analytics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial modelling

Commercial partnering

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

Proactivity

Education

Finance/Accounting degree

Job description

Ready to move beyond traditional finance reporting and have a real impact on business performance?

We’re looking for a commercially focused Senior Specialist, Business Finance Commercial to partner with leaders across our UK & Ireland Systems business. You’ll turn financial data into meaningful insight, challenge thinking and help drive growth, profitability and operational performance.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining finance, commercial insight and business partnering in a fast-moving environment.

What you’ll do

• Partner with business leaders to improve growth, profitability and operational performance.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations that support strategic decisions.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and help turn them into clear actions.
• Support pricing, margin optimisation and cost improvement initiatives.
• Provide financial input into tenders and major project reviews.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting and risk and opportunity analysis.
• Analyse business performance and explain the key drivers behind results.
• Strengthen financial controls, governance and risk management.
• Drive improvements across reporting, financial processes, ERP systems and analytics.

What we’re looking for

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent.
• 3+ years’ experience in finance business partnering or a commercially focused finance role.
• Strong understanding of P&L management, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Good understanding of project finance and commercial performance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge constructively and turn complex financial information into clear recommendations.
• Experience improving processes or supporting finance transformation.
• A proactive, curious and commercially minded approach.

What’s in it for me?

• Meaningful work with direct impact on commercial strategy and organizational growth
• Collaborative culture that champions innovation, learning, and professional development
• Opportunity to lead digitization efforts and shape the future of finance operations
• Supportive environment where your expertise and ideas are valued

Bring your financial expertise to a team that's ready to grow with you

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