Project Business Finance Controller

Schneider Electric; Selangor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Malaysia is seeking a Project Business Finance Controller to lead project controlling across multiple countries, partnering with country finance teams to optimize financial performance and ensure IFRS 15 compliance.

You will act as a business partner during selling and execution, monitor revenue, margin, cash, and tax, provide insights to project directors, and coordinate with global stakeholders and external auditors.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years experience in Finance & Control in project environments.
• Experience as Finance Business Partner on projects.
• Experience in a multi-cultural team is a plus.
• SAP knowledge is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controlling across multiple countries with country finance teams.
• Liaise with Corporate, Finance & Control to monitor performance.
• Support and challenge Project Manager on revenue, margin, cash, tax.
• Coach and induct new Project Controller; referent to Global Customer Project.

Skills

Finance & Control

Finance Business Partner

Multi-cultural teamwork

Communication skills

Analytical skills

SAP knowledge

Education

University or Business School (Engineering/Economics/Commercial)

Job description

In Schneider Electric, everything we do is geared towards advancing progress and sustainability for all—our colleagues, customers, partners, and the communities and societies we serve.

Whether it's through our products, software, and services that propel the digital transformation of energy management and automation, or through our corporate citizenship and volunteer activities, we make a meaningful impact by empowering people and organizations to become more resilient, electric, and digital.

Which is where you come in. Working at Schneider Electric means working toward a cleaner, better world. You're part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

The Role: Project Business Finance Controller

What will you do?

Mission:

• Responsible for accurate, timely reporting of Project Financial and non-financial KPIs of of RAC APAC Complex Category A & B projects. .
• Monitor and challenge project performance (P&L, Cash Curve, CCO GM evolution, etc) supporting Tender & Execution teams, relating directly to the Project Porfolio.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, local procedures and IFRS15, as well as application of business and system processes.
• Implementation of all project controlling relevant rules, methods, processes and tools (SGV, REL, MQC, risk/opportunity analysis/review, solution database, Solutions Guidelines, IFRS ...)
• Supporting and challenging the Project Director in order to optimize the financial performance of the project, ensuring proper monitoring of risks & opportunities, coordinating with all Project Functions in order to help identifying potential corrective actions to be implemented in case of project margin deviation for all projects in various countries location.
• Be the Single Point of Contact on the Project Controlling activities across the full spectrum of internal stakeholders (GCP / GCP Ops / Ops / BU / Corporate) and external third-party (External auditors).

Responsibilities:

• Lead Project Controlling activities across the whole project scope in multiple countries, partnering with country finance team in charge of Projects statutory scope. Be the Project co-pilot to Project Director, supporting and challenging him, ensuring optimized financial performance on the overall consolidated project while ensuring the project is run in a full financial compliance.
• Liaise with Corporate, Finance & Control functions in order to help in the follow up of financial performance of project execution: Legal, Tax, Treasury, Solution Risk Managers, Contract Managers, Contract administrators, and Finance Business analysts.
• As business partner during project Selling and Execution phases, support and challenge Project Manager in all relevant projects aspects with close focus/follow up on the finance activities (Revenue recognition, Margin, Cash, Tax, …) in order to improve project financial performance.
• As business partner for tender leader to support and challenge the financial aspects for new opportunities as well with captured lessons learned from executed projects
• Report and monitor financial performance of the project (project financial reporting including closing tasks, cost-to-complete forecasting, project risk provision follow-up, etc, ensuring full reporting compliance with IFRS 15 requirements).
• Ensure proper management and financial monitoring of projects risks & opportunities, ensuring effective follow-up with each Project Function and being a force of proposal for potential corrective actions plans as neeeded.
• Lead monthly Project performance analysis and Rolling Forecast activities in close collaboration with Project Director and Project Support teams. Lead financial section of REL5 meeting, ensuring proper representation of project financial performance, associated risks & opportunities.
• Be the Single Point of Contact towards all internal stakeholders (Global Customer Project / Global Customer Project Ops / Operations / Business Units / Corporate) related to project controlling activities and external bodies (External Auditors).
• Ensure proper tracking and reporting of project non quality costs to enable relevant margin deviation analysis, liaising with Project Functions and Project Director to identify potential needed corrective actions.
• Implementation of all project controlling relevant rules, methods, processes and tools in accordance to Global Project Controlling requirements.
• Provide coaching (being Referent) & induction to the new Project Controller, Cost Controller and other functions
• Referent of the projects business towards Global Customer Project organization & Cluster

What qualifications will make you successful?

• 5 to 10 years experience in Finance & Control preferably in Project environment
• Experience as Finance Business Partner in Project environment
• Experience in a Multi-cultural team environment is a plus
• University and/or Business School either Engineering, Economics, or commercial)
• Strong communication skills to drive high performance and collaborate effectivelly with diverse stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills to handle complex matters in a synthetic way
• SAP knowledge is a must.

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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