GSC EA Manufacturing Transversal Business Finance Partner

Schneider Electric; Cavite City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Country-specific programs

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Finance Partner for East Asia Manufacturing to drive finance transformation, build capability across operations, and serve as a trusted business partner to plant leadership.

You will coordinate with cluster leadership, lead financial governance, and coach operational teams on financial decision-making to drive productivity and value creation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or finance disciplines (ACCA/CPA/CA/CGMA/ACMA)
• Solid Audit and Accounting experience in Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain Operations
• Strong financial analytical skills and project management experience
• Finance business partner and member of the management committee
• Good inter-personal and communication skills
• Team mindset and collaborative
• Strong English, influencing skills, working with multiple finance and other teams
• Process-oriented to deliver clear value to the business and minimize risks

Responsibilities

• Drive finance transformation for cluster scope
• Finance capability building across East Asia Manufacturing operations
• Be a business partner to EA Plant Operational Team
• Manage monthly financial meetings and stimulate action plans

Skills

Accounting

Financial analysis

Project management

English communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Influencing skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Accounting degree / CPA / CA / CGMA / ACMA

Audit & Accounting experience in Manufacturing / Supply Chain

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 are part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

Location: Singapore/ Batam/ Philippines

Mission (About The Role)

The GSC East Asia Manufacturing Transversal Business Finance Partner will drive finance transformation and be comfortable navigating multiple stakeholders, understanding operations, and driving finance-operations alignment. The role will support strategic projects, finance transformation, continuous improvement, simplification, and standardization across East Asia

What will you do?

Drive finance transformation for cluster scope

• Develop the processes and implement improvements, including ERP improvement with support / lead of corporate teams
• Manage the financial communication process for the Cluster with the relevant external and internal institutions
• Drive finance blueprint in line with group guidance (accounting, FP&A, FBP roles)

Finance Capability Building

• Increase financial acumen and business understanding across East Asia Manufacturing operations
• Educate and coach operational leaders on key financial concepts
• Develop and deliver finance training programs to strengthen decision making in operations
• Improve understanding of financial implications of operational decisions and investments.
• Promote accountability for financial performance through regular reviews and performance discussions.
• Simplify financial reporting and KPIs to enable effective use by non-finance stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of cost consciousness, value creation, and financial ownership across manufacturing and supply chain teams.
• Equip operational leaders with tools and insights to identify improvement opportunities and drive sustainable productivity gains.

Be a Business Partner to the EA Plant Operational Team

• Challenge the plant teams on the performance and objectives
• Manage the monthly financial meeting within the management team
• Stimulate action plans

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Degree in Accounting, ACCA or other finance disciplines CPA / CA / CGMA / ACMA
• Solid Audit and Accounting experience in Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain Operations
• Strong financial analytical skills and project management experience, lean 6 Sigma is a plus
• Finance business partner and member of the management committee
• Good inter-personal and communication skills
• Team mindset and collaborative
• Strong level of English, influencing skills, working with multiple finance and other teams
• Process-oriented to deliver clear value to the business and minimize risks

Rewards designed for you

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: We see you and we value you. It’s more than just pay and benefits—it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed to help you perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential. The package helps you care for yourself and your family, plan your future, grow your skills and career, collaborate in an inclusive workplace, and contribute to your community. At Schneider Electric, we’re here for what matters most to you. Discover more at our Career Page.

• Country-specific programs and initiatives may be available.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue

+9% organic growth

150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

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