Performance Business Finance Controller

Schneider Electric Gruppe; Welcome (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in energy management seeks a Performance Business Finance Controller to enhance strategic planning and financial performance analysis. The successful candidate will drive initiatives, manage communication with business finance elements, and support continuous improvement efforts. This role demands analytical skills and experience in financial modeling with a proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience as an analyst in a complex environment.
• Proactive attitude with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic planning and forecasting activities.
• Drive monthly performance analysis and provide actionable insights.
• Support period-end closing and validate closing activities.

Skills

SAP/Oracle

BI tools

Advanced Excel

Power Query

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Job description

Job Description - Performance Business Finance Controller (009H03)

Performance Business Finance Controller - 009H03

Key Responsibilities:

1. Contribute to strategic planning, target setting, and forecasting activities:

• Support guidelines definition and template preparation
• Support elaboration and simulation
• Support review and validation

Drive monthly performance analysis and recommendations:

• Assess monthly MOI/Incorporation
• Analyze monthly performance, leveraging standard reporting and analysis produced by global Performance organization to provide actionable insights
• Identify and propose action plans; support business review preparation

Support period-end closing:

• Provide inputs for monthly and quarterly closing
• Review and validate monthly and quarterly closing activities performed by Business Finance CoE

Act as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) towards Business Finance CoE:

• Responsible for in-entity Business Finance communication towards global Business Finance organization
• Responsible for in-entity Business Finance requests and follow-up towards Business Finance CoE

Contribute to global standard alignment and continuous improvement:

• Regularly assess existing processes for improvement opportunities
• Identify and initiate change requests on behalf of Transversal Leader; coordinate with Business Finance CoE
• Support data compliance on Golden Rules

Qualifications:

Experience and skills required:

• 4-5 years of experience as an analyst in a complex environment
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• IT skills: SAP/Oracle & BI tools knowledge, advanced Excel, Power Query
• Good command of English and Japanese
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Attention to detail and ability to identify issues or inconsistencies
• Experience in building automated reports and models
• Strong analytical skills; ability to organize, summarize, and articulate complex financial information for decision-making
• Proactive attitude and drive to accomplish tasks with multiple stakeholders
• Passion for continuous improvement and change management