Plant Finance Business Partner (Controller)

Schneider Electric is seeking a Plant Finance Business Partner (Controller) to join our ETO manufacturing facility in Brossard, Quebec. In this strategic role, you will partner closely with the Plant Manager and leadership team to drive informed decision-making, operational excellence, and financial performance.

As the finance leader supporting the site, you will translate operational realities into actionable business insights, guiding budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and investment decisions. You will play a key role in supporting production growth and transformation initiatives while ensuring strong financial governance, compliance, and internal controls.

This is an opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working alongside operations, influencing business outcomes, leading teams, and contributing to the continued growth of a dynamic manufacturing environment.

What You'll Be Doing

Finance Business Partnership

• Partner with the Plant Manager and leadership team to drive operational and financial performance.
• Provide actionable financial insights and recommendations to support business decisions and strategic initiatives.
• Identify risks and opportunities and work with stakeholders to develop improvement plans.
• Collaborate across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and
• Finance to achieve business objectives.
• Foster a strong understanding of key performance metrics and drive accountability for results.

Financial Planning & Performance Management

• Lead the site's budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Analyze results, explain performance drivers, and provide recommendations to improve outcomes.
• Partner with operational leaders to enhance forecast accuracy and support decision-making.
• Present financial performance, trends, risks, and opportunities to key stakeholders.

Financial Control & Governance

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial statements, reporting, and balance sheet accounts.
• Maintain a strong internal control and compliance environment in line with Schneider Electric standards.
• Support internal and external audits and oversee remediation of control gaps where required.
• Coordinate month-end close activities with accounting and shared service teams.

Manufacturing Finance & Project Controlling

• Provide financial oversight of inventory, product costing, work-in-process, and manufacturing performance.
• Support physical inventory and cycle count programs to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Partner with operations and engineering teams to support capital investments and capacity expansion initiatives.
• Monitor project financial performance and ensure appropriate capitalization and reporting of investments.

Leadership & Transformation

• Lead and develop finance talent while fostering an inclusive and high-performing team environment.
• Influence and support matrixed finance resources and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Contribute to transformation initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA and reporting enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, analytics, and business insights.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, MBA, and/or CPA designation.
• Fluency in both French and English.
• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Operations Controlling, including Finance Business Partnering experience within manufacturing, supply chain, or operations environments.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, project controlling, and/or operational financial management.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis and working with large data sets.
• Experience working with SAP or a similar ERP environment.

Key competencies

• Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to translate data into business insights.
• Ability to build effective partnerships and influence stakeholders across functions and organizational levels.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage priorities, work independently, and navigate a dynamic environment.

We recognize that skills and competencies can be developed through a variety of experiences, both professional and personal. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement listed, we still encourage you to apply. Your unique background and perspective could be exactly what we’re looking for.

This job posting represents an active opportunity within our team. All applications are reviewed directly by our recruitment professionals, and no AI is used in the screening or selection process.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

The expected pay range is CAD $114,750 - CAD $162,000 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives.

For Ontario applicants, this posting complies with provincial law which does not require disclosure of the pay range. Inquiries regarding the pay range can be directed to the recruiting / hiring manager.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for yourself and your family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: insurance coverage for health, inclusive of medical, dental, vision, basic life, accident, and disability insurance; telemedicine program; paid family leaves; parental and care leave; employee assistant program with mental, family, and legal counselling and flexible work arrangements.

Invest and plan your future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: base salary; incentive plans; employee share ownership plan; retirement plan with employer pension match.

Grow your skills and career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team up in the workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program (including service anniversary), sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support your community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

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.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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