Finance Lead Business Analyst

Overview

Join an exciting team and help drive transformation on our digital journey. Be a part of designing and building our SAP platform to take Schneider into the future. The Business Analyst identifies customer and business requirements gathering and ensures business needs are correctly considered from a functional point of view in the solutions and systems delivered by the Titan Transformation team. As a Finance Lead Business Analyst, you will be part of an elite team of people that is leading the digital transformation within Schneider Electric’s North America Finance Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder workshops to understand, document, and validate end‑to‑end process flows.
• Identify opportunities to implement best‑in‑class financial policies and process improvements.
• Partner with Product Owners and scrum teams to define and validate system features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain an end‑to‑end process vision, ensuring alignment across data, technology, and cross‑functional teams.
• Lead the plant deployment finance squad, ensuring on‑time, high‑quality delivery of solutions and migration activities.
• Verify and validate user story requirements through demos and participation in daily standups.
• Support feature integration testing to ensure solutions meet business objectives.
• Develop training guides, test cases, and UAT/Day‑in‑the‑Life materials for NAM/GSC Finance & Accounting teams.
• Identify business transformations required for new processes and create change management documentation.
• Serve as a first responder during releases to resolve finance‑related issues and ensure enhancements meet business needs.

Mandatory Skills

• Hands‑on SAP experience in a manufacturing environment with strong understanding of financial impacts.
• SAP FICO/CO expertise: cost center/profit center accounting, product costing, variance analysis, and month‑end close.
• Strong accounting and costing skills, including inventory valuation, WIP, overheads, and margin analysis.
• Experience collaborating with IT and data teams on system integrations, requirements, and UAT.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to turn operational data into actionable financial insights.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and IT.
• Proven cross‑functional collaboration supporting process improvements, system enhancements, and change management.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Finance experience supporting manufacturing operations (P&L, cost centers, inventory valuation, product costing, and operational finance).
• 8+ years of hands‑on SAP experience in back‑office accounting; SAP Project Systems (PS) is a plus.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to work through complex analytics and IT systems.
• Proven ability to influence, negotiate, and collaborate with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated accountability, independence, and leadership in driving initiatives.
• Strong judgment in escalating risks and communicating urgency.
• Results‑oriented with a sense of urgency and commitment to meeting transformation milestones.
• Attributes: curious, proactive, collaborative, and persistent.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Ability to travel 25%–50% for planning, testing, and go‑live support.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Schneider Electric is a diverse and inclusive organization, and equal opportunities are the foundation of our values. Schneider Electric does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be responsible for fees related to such. Schneider Electric is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.