Plant Business Financial Controller - Dijon

Context

Within the GSC Europe FD & MoMa cluster (10 plants in Europe; ~€1bn COGS) and a Finance team of 10 controllers in Europe supported by CoCe analysts in Poland, you will operate at the Dijon site.

Schneider Electric Dijon, a Smart Factory 4.0 with 40+ years of expertise, is 3 hours from Paris and 2 hours from Lyon. With advanced industrial capabilities (integrated traceability, test labs, high‑speed special machines) and 350+ employees, the plant is a Group reference for high‑volume assembly/adjustment of motor circuit breakers (TeSys, GV2), relays (TeSys, LRD), and prefabricated busways.

Reporting line

Reports to: Cluster Finance Director.

Key interfaces: GSC Europe Finance, Shared Services Accounting & Costing (Poland), Operations/Production, Industrialization, Supply Chain/Planning, Quality, Procurement, HR, Internal/External Audit, Corporate Controlling.

Your purpose

Be the finance co‑pilot to the Plant Manager: explain performance, drive competitiveness, optimize cash (Capex & inventory), secure compliance and support transformation projects.

Your key responsibilities

1) Explain financial performance

• Own the site P&L / Balance Sheet / Cash view and provide clear storytelling (what/why/what's next),
• Lead monthly close and accurate variance analysis by activity,
• Reconcile Actual vs Standard and productivity through Analysis of Change,
• Prepare and present Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews with data‑driven actions.

2) Drive competitiveness

• Partner across Operations/Industrialization/Supply Chain/Quality/Purchasing to deliver cost productivity (lean savings, yield, scrap reduction, maintenance optimization, energy efficiency),
• Co‑lead Make‑versus‑Buy, footprint, automation and capacity utilization analyses; quantify ROI and track benefits,
• Implement costing transparency by product family/value stream; identify loss trees and drive CI roadmaps,
• Support pricing/transfer price with cost‑to‑serve and margin analytics,
• Track the savings pipeline (validated/secured/recognized) with strong governance.

3) Optimize Cash (Capex & Inventory)

• Lead plant Capex governance: plan aligned to strategy/productivity roadmap and depreciation forecast,
• Support business cases (NPV/IRR/Payback) and drive post‑implementation reviews (PIRs),
• Monitor WIP, advances, capitalization timing and asset tagging; prevent idle/non‑productive assets,
• Drive inventory excellence: reduce SLOB (ABC/XYZ, MOQ, safety stock, cycle counting), improve accuracy/valuation; recommend design changes to reduce material exposure.

4) Secure compliance / audits / KICs follow‑up

• Ensure policy compliance (accounting manual, capitalization, impairment, standard costing, reserves, DOA),
• Coordinate internal/external audits; close findings with dated action plans,
• Maintain documentation (process narratives, RACI, work instructions, control testing, sign‑offs),
• Safeguard assets (physical controls, cycle counts, scrap authorization, segregation of duties).

5) Support transformation projects

• Build business cases, financial models and ROI analyses,
• Coordinate cross‑functional stakeholders with clear governance and on‑time milestones,
• Track progress, risks and benefits; prepare dashboards and KPIs for reviews.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Finance, Audit, Industrial Engineering or related,
• 5+ years in plant/industrial controlling,
• Strong command of standard costing, variance and project costing,
• ERP experience (SAP/S4HANA), BI tools (Power BI/Tableau), and Excel/automation,
• Familiarity with internal controls and audits,
• Fluent in English and French; excellent communication skills.

Skills & behaviors

• Teamwork across the finance community and beyond,
• Business partnering: challenge status quo; turn data into decisions; strong storytelling,
• Analytical rigor: root‑cause/loss tree analysis; scenario & sensitivity modeling,
• Operational fluency: shopfloor drivers (OEE, changeover, maintenance, scrap),
• Execution & governance: drive action closure; pragmatic policy enforcement.

We offer :

• A competitive fixed salary and an individual bonus, with profit‑sharing schemes where applicable.
• A range of social benefits that make life easier: healthcare coverage, savings & retirement plans, and a shareholding program.
• Career development through training, internal mobility (local & international), and skills sharing.
• An onboarding path starting your first day, within a culture promoting diversity, inclusion and professional development.
• A good work‑life balance thanks to our home‑office policy (up to 48% where eligible) and parenting support.

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