What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Controller position at Schneider Electric?
Schneider Electric has a hybrid (2- 3 days a week from the office) opportunity for an Associate Controller to be based in the following locations: Nashville, TN, Boston, MA, or Westmont, IL.
At Schneider Electric, finance isn’t a back-office function. It’s a business enabler. We’re looking for a sharp, driven Associate Controller who thrives at the intersection of accounting rigor, process transformation, and digital finance. If you're ready to stretch beyond month-end and become a key player in shaping how finance supports a rapidly scaling $40B global energy leader, this is the job for you.
What You’ll Own
You’ll be part of a team that ensures financial integrity while driving continuous improvement and automation in how we work. Your scope includes:
What You Bring Minimum Qualifications:
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!
€40 billion global revenue
9% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
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.
At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
At Schneider Electric, finance isn’t a back-office function. It’s a business enabler. We’re looking for a sharp, driven Associate Controller who thrives at the intersection of accounting rigor, process transformation, and digital finance. If you're ready to stretch beyond month-end and become a key player in shaping how finance supports a rapidly scaling $40B global energy leader, this is the job for you.
What You’ll Own
You’ll be part of a team that ensures financial integrity while driving continuous improvement and automation in how we work. Your scope includes:
- Participate in month-end, mid-year, and year-end close cycles including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepare monthly financial reporting packages (HFM) and analyze balance sheet and P&L variances, partnering with various business partners to explain what’s really driving the numbers
- Review and own key account reconciliations while working across teams to validate balances and ensure audit readiness
- Investigate and resolve intercompany transactions and help optimize global flows
- Support internal and external audit processes with schedules, analysis, and documentation
- Get the opportunity to lead and partner with several finance transformation projects including automation, simplification, and standardization of accounting processes
- Build and document strong internal controls that scale with the business
- Gain exposure to technical accounting under IFRS and contribute to policy development
- You'll work in a tech-forward environment using ERP and analytics tools like Oracle, SAP, HFM, Tableau, and Alteryx
- You'll help scale finance to support a business growing double digits, including digital and recurring revenue models
- You'll join a globally empowered finance team with opportunities to learn and contribute across our four global hubs
- You'll collaborate with leaders who see finance as a partner, not just a processor
What You Bring Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Must have a CPA or CPA candidature (track) or MBA
- 3 years of experience in public accounting and/or in complex industrial/manufacturing environments. Experience across both is a strong asset but not required
- Strong technical and analytical foundation
- Clear communication skills and a proactive work style
- ERP system experience (Oracle, SAP, HFM, etc.)
- 5 or more years of accounting experience in global or matrixed environments
- Interest in systems, process improvement, and data
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!
€40 billion global revenue
9% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
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.
At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.