Financial Reporting Manager

Schneider Electric has a meaningful opportunity for a Financial Reporting Manager preferably in Franklin, TN but is also open to other locations such as: Chicago, Dallas, Boston, or Raleigh to work for a company consistently rated by Fortune as one of the "Great Places to Work", by Forbes as "America's Best Employers for Diversity", and by Equileap as the "World's Top 10 in Gender Equality". In this opportunity you will have flexibility and local support with high visibility in many different business units, while overseeing a $7B scope.

Position Summary

• You will be accountable for managing the compliance, effectiveness and efficiency of the US Financial Reporting and Consolidations Team

• You will oversee the senior accounting staff and establishes procedures and controls to ensure adherence to IFRS accounting standards and company policies and procedures

• You will ensure that all financial statements are reported timely to the Parent Company

• You will manage the day-to-day activities of their staff

• You will be responsible for accuracy, timelines and the general integrity of the accounting function and related reports

• Technical Expertise, Compliance, Ability to Influence and Collaborate & Effectiveness are the drivers of this key position

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage the preparation of consolidated financial statements submitted to parent company for several Schneider Electric US entities

• Ensure compliance with statutory reporting requirements and internal policies and procedures

• Manage and monitors month end, quarterly, and annual activities to ensure completeness and accuracy

• HFM (OPUS) - Provide expert analysis, reasonableness checks and ensure promotion of all reporting packages.

• Manage the optimization of intercompany processes both within the business and across other Schneider Electric Entities

• Key areas of focus include external and intercompany Sales, assist in preparation of all standard financial reporting including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow

• Oversee US government reporting requirements

• Brings inconsistencies and problems to the attention of Senior Team Members and aggressively pursues resolutions

• Lead process improvement initiatives

• Responsible of the Internal Control

• Support the Territory Accounting transformation:

• Optimize the set-up and quality of accounting processes and tools/technology enablers, in line with Group guidelines and internal control requirements

• Propose financial technical advice and support to the business needs

• Collaborate within Finance Community to support the overall function goals and participate actively to Accounting community

• Manage various internal and external audits

• Hires, trains, and manage a senior accounting staff of 4-5 employees

• Develop and maintain a strong team environment and build strong competencies in the team

We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

Qualifications

• CPA or Master's degree in Accounting and Finance

• Must currently be a current accounting manager

• At least 5 years of public accounting experience

• At least 1 year of managerial experience (management exercised: staffing, performance management, task delegation, project delegation, work planning, salary reviews, etc.)

• Strong analytical skills with advanced PC skills (emphasis on Excel and Power Point)

• Experience develop strong relationships with business partners

Skills & Abilities

• You must be a strong, independent leader, needing minimal supervision

• Ability to adapt to new systems and applications quickly

• Capacity to collaborate and manage stakeholders (CFO, GFS, Auditors, Corp, Functions)

• Ability to synthesize and identify key priorities and issues, and after explain complex issues in simple manner

• Agility and capacity to drive change

• Curiosity, pragmatism and capacity to understand both local and global pictures

• Working with demanding and strict deadlines

• Regularly having a heavy workload

• Solid conflict resolution skills

• Working with diverse teams

• Regularly managing high-pressure situations and demands

• Confidently being able to defend your position

• Comfortable dealing with transformation and the responsibilities and demands that come with transformation

Preferences

• At least 5 years of Big 4 experience

• At least 7 years of public accounting experience

• Experience with ERP systems (SAP)

• Experience with Hyperion Consolidation tools (HFM)

Benefits

• Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k)+ match, and more

Who will you report to?

• Finance Director

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

Schedule: Full-time

Req: 2024-69357

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Why us?

At Schneider Electric we're committed to creating a workplace that gives you not just a job but a meaningful purpose in joining our mission to bring energy and efficiency to enable life, progress and sustainability for all.

We believe in empowering our team members to reach their full potential, fostering a sense of ownership in their work.

We embrace inclusion as a fundamental value, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued. We value differences, and welcome people from all walks of life. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone, everywhere.

If you want to be part of a company where your contributions truly matter, where you are empowered to make a difference and where inclusivity is valued, we would love to hear from you.

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135 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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