Schneider Electric

Associate Controller - Technical Accounting

Schneider Electric$101K — $152K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
  • Master's in Accounting or MBA preferred
  • CPA license required
  • 3+ years of public accounting experience (preferably Big 4 or Tier 2)
  • Strong knowledge of IFRS standards
  • Advanced Excel skills and interest in data analytics (SQL, Tableau)
  • ERP experience (SAP, HFM, Dynamics, or similar)

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with IFRS standards through application and interpretation
  • Manage complex accounting areas including leases, investments, and revenue
  • Lead monthly financial close processes, including journal entries and reconciliations
  • Perform data analytics using SQL, Tableau, and PowerBI to inform decision-making
  • Prepare schedules for internal and external audits and support audit inquiries
  • Drive process transformation initiatives, automating and standardizing tasks
  • Build collaborative relationships with Finance, Operations, and legal teams

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements and paid family leave
  • 12 holidays and 15 days of paid time off per year
  • 401(k) with company match and share ownership programs
  • Learning and development support through global opportunities and courses like Coursera
  • Collaboration-focused workplace culture and volunteer leave programs
Full Job Description
Schneider Electric has a hybrid opportunity (2- 3 days a week from the office) for an Associate Controller, Technical Accounting to be based in Nashville, TN or Boston, MA.

As an Associate Controller in Technical Accounting, you will:
  • Ensure IFRS Compliance: Apply and interpret IFRS standards.
  • Manage Complex Accounting Areas: Leases, investments, rebates, provisions, revenue, restructuring, among other complex areas.
  • Lead Financial Close Activities: Participate in monthly close processes, including preparation and review of journal entries and reconciliations, reporting package promotion, variance analysis, and results presentation.
  • Prepare and Analyze Data: Perform data analytics utilizing various data platforms and sources (SQL, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.) and interpret results of analytics to drive conversation and informed decision-making.
  • Support Audits: Prepare schedules for internal and external audits, perform transaction testing, and support other audit inquiries.
  • Drive Process Transformation: Contribute to automation and standardization initiatives, addressing challenges with non-standardized data across ERP platforms (SAP Bridge, S4 HANA, HFM, and various other systems).
  • Collaborate Across Teams: Build strong relationships with Finance, Operations, Plant Controllers, Legal, and investment entities (SE Ventures) to facilitate collaborative environment of trust and partnership.

What Qualifications Will Make You Successful?
  • Education & Certification:
    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
    • Master's in Accounting or MBA is preferred
    • CPA license required
  • Experience:
    • 3+ years of public accounting experience (Big 4 or Tier 2 preferred).
    • Exposure to manufacturing, construction, software, or contract-driven industries is a plus.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Strong knowledge of IFRS standards.
    • Advanced Excel skills; experience or interest in data analytics (SQL, Tableau, Power Query) highly valued.
    • Experience with or interest in process transformation and continuous improvement
    • ERP experience (SAP, HFM, Dynamics, or similar).
  • Soft Skills:
    • Self-starter with strong research and problem-solving abilities.
    • Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to interact with senior leadership.
    • Collaborative mindset to build relationships across multiple teams.

Why Schneider Electric?
  • High visibility and exposure to senior leadership.
  • Opportunity to transition from public accounting to a global industry leader.
  • Growth potential within a dynamic and innovative organization.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 101,600 - USD 152,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

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.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a multinational corporation that specializes in energy management and automation solutions. The company was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France. Schneider Electric offers a wide range of products and services including electrical distribution, automation and control, and energy management. The company operates in over 100 countries and has a strong presence in the industrial and commercial sectors. Schneider Electric is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets to reduce its environmental impact. The company has received numerous awards for its sustainability efforts and is recognized as a leader in the industry.
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