Schneider Electric

Operational Project Support

Schneider Electric • $68K — $102K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Two or more years of relevant experience in project administration or financial operations.
  • Familiarity with project invoicing, construction payment applications, and transaction management.
  • Knowledge of project lifecycles and operational handoffs in project-based industries is preferred.
  • Experience with documentation controls and workflow improvement is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manage project-support requests and prioritize activities for efficient execution.
  • Validate project and transaction information; maintain accurate system records.
  • Coordinate customer invoicing and payment applications, adhering to specific requirements.
  • Support purchase orders and resolve invoice exceptions in collaboration with project teams.
  • Identify and resolve exceptions in transactions, escalating when necessary.
  • Facilitate project closeout by organizing records and confirming final billing.
  • Maintain work standards and seek opportunities for process improvements.

Benefits

  • Diverse project portfolio for skill and career development.
  • Collaborative culture with mentorship and learning opportunities.
  • Meaningful work that impacts customer success and satisfaction.
  • Clear pathways for advancement in project management and operations.
Full Job Description
This role provides operational and transaction support throughout the project lifecycle. Working with Project Managers, Project Controllers, and cross-functional teams, the position coordinates project requests, maintains accurate records, resolves exceptions, and supports efficient project execution. Project and financial decision authority remains with designated Project Managers, Project Controllers, and approvers.

What Will You Do?
  • Manage project-support requests, shared inboxes, and work queues; prioritize activities, monitor aging, and report on service levels and unresolved items.
  • Validate project and transaction information, maintain accurate system records, and ensure required approvals and supporting documentation are complete.
  • Coordinate customer invoicing and payment applications, including AIA documentation and customer-specific submission, tax, lien-waiver, and formatting requirements.
  • Support purchase orders, vendor commitments, receiving, and invoice exceptions in coordination with project teams and supporting functions.
  • Identify incomplete, inconsistent, duplicate, blocked, or overdue transactions and coordinate resolution or escalation.
  • Support project closeout by confirming final billing, clearing open commitments, resolving aged items, and organizing project records.
  • Maintain standard work and identify opportunities to improve controls, automate repetitive activities, and reduce errors, turnaround time, and backlog.


What Skills and Capabilities Will Make You Successful?
  • Strong analytical thinking, sound judgment, attention to detail, and practical problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent organization and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and high transaction volumes.
  • Ability to identify exceptions, take appropriate action, and communicate escalations clearly.
  • Strong digital literacy and an operational mindset focused on controls, service levels, and continuous improvement.
  • Clear, professional communication and reliable follow-through with internal teams, customers, and vendors.


Experience and Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, a related field, or equivalent related experience.
  • Two or more years of experience in project administration, billing, order management, financial operations, shared services, or a related support role.
  • Experience with project invoicing, construction payment applications, purchase orders, customer or vendor documentation, and transaction or workflow management.
  • Knowledge of project lifecycles and operational handoffs across booking, purchasing, receiving, billing, collections, and closeout; construction or other project-based industry experience is preferred.
  • Experience applying documentation controls, maintaining standard work, or supporting workflow improvement and automation is preferred.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, ongoing basis. The company does not provide immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

Technical Skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
  • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or a comparable business system, along with reporting, workflow, data-management, or low-code automation tools, is preferred.


What's in it for me?
  • Diverse project portfolio that accelerates your skills and career development
  • Collaborative culture with access to mentorship and learning opportunities
  • Meaningful work that directly impacts customer success and satisfaction
  • Clear pathways for advancement within project management and operations

Ready to launch your career in project execution? We'd love to hear from you!

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.
Learn more about Schneider Electric
Size
166,025 employees
Industry
Founded
1836
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