Senior Business Finance Partner - Industry & PA - Macquarie Park NSW

• Join our Finance team as a Senior Finance Business Partner - Industry & PA
• Previous experience in Commercial Finance within an ASX top 100 business essential
• Hybrid role located at our SMART office, Macquarie Park, plus benefits

About us:

Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management and automation. We are dedicated to supplying our customers with safe, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions. We invent technologies that will transform the places where we live, work and play. Our technologies ensure that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone at every moment. Our Mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.

About the opportunity:

Our Finance team have an opportunity for an individual to join them in the capacity of Senior Finance Business Partner - Industrial & Power Automation (IA/PA) in our Pacific Zone.

Reporting to the Head of Business Finance, Pacific and based in Macquarie Park NSW, this is a key role in delivering scalable growth and value creation through business advisory and thoughtful analysis that drives strategic decision making.

This role acts as a strategic partner with the business by delivering financial analysis, actionable insights, and governance with a particular focus on the IA/PA business.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop a strong trusted relationships with the business to influence business decisions and outcomes
• Drive the accountability and P&L, BS and Cash ownership of key business stakeholders
• Support data driven business decisions, better risk anticipation and management, and challenge business decision when necessary
• Present financial performance in a timely and insightful manner to the management team and propose relevant comments and action plans
• Participate and advise in business-decision making and business reviews as a partner to business leaders, ensure the understanding of financial performance and financial impact understanding of proposed solutions
• Contribute to optimization of top line, including price management, gross margin, drive allocation of resources and cost reduction plans
• Contribute to the quality and timing of Target setting, Forecasting and Strategic Planning process
• Drive the Business Review process for local business reviews, Zone business reviews
• Develop digital analytics and reporting to provide actionable insights to the business
• Identify and qualify risks and opportunities for the business and make recommendations to management
• Build robust Business Cases to support the implementation of new business models specifically in Software and Digital areas
• Develop junior team members
• Drive value creation by utilising the core SaaS metrics (Land/Expand, ARR, Churn, CAC and breakeven period)
• Play central role in tendering process - strategic alignment, profitability, and solution risk management

About you:

To see success in this role, you will be able to demonstrate 10+ years of experience in Commercial Finance within an ASX top 100 business or professional services, including proficiency working in Australian and New Zealand entities driving forecasting, budgets, projects, and transactional cycles of multiple business units. Previous experience as a Finance Business partner is required.

Your personal drivers and professional confidence will be supported by a tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting or a relevant field and your desire to work for a value-based organization with leading edge solutions.

Key skills and experience:

• Advanced understanding of the relevant business functions including People Leadership, Financial (P&L, BS and Cash) Management, Strategic Thinking and Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting, Risk Management, Business Systems, Continuous Improvement and Quality
• Commercial curiosity for business case discovery and development with the ability to critically evaluate proposals and opportunities
• Understanding of Revenue models for transactional, project and service business as well as foreign exchange exposures and cross boarder arrangements is essential
• Ability to set priorities within a fast past environment and often dynamic work environment
• Mastery of systems, analytical, tools and data management and appetite to drive finance transformations to standardise reporting
• Working knowledge of performance analytics and measurements
• Exceptional communication, storytelling and influencing skills
• Customer focused and a commitment to thriving within a team environment

All applicants must have working rights in Australia at the time of application and will be required to provide documented evidence if selected for Interview.

Schneider Electric does not accept unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles from external agencies or suppliers via any method. If any candidates are submitted in an unsolicited manner, we will consider this as a direct candidate application to Schneider Electric and no fee will be payable.

Benefits of working for Schneider Electric:

The list is long but importantly we offer a competitive salary package, access to our employee share plan and salary continuance insurance. Additionally, we offer all our employees a chance to build your career within our global organization. With our game changing 'Open Talent Market' you have the opportunity to; work on global projects, explore future roles or establish a mentorship to grow your skills. The opportunities are at your fingertips.

• Flexibility at Work and Global Family Leave
• Option to participate in our Share Program, with discounts and company contribution for employees
• Potential opportunity to purchased further annual leave
• Discounts at major vendors such as Clipsal, JB-HiFi and Hoyts just to name a few through our employee rewards schemes
• Continuous training on Schneider products
• Exposure to a market leader in sustainability and automation
• Global support at your fingertips
• Working in a well-balanced team and inclusive environment

We're a great place to work but we are continually striving to be the best place to work, join us and see how!

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!

36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World's most sustainable corporations

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