Finance Transformation Cost Analyst - Engineered to Order

Role Overview

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Finance Transformation Cost Analyst – Engineered to Order (ETO) to support a major transformation initiative aimed at aligning North American finance and costing operating models with global standards. This is a hybrid opportunity located in one of the following cities:
Nashville, TN;
Dallas, TX;
Boston, MA;
Westmont, IL.

This highly cross‑functional role sits at the intersection of Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and IT, combining deep costing expertise with business analysis and transformation execution.

• Partner with Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Operations to track and analyze ETO product costs from tendering through execution.
• Perform detailed costing and profitability analysis for engineered products.
• Identify and segregate factory vs. non‑factory costs, including engineering, tendering, and project‑specific expenses.
• Analyze cost drivers across the value chain to support informed decision‑making and profitability improvements.
• Support the alignment of North American costing practices with global standards.

• Partner with stakeholders to gather, document, and translate business requirements into functional finance solutions.
• Lead stakeholder workshops to understand and validate end‑to‑end process flows.
• Help define future state finance and costing processes aligned with global frameworks.
• Identify opportunities to implement best‑in‑class policies, processes, and controls.
• Maintain an end‑to‑end vision across process, data, technology, and cross‑functional dependencies.

• Collaborate with Product Owners and scrum teams to define and validate system features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Support solution development and deployment within SAP or similar ERP platforms.
• Participate in testing activities, including feature integration testing, UAT, and life‑cycle testing.
• Validate user stories and solutions during demos and Agile ceremonies.
• Act as a Finance first responder during releases to ensure business requirements are met.

• Create training materials, test cases, and documentation for multiple user groups.
• Identify business changes required to support new processes.
• Support change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new solutions.

• 3+ years of experience in Finance, Cost Accounting, or Operations Finance.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, product costing, and profitability analysis.
• Experience partnering with operations, supply chain, plant, and IT teams.
• Finance transformation experience preferred.
• Strong background in costing and financial analysis, ideally within Plant controlling, Operations finance, Supply chain finance, or Manufacturing FP&A.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Exposure to Engineered to Order (ETO) or complex/project‑based products strongly preferred.
• 3+ years of SAP experience (or similar ERP platforms).
• Ability to travel less than 25% for planning, testing, and go‑lives.

• SAP / ERP systems
• Finance & accounting fundamentals
• Analytics, data, and reporting
• Business process design and transformation
• Strong problem‑solving and systems thinking
• Ability to influence and collaborate across technical and business teams
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and transformation environments
• High level of accountability, ownership, and results orientation
• Clear communicator able to translate complex financial insights for operational leaders

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $86,400 - $129,600 per year, which includes base pay and short‑term incentive. The compensation range applies to candidates located within the United States. Schneider Electric offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k) with match, well‑being and recognition programs, holidays, paid time off, and opportunities to purchase company stock (eligibility based on start date).

Military leave benefits are also available.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in 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 legally protected characteristic.