Finance Business Partner - Commercial

Ready to move beyond traditional finance reporting and have a real impact on business performance?

We’re looking for a commercially focused Senior Specialist, Business Finance Commercial to partner with leaders across our UK & Ireland Systems business. You’ll turn financial data into meaningful insight, challenge thinking and help drive growth, profitability and operational performance.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining finance, commercial insight and business partnering in a fast-moving environment.

What you’ll do

• Partner with business leaders to improve growth, profitability and operational performance.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations that support strategic decisions.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and help turn them into clear actions.
• Support pricing, margin optimisation and cost improvement initiatives.
• Provide financial input into tenders and major project reviews.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting and risk and opportunity analysis.
• Analyse business performance and explain the key drivers behind results.
• Strengthen financial controls, governance and risk management.
• Drive improvements across reporting, financial processes, ERP systems and analytics.

What we’re looking for

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent.
• 3+ years’ experience in finance business partnering or a commercially focused finance role.
• Strong understanding of P&L management, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Good understanding of project finance and commercial performance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge constructively and turn complex financial information into clear recommendations.
• Experience improving processes or supporting finance transformation.
• A proactive, curious and commercially minded approach.

What's in it for me?

• Meaningful work with direct impact on commercial strategy and organizational growth
• Collaborative culture that champions innovation, learning, and professional development
• Opportunity to lead digitization efforts and shape the future of finance operations
• Supportive environment where your expertise and ideas are valued

Bring your financial expertise to a team that's ready to grow with you — apply today!

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At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this UK based position, the expected pay range is GBP 57,600 - GBP 86,400 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 Kingdom. Our pay ranges are determined by the local market.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

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: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

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!

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+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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