Global IFRS Expert

Job Description:

Context

At Schneider Electric, we are committed to solving real‑world problems to create a sustainable, digital and electric future. Within Finance & Control / Legal Affairs, you report to the Group Consolidation & Accounting Policy Director and directly contribute to high‑quality, compliant internal and external publications.

Your Role

You act as the key partner to one third of our Territories' Chief Accounting Officers and their teams to ensure reporting quality and compliance, certify proper application of IFRS and Group Reporting standards, and drive balance sheet reviews and management communication.

Your Missions

• Analyze specific transactions requiring advanced IFRS expertise; present and justify positions to external auditors; actively follow IFRS/IFRIC/AMF/ESMA updates,
• Support territories to implement and improve global accounting processes and Key Internal Controls to increase standardization and compliance,
• Advise businesses on new offer schemes or unusual transactions to optimize compliance and margin,
• Contribute to a dynamic M&A pipeline: pre‑deal due diligence, deal accounting analysis, support for disposed/acquired businesses,
• Be part of Finance transformation and the build of E2E Accounting (process automation, local tools/ERP deployment compliant with Group policy),
• Invest in talents: provide monthly IFRS trainings, animate the Accounting Leaders Community, and contribute to the best‑in‑class accounting handbook.

Qualifications:

Your Profile

• Graduate from business school, university or engineering school,
• Minimum 5 years' experience including successful audit experience or within an international Group applying IFRS (IFRS 15),
• Proven expertise in complex accounting analysis,
• Fluent English & French.

Your Skills

• Proactive, agile and pragmatic,
• Ability to work in a changing environment,
• Curious,
• Humble and open to learning,
• Organized, methodical and solution‑oriented,
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills,
• Team player.

We Offer

• Competitive fixed salary, individual bonus and profit‑sharing,
• Comprehensive benefits (healthcare, savings & retirement, employee share ownership),
• Career development through training, mobility and skills sharing,
• Onboarding within a culture promoting diversity and inclusion,
• Work‑life balance supported by home‑office policy (up to 48% when applicable).

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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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About Our Company:

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

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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.

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€36 billion global revenue

+13% organic growth

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.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

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