Senior Operations Finance Manager - Services - Chicago Illinois

Company: Wabtec
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posted On: 05/03/2024

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company's new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com .

It's not just about your career--- or your job title---it's about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters---do things that haven't been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

Who will you be working with?

This position will be a member of the Global Operations finance team, strongly supporting the Global Operations -Freight Services team. The operations group this supports manages the plants for manufacturing, remanufacturing and distribution of parts for both new locomotive sales and aftermarket parts and modifications. This team has a strong focus on driving cost out of the product through productivity and UX variance, while performing this with a high level of safety, quality and OTD.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Global Operations finance team, reporting to the Director of Finance, you will support and be a strong strategic partner to the vice president of Global Operations-Services. You will be responsible for ensuring financial controllership of assets and inventory with accurate financial forecasting and integrity for functional expenses, UX variance, costing, inventory, and other balance sheet accounts. This position is also responsible for leading, developing and growing a team that covers 8 remanufacturing sites globally that work on 2 ERP systems. This role may continue to see growth in sites coming into the group that will require stabilization, integration, standardization, simplification, centralization, and policy harmonization.

This role will partner with other financial and operations leaders to solve issues and drive cost optimization, productivity, inventory accuracy, operating plans, and operating reviews. You also lead and champion projects that will help your finance team continue to add value to the company and improve overall financial performance.

What do we want to know about you? Do you have---

Strong financial acumen (5+ years of financial experience)

3+ years supporting a manufacturing environment

Experience leading a professional team with remote locations (3+ years of management experience)

Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex financial issues

A self-driven and motivated mindset

The ability to learn, adapt, and evolve through continuous growth

The drive to advocate for change and not accept status quo to improve business position

Financial forecasting experience

Knowledge of financial controls, drivers, and levers

Ability to analyze and model financial investments and what true impact they will drive for the company

Strong controllership mindset and the ability to put KPIs / metrics in place to monitor shifts and detect potential drifts impacting financials

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Established analytical and project management skills / experience

Essential responsibilities---

Lead a team of 5 covering 8 remanufacturing sites in North America

Lead and support monthly closing and reporting activities

Assist with ongoing integration efforts to convert sites from P&L to Supply Chain methodology

Analyze actuals and provide pacing estimates

Own planning details preparation and submission for all planning cycles

Partner with business leader and staff to drive operating performance & act as champion for SG&A related strategic initiatives within the organization

Lead projects to digitize analytics, and improve reporting capabilities

Lead preparation for reviews of month-end and quarter-end actuals with business leader and staff.

Lead ad hoc analyses and requests from various stakeholders

Complete internal and external audit requirements

Support Buy and Make standard cost setting for US, Canada and Mexico

AP ownership including but not limited to approving payment batches, troubleshooting pay errors, supplier setup approvals and review of AP aging

Review and approve monthly / quarterly account reconciliations

Complete and/or provide reports to support corporate tax team

Capital investment review

Review and approve monthly journal entries prepared by team

Review Quarterly roll forwards

Review of quarterly flux package

This role is also eligible for a performance bonus. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at mywabtecbenefits.com (https://wabtec.sharepoint.com/sites/GlobalCommunications/Shared%20Documents/Branding/VMV/mywabtecbenefits.com) .

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles--- People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world's toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles---people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. More...

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