Finance Operation Analyst

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:

It’s not just about your careeror 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.

Joining Finance Operations Team you will find yourself working with people who are exceptionally talented, determined, and committed to drive financial and process improvement.

This position will support the operations as a Finance, monitoring manufacturing performance end-to-end and improvements to such processes. Also, collaborate with the global team along with day-to-day operations such as problem-solving to manufacturing Locomotives.

Lead site level closing activities, drive transparency and predictability, and provide strong variance analysis.

Support on Budget and rolling Forecast

Explain variances on volume, mix, based cost, variable cost, project savings and connect to the manufacturing performance to end customer metrics.

Perform analytics for labor and overhead rates and productivity for manufacturing and service.

Define, align and execute most effective finance and operation processes regarding closing activities.

Lead communications between finance and operation of estimates, actuals, risks and opportunities and planning.

Measure working capital and drive projects to improve assets turnover. Understand and drive appropriate trade-offs between cash and operations.

Knowledge in different costing methods (standard, average, full cost vs variable cost).

Lead communications to HQ to the main manufacturing variances.

**Skills**:
3+ years of experience in Finance Operation or FP&A

Strong analytical skills, navigating ambiguity through structured, hypothesis-driven problem solving

Advanced level knowledge in Microsoft Excel

Desirable Microsoft Power BI experience

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills - including the ability to speak to different teams such as product, engineering, and sales internally and externally

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.