It's not just about your career or job title… It's about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it's for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you're in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.
We are Wabtec Corporation, a US-based fortune 500 company and a leading provider of equipment and services in the railway sector. We have operations in over 50 countries and our portfolio is well-fashioned to cater to global megatrends like urbanization, decarbonization and digitalization to create more sustainable freight and passenger transportation. Our fully owned subsidiary, Annax, manufactures and distributes "Passenger Information Systems" that can be found in Trains, Trams and Metros around the world.
At Annax, we benefit from the best of both worlds – the look and feel of a medium-sized local company where people know each other face to face as well as from the processes, resources and opportunities you will only find in a large, world-class & multinational corporation.
Join us for your next assignment as…
Senior Controller (m/f/d)
As Finance department, we are the central department where all ends meet. We collaborate closely with a multitude of stakeholders to provide visibility on actual performance, foster adherence to financial guidelines, drumbeat planning processes and transform inputs into future profitability to support decision making. In a team of 7, we administer all financial tasks that arise in an entire company, which allows you to work alongside a multitude of topics which are often shared among several finance teams. You are a great fit for us if you can work under limited supervision, want to be a mentor for less senior colleagues, can be the key controlling person and number one sparring partner for the Head of Finance, like to implement or improve financial processes and aspire to grow your career and financial acumen within an international organization.
While some of our processes are already state of the art (like Forecast & Budget consolidation or our Power BI Dashboards), we still need support in other areas to be among the winning teams within Wabtec. This role provides you with much space for personal & professional growth, creativity and the chance to display leadership, but all of it embedded into a friendly and helpful team full of ambitious Finance colleagues who will always be your fallback solution when things get busy.
In your new role you would:
* Be responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing process
* Drive the budgeting and forecasting process in close collaboration with your FP&A colleagues and the entire leadership team
* Determine hourly rates as basis for our sales colleagues to properly price our services and ensure a reasonable balance between competitiveness and cost absorption
* Further develop reporting and forecasting of variances related to standard costing (volume and price deviations) to uncover and optimize inefficiencies
* Act as sparring partner for project management controlling to evaluate project-based / Percentage-of-Completion (POC) accounting
* Get a lot of visibility through your participation in reviews with senior management (if desired - no must)
* Serve as a business partner to our operating departments like operations, engineering, project management or sales
* Collaborate with your accounting colleagues to give guidance on the booking of business transactions in our local ERP system (SAP) to further improve cost center controlling granularity
* Become comfortable with Wabtec's financial policies and help us ensure always being compliant with SOX - regulations (Sarbanes Oxley Act)
* Be the main point of contact for our finance colleagues in China for the harmonization of our controlling landscape
What we would like you to bring:
* University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field
* Minimum of 5 years experience in FP&A/Controlling preferably within an industrial or manufacturing environment
* Solid working experience with ERP Systems (like SAP) and tools for financial consolidation like Oracle HFM, SAP BI or OneStream
* Very good Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to manage large amounts of data efficiently
* Experience with Power Query/ Power BI or the willingness to get up and running with it would be a plus
* Ability to work under limited supervision while being a strong team player who fits in
* Desire to take over a role with much growth potential and responsibility
* Fluent in German & English with strong written and verbal communication skills
* Hands-on mentality with a solution-oriented approach to work
* Friendly and easy-going personality
When working with us, you will enjoy the following benefits:
* Networking in international, highly successful corporation and career path that can take you as far as you want to go
* The chance to get high level of visibility among senior management
* State-of-the art tools to work with like Excel 365, Power BI (Desktop & Service), think-cell or OneStream (Oracle HFM/ SAP BI competition) to unleash your full controlling potential
* Competitive salary + yearly adaptations to offset or outpace inflation
* Corporate pension plan
* Overtime account + flexible working time
* Homeoffice
* 30 vacation days per year
* Employer contributions to capital accumulation account (VWL)
… and a manager that supports short Fridays and a good work-life-balance.
Don't worry if you do not meet all requirements yet. If you feel like you could fit in anyways and would want to meet them one day we would be happy to get to know you. Wabtec is interested in supporting it's employees' professional development and growth.
Who are we?
Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with 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 and unlocks our customers' potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more
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.