Job Description
Who will you be working with?
We are seeking an experienced Operations FP&A Analyst to join our team at the LH Group (a Division of Wabtec UK Ltd) based in Burton on Trent. We support our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair, and overhaul activities on existing trains.
Role: Operations FP&A Analyst
Salary: £Competitive
Location: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, (DE13 8EN)
Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30pm and Friday 08:00am to 13:00pm, 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
How will you make a difference?
This role sits at the intersection of Finance and Operations and is designed to progressively evolve the site to a forward‑looking Operations Finance model. The Operations Finance Analyst acts as a finance business partner to site leadership, supporting manufacturing, field services and engineering teams with cost visibility, performance analysis and decision support, while ensuring strong cost discipline, inventory control and capital governance.
What will your typical day look like?
- Perform monthly variance analysis (material, labour, overhead, volume and mix) and translate results into clear operational insights and actions, including headcount analysis reporting
- Support Variable Cost Productivity (VCP), cost‑out and productivity initiatives.
- Provide financial analysis and ad hoc support for operations, field services and engineering activities, including backlog, throughput, and cost drivers
- Support standard cost setting and annual cost roll processes, ensuring accuracy and transparency
- Monitor inventory performance, including excess and obsolete inventory, slow‑moving items and inventory turns
- Partner with supply chain and operations to improve working capital performance through better inventory discipline
- Contribute to PPV analysis and sourcing deflation tracking
- Provide finance support to sourcing and procurement activities, including cost analysis and supplier insights
- Track and analyse capital expenditures, ensuring alignment with approved business cases
What do we want to know about you?
- You will either be qualified by experience or part/fully qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
- Experience in a manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential.
- Experienced with presenting financial data.
- IT literate and fully conversant with all Microsoft office applications and MRP.
- Excellent organisational and prioritising skills.
If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values always put people first, and strive to expand what is possible.
Apply today!
Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.
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Operations Finance Analyst in Burton upon Trent employer: Wabtec Corporation
Wabtec Corporation is an exceptional employer located in Lincoln, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and teamwork within the Napier Turbocharger division. Employees benefit from a strong focus on continuous improvement, professional development opportunities, and a commitment to maintaining high-quality standards in manufacturing. Join us to be part of a culture that values your contributions and supports your growth in the engineering field.
