At a Glance
- Tasks: Analyse financial data to support operations and drive cost efficiency.
- Company: Join Wabtec, a leader in innovative rail solutions with a people-first culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment focused on inclusion and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance while shaping the future of transportation.
- Qualifications: Experience in finance or manufacturing; IT skills are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
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
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.
Additional Information: What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First? At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.
Who are we? Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better.
Culture powers us and the possibilities. We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
