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Wabtec

Develops electric locomotives and digital solutions

Finance Manager

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSchüttorf, GermanyNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting or Finance, a qualification as a certified balance sheet accountant, or a comparable qualification.
  • At least eight years of relevant professional experience with a strong accounting background and experience in FP&A, controlling, or financial analysis.
  • Several years of leadership experience and demonstrated ability to lead teams and cross-functional finance topics.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of monthly and annual closings, balance sheet reconciliations, statutory reporting, and audit support.
  • Strong analytical skills and an understanding of financial and operational relationships.
  • A structured, solution-oriented, and independent working style.
  • A high sense of responsibility, strong communication skills, and prioritization skills.
  • Experience standardizing and automating processes and improving data quality, with confidence using AI applications.
  • Confidence using MS Office, especially Excel, as well as ERP and reporting systems.
  • Very good spoken and written German and English.
  • Experience in an international environment and matrix organization, ideally in a manufacturing company.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Accounting team in a functional and disciplinary capacity and lead the FP&A team at the Schüttorf site.
  • Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger accounting, and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Ensure complete, accurate, and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
  • Support the preparation and review of annual financial statements.
  • Coordinate statutory filings, including VAT advance returns and recapitulative statements.
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies, processes, controls, and statutory requirements.
  • Manage budgeting, forecasting, and business-planning processes.
  • Analyze financial and operational performance and identify key drivers and risks.
  • Support financial viability assessments, investment decisions, and working-capital optimization.
  • Advise executive and site management using robust financial analyses.
  • Develop, standardize, and automate Accounting, reporting, and Finance processes.
  • Work closely with Corporate Finance, internal departments, auditors, and tax advisors.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of ABAS and OneStream is an advantage.

About the Company

Wabtec

Develops electric locomotives and digital solutions

Wabtec provides transportation solutions by designing and producing electric locomotives and related services for freight railroads, transit authorities, and industrial operators. Its flagship product, the FLXdrive, is a 100% battery-electric locomotive with a battery pack over 7 megawatt-hours that cuts fuel use and emissions, while the company also sells traditional locomotives, aftermarket services, and digital solutions to optimize operations. Wabtec differentiates itself through a fully electric propulsion option paired with value-added digital tools and manufacturing techniques like mixed-reality work processes, aiming to improve efficiency and sustainability across rail networks. The company’s goal is to make rail transport more efficient and eco-friendly by delivering reliable locomotives, ongoing maintenance, and advanced software and digital capabilities that help customers run greener, lower-cost operations.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1872

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