Head of Finance - Brunnthal, Deutschland - Wabtec

Wabtec

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Brunnthal, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

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Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

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.

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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.

The Finance Manager Annax Group has a double responsibility: He oversees the financial performance including but not limited to monthly closing/forecasting, strategic planning, budgeting for Annax operating units.

In addition, he is the finance business partner of the Managing Director & other stakeholders helping shine the torch in the key strategic focus areas including supporting business divestitures, mergers & acquisitions.

He/she reports directly to the Product Line CFO and functionally to the Managing Director of Annax Group.

Annax consists of three sites:
Annax GMBH headquartered in Germany, Switzerland and China, but supported also in several other countries by WABTEC subsidiaries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES of Annax

o Business Partner to Annax Managing Director

o Day-to-day support to review, pilot, forecast performance of Annax Group

o Support in performance improvement and decision making

Controlling for the Annax Group OUs

o Responsible for the timely monthly closing/reporting (P&L, B/S, Cash Flow, Other KPIs)

o OUs monthly actuals reporting & forecasting

o Budgeting and Strategic Planning processes

o Active participation to monthly site reviews

o Presenting the OUs monthly Performance review to Product Line management, alongside the Managing Director

o Controlling and financial analysis at OU level

o Challenging OUs on their monthly performance

o Participating to Project Reviews of main OU projects

o Cash collection coordination for all OUs

o Financial Audits of Projects or OUs, if necessary

o Driving as required accounting, treasury, legal & SOX relates tasks:
o Key closing decisions for quarterly closings with the OUs

o Ensuring accuracy on quarterly accounts of OUs

o Coordination of accounting choices and issues, in line with Group policies

o Compliance with accounting rules and norms including SOX requirements

o Link between Group Accounting and allocated OUs on all accounting matters

o In line with initiatives by Group Finance and Internal Audit (Action Plan follow up)

o Risk management of key projects

o Tax planning and tax reports

o Banking facilities and all treasury matters, in relation with HQ

o Coordinate with external stakeholders:
tax authorities, banks, auditors, local authorities

o Coordinate banking facilities and all treasury matters, in relation with HQ

Other tasks/topics

o Relay between HQ and sites for all other finance matters, notably Tax, Treasury, Legal

o Lead and coordinate cash collection as well as working capital improvement

o Ad-hoc assignments from OU Managing Director, Group CFO or Group Management

o Liaise with Group sister companies on financial and administrative matters

o Implementation of critical projects (project accounting, variance analysis, ERP harmonization, driving automation of processes)

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE - PROFILE

o Accounting knowledge in USGAAP; experience in an audit firm would be beneficial

o Strong FP&A background, in an international Group. An experience in long-term project accounting would be a must.

o Profound ERP knowledge (SAP Business One)

o Business partner experience in finance functions, at site or Group level

o Experience of company integration within a large corporation would be a plus

o Minimum 8-10 years of professional experience.

Position based in Germany (near Munich)
Fluency in German & English (knowledge of French will be a plus)

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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