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Senior Director, FP& A – Digital Intelligence

Wabtec
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Apr 2025
💰 $229,800/yr($161,300/yr$229,800/yr)

About the role

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.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Finance FP&A team,  you will be responsible for to help propel the business into its next phase of growth. You will play a key role in driving forward-looking analyses, data-driven insights and help influence executive-level strategic decisions. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the Executive Team, engage with senior leaders and solve diverse problems that will have a critical impact on businesses near- and long-term success. This individual will lead the budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, implementation, and business strategic analysis. You will conduct financial analysis, modeling, forecasting and reporting efforts to ensure efficient financial operations. Develops insightful suggestions for investment, sourcing, cost reduction and leads strategic business decisions

What do we want to know about you?

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred disciplines)
  • Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in a Financial position
  • Strong information systems/ERP system experience.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional areas in the business and with executives
  • Good judgment and decision making skills
  • Strategic thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
  • Interpersonal and supervisory skills, such as coaching, providing feedback, and evaluating performance of subordinates, and the ability to coach and motivate employees
  • Driven and passionate; naturally driven with the ability to demonstrate a passion for the business that ensures the achievement of results.
  • Hands-on leadership style; highly interactive; equally comfortable in the field and the board room.  Committed to driving change and accountability among direct reports, implementing corporate standard practices and initiatives.
  • Deals well with ambiguity; can effectively cope with change; can decide and act without having the total picture; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
  • Strong communication skills (written & verbal).

What will your typical day look like?

  • Build and maintain detailed financial models and revenue and profit forecasting
  • Work with leadership team to align company strategy with performance tracking
  • Maintain a dashboard of KPIs summarizing current financial position in a consumable format for various levels of our organization to support transparent communication
  • Provide business intelligence reporting that showcase financial diagnostics for projects and business
  • Assess and monitor the company’s overall financial health
  • Create agile, integrated financial plans that account for multiple scenarios

Consult

  • Evaluate current and historical financial data to drive decisions
  • Provide fast and accurate financial analysis and advice to the leadership team
  • Predict the impact of potential decisions on cash flow and profitability

Budget

  • In concert with the relevant stakeholders, help to develop budgets that consider the external & internal dynamics in context, with the intent to drive growth
  • Offer advice to leadership team regarding budget
  • Study industry, business, and economic trends to support recommendations

Invest

  • Assess and monitor businesses investments
  • Analyze trends to reduce financial risks associated with making investment or spending decisions
  • Ability to make sound investment suggestions to increase the portfolio

Management and Leadership:

  • Manage and develop a team, including overseeing and providing coaching and development
  • Work to set a strategic vision for the FP&A function defining the scope of the function for the organization.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to improve processes and streamline operations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve long-term strategic objectives.

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requi

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