Operations Finance Analyst

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Operations FP&A Analyst to join 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
• Location: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, (DE13 8EN
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• Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30 and Friday 08:00 to 13:00, 37 hours per week
• Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

• 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

• 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

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 are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity at all levels of the organization. If you require accommodation, please let us know.