Manufacturing Finance Manager

GATX; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive plan

Job summary

GATX in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Finance partner to drive financial performance across repair facilities. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and capital investment analysis, partnering with operations and the Fleet Maintenance team to deliver actionable insights and drive profitability.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, 8+ years of accounting/financial analysis experience, and strong analytical abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• CPA or MBA with a Finance/Accounting concentration preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles; cost accounting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead finance partner for repair facilities and drive financial performance.
• Develop and enhance financial reporting, analysis and operating metrics.
• Translate financial results into actionable insights for operations and leadership.
• Use dashboards and analytics to communicate findings clearly.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and planning with facility leadership.
• Monitor capital investments and perform financial modeling for investments.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and related reporting and controls.
• Collaborate with Accounting, FP&A and Internal Audit on compliance.
• Oversee contract administration and real estate/property management.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Reporting

Communication to non-finance leaders

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Job description

Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) is an industry leader with 125+ years of success-success that is powered by our people.

At GATX, we hire the best and offer our employees a dynamic, energetic, collaborative environment to enable them to make an impact from day one. Enjoy the perks and benefits of a global company with the close-knit culture and community of a much smaller one. In the same way we strive to empower our customers to propel the world forward, we are dedicated to providing our people with the tools and resources they need to advance in their careers.

With more than 800 employees across 11 North American locations, GATX performs maintenance on over 13,000 railcars annually through our fixed network, mobile repair units (MRUs), and customer sites. This role serves as the primary finance partner for assigned repair facilities, working closely with facility leadership to drive financial performance, planning, and operational decision-making.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Partnership for Repair Facilities

• Serve as the lead financial advisor building strong partnerships with plant managers and shop leadership team.
• Develop and enhance financial reporting, analysis and key operating metrics.
• Translate financial results into operational insights: identify cost trends, drivers, and savings opportunities.
• Use dashboards and analytics to communicate findings in a clear and visual manner.
• Support the capital spending reporting and analysis processes for the facilities
• Ensure accuracy and consistency in reporting of productivity, efficiency, utilization, standard hours, repair revenue, and other key metrics across the facilities, working closely with the Fleet Maintenance Management ("FMM") team.
• Ensure FMM audit results are accurately reflected in facility performance metrics.
• Maintain fixed asset registers for the facility along with related reporting and controls
• Partner with Accounting, FP&A and Internal Audit groups on financial compliance and controls
• Lead the contract administration and real estate/property management function

Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning

• Partner with operations to gather assumptions and inputs for shop-level budgets and forecasts.
• Analyze monthly and quarterly variances between actuals and budget; provide root cause commentary and suggest corrective actions.
• Support the budget and analysis of capital investments, including cost savings related to potential investments.
• Drive accuracy and accountability throughout the financial planning processes.

Capital Investments and Financial Modeling

• Provide financial analysis support related to capital investments, and cost-savings opportunities.
• Provide facility finance insights and support the development of financial data and analysis for investment evaluations, in alignment with the GATX capital investment process.
• Monitor actual capital spend against plan and report progress and variances.
• Track and monitor capital project progress and results

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
• CPA or MBA with a Finance/Accounting concentration preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles; prior cost accounting experience preferred.
• 8+ years of accounting and financial analysis experience in a service/maintenance or plant manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to communicate financial concepts to non-finance leaders.
• Advanced analytical, financial modeling, and reporting capabilities.
• Occasional travel required to support multiple facilities and projects.
• Candidates located near our Waycross, GA facility, will also be considered.

Salary range:

As of the post date, the salary range for this position is:

$92,700.00 USD - $139,000.00 USD

This range is a reasonable estimate and takes into account several factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to, geographic location, skill set, experience, education, training, internal equity, and other business needs.

This role may be eligible to participate in the Company's short-term incentive plan, the details of which will be provided to the applicant upon hire.

Posting Duration:

This posting will remain open until the role is filled.