Management Accountant

About the role

Wabtec, a global provider of equipment, systems and digital solutions for the freight and transit rail sectors, is hiring a full-time Management Accountant in Guangdong, China. You will work with the site Finance team, other departments and the intercompany finance team, focusing on cost control, project financial support and financial compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Costing calculations, standard cost updates and sales price proposals
• Annual labour hourly rate and material overhead factor calculations
• In-depth analysis of production cost variance and operating expenses, with improvement suggestions
• Stock excess and obsolete reserves, and support year-end physical counts and variance analysis
• Project financial support for new product transfers, including cost tracking and coordination
• Internal and external audit support, and VAT calculation for free tax on export sales
• Account payable (PO) invoice booking, variance price checks and month-end reconciliation
• Capital investment project support, including ROI and NPV calculations
• Coordination and management of government subsidy programs

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and an intermediate accounting title
• More than 5 years of cost management experience in a foreign-funded manufacturing industry, with knowledge of production processes and cost accounting logic
• Familiarity with enterprise accounting standards and tax regulations, and ability to analyse cost variances
• Experience in project financial support, capital investment review or government subsidy applications is preferred
• Able to use English as the daily working language

Required skills

• Proficiency in ERP and Office software
• Experience in tax exemption and refund declaration is preferred
• Good cross-department communication, teamwork, and ability to handle pressure and adapt to manufacturing work