Financial Analyst

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The Business Analysis Group performs a wide range of activities around financial data management, analysis, reporting and modeling.  The Financial Analyst is primarily focused on supporting Commercial and Operations functions within the North American Rail business.  The Rail Commercial and Operations groups rely heavily on the group on a regular basis to meet virtually all analytical and reporting needs. The Financial Analyst must therefore provide accurate and timely reporting and analysis to support commercial strategies, investment decisions, and performance improvement efforts.

HYBRID role requires approximately 60% of time in office.

Assist the development and improvement of North America Rail & Locomotive Commercial and Operations reporting and analysis:

• Provide support for preparation, development and ongoing improvement of Rail Operations reporting
• Assist in development of maintenance revenue and profitability reporting for net fleet maintenance costs by fleet product family. 
• Support maintenance pricing annual update and proposal by providing benchmarking analysis, internal cost analysis and tiered pricing analysis 
• Prepare North America trend tables/charts/graphs of key performance metrics for monthly and quarterly operation reports.  Support variance analysis of change from forecast, budget and prior periods.
• Develop, update, maintain and document queries for the SAP-Business Warehouse Revenue Analysis Tool to support rate/volume and other variances analyses.
• Prepare information and support for quarterly review meetings for fleet status reporting, lease rate performance, term management and key customer exposures.
• Analyze system generated data for erroneous information.  Work with Fleet Managers and IT to discover the cause and correct any problems.
• Develop automation in maintenance reporting, leveraging tools such as Power BI, and collaborating closely with IT.

Assist in all aspects of the North American Rail & Locomotive Budget and Forecasting Processes and its continuous improvements:

• Participate in the forecasting and budgeting of North American railcar lease revenue and maintenance expenses.  This includes having a solid, working knowledge of the budget model, developing and maintaining templates, collecting input from account managers, fleet managers, structured finance, Fleet Maintenance Management, Facility Finance, shops and others throughout the organization to build budget assumptions, develop revenue, expenses and investment projections; and analysis of results for management review.
• Help to prepare key metrics, analysis and supporting information for budget and forecast presentations to management.
• Support the budget/forecast model and reporting processes.  Document the processes and continually review and update documentation to reflect any changes.

Special Assignments/Projects:

• Provide analytical support for interdepartmental projects and activities.  Examples include railcar-based financings, pricing and investment analysis, operations finance, and market analysis.
• Other frequent ad-hoc analyses and reports as required by GATX senior management and Rail Commercial management.

Interaction:
 

The position interacts with all levels of the organization, especially within Rail Commercial and Operations groups.  Key customers include the Chief Commercial Officer, VPs of Operations, Fleet Portfolio Management, Sales, Structured Finance, as well as senior executive management.

Education and/or Experience Required:

• Bachelors degree in finance, accounting, engineering, or other field requiring analytical thinking is required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 2+ years of relevant experience in analytical roles required.
• Advanced Microsoft skills required.
• Experience with SAP or other ERP system, data mining and databases required.
• Knowledge of equipment leasing and/or North America rail industry desirable.
• HYBRID role requires approximately 60% of time in office

GATX embraces diversity, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.