• Job Description

  Req#: 37324

  Requisition 37324:

  #LI-VS1 #LI-Hybrid

  A resume helps you stand out to hiring managers and recruiters; your resume communicates your experience and your brand. While it is not required, we encourage you to include an up-to-date resume along with a completed job application to give you the best opportunity to be considered. A complete resume helps us to better understand your unique background, relevant experiences, and passions. We look forward to learning about you.

  Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail. As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

  Job Description:

  Primary Purpose: Manages, prepares and monitors Operating Division capital budgets and expenditures, providing support and analysis to Operating Division senior management regarding financial issues.

  Principal Duties:

  • Budgeting and Forecasting: Create departmental annual budgets and monthly forecasts. Serving as a subject matter expert to provide guidance on projects and their benefits.
  • Build and maintain detailed financial models and forecasts.
  • Assist in the preparation of a variety of reports for the leadership team including prepping and submitting journal entries and providing detailed cost analysis.
  • Design, install, maintain, and operate cost control systems and standards for the Operations department with the objective of controlling expenditures and maximizing use of the assets for the corporation.
  • Initiate and coordinate special cost studies for a particular area of responsibility to advise management of lower cost alternatives or problem areas.
  • Prepare capital and billable construction estimates for major track rehabilitation projects and compare actual spending to estimated cost at a granular level.
  • Develop presentations, reports, and dashboards for all levels of Management within Operations.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement, and recommend and implement an actionable plan.
  • Resolve complex, multi-faceted problems with minimal oversight.
  • Manage projects horizontally and vertically across departments to achieve objectives which add value to the company and support the attainment of corporate goals.
  • Serve as a liaison between Operations and Finance, Accounting, and Audit.

  Job Related Experience:

  Minimum Level: 3 - 5 years

  Preferred Level: 5- 7 years

  Education:

  Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (BS, BA) or Master’s

  Preferred Majors: Accounting, Finance, Business Management

  Licenses / Certifications: None

  Technical Skills:

  • Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
  • Advanced SAP (Project, Accounting, and Material Modules)
  • Power Plan – Power Plant

  Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Analytical Thinking, Thoroughness, Accuracy, Cross-checks work and develops crosschecks where none exist
  • Takes ownership of responsibilities and shows initiative.
  • Communication Skills (Verbal and Written) – organized, logical, clear, strong grammatical and editorial skills
  • Able to succeed in an open, small team environment with a focus on exceptional customer service

  Career Path:

  • Predecessor Job: FP&A Analyst, Asset Accountant
  • Future Jobs: Asst Manager FP&A, Manager, FP&A

  Work Conditions:

  Environment: Office

  Shift Work: No

  On-Call: No

  Weekend Work: No

  Travel Required: 0-2 Days per Month

  Company Overview

  Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com .

  At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

  Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.

• About the company

  The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States, and is the current name of the former Southern Railway.

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