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Finance Director, UEV & Affordable Vehicles

Ford Motor Company · Long Beach, CA · 1 mo ago
HybridFinanceFull-time

About the role

The Finance Director, UEV & Affordable Vehicles is a critical leadership role responsible for partnering with the Vehicle Line Director, Chief Program Engineers and Product Development Functional Leaders to deliver some of Ford’s most important forward model vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the establishment and development of initial program profit models to support initial vehicle milestones

  • Drive program profitability target delivery through partnership with key operating partners

  • Optimize all line items of the Vehicle Income Statement

  • Prepare management slides and other ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis

  • Establish efficient material cost targets, partnering with Global Lifecycle Cost team to optimize physicals-based targets

  • Drive delivery of material cost targets through partnership and influence of Functional Engineering & Supply Chain Matched-Pairs

  • Support on-time sourcing and program timing delivery

  • Establish efficient material investments targets, partnering with Global Vendor Tooling & Manufacturing Strategy teams to optimize physicals-based targets based on engineering assumptions

  • Drive delivery of Investment targets through partnership and influence of Functional Engineering & Supply Chain Matched-Pairs and Manufacturing Strategy team

  • Support required funding approvals to ensure on-time program delivery

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field is required.

  • 10+ years of experience in finance or accounting roles, with a strong focus on operational partnering, physicals-based budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, or financial systems.

  • Previous experience managing or leading a team is required.

Qualifications

  • MBA or CPA (or equivalent) is preferred.

  • Strong understanding of automotive industry, particularly in a global context.

  • Proficiency in financial modeling and analysis tools (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Power BI or similar).

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with and influence stakeholders at various levels, including senior finance leadership.

  • Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data and provide actionable insights.

  • Ability to manage international teams and working through different time zones/remote.

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