We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
Finance strategically partners with operations to drive outstanding business results and enhance Ford’s industry leadership. When you join us, you’ll be able to contribute financial expertise that impacts all areas of our company, including planning, manufacturing, marketing and global distribution.
In this position...
- This position provides an exciting opportunity to become an integral part of the manufacturing finance staff team while using your influence (data-driven) to drive business improvements.
- You will work with a diverse, cross-functional team to drive achievement of operating metrics aligned with financial commitments.
- This position supports a Director of Manufacturing and will have opportunities to demonstrate analytical and leadership potential to senior levels of finance management
What you'll do...
- Operate as Manufacturing Director Finance lead developing physicals-based business analyses to support critical decision making
- Business Condition Monitoring: Continuously monitor changing business conditions while assessing the potential impacts on labor & overhead commitments
- Plant Finance Collaboration: Collaborate with plant finance teams to understand key issues, and solution those issues to drive efficiencies
- Special Studies & Ad Hoc Analysis: Provide analytical support for special studies and ad hoc initiatives
- Monthly Forecast / Close Responsibilities: Partner with plants to understand and report month-end close and forecast performance; consolidate plant forecasts and provide insights to senior management; partner with plants to understand hiring needs and support hiring requests
- Business Plan / Budget Responsibilities: Develop physicals-based plans to deliver efficiency targets; develop “should cost” assessments to drive the budget process for each plant; conduct special studies to evaluate the impact of capacity changes on labor & overhead cost; finalize and deploy budgets consistent with North America Manufacturing financial commitments
- Process Modernization: Contribute to Manufacturing Modernization efforts and be willing to upskill to use the latest technology to enable more efficient execution of responsibilities
Qualifications
You'll have...
- Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferably in Finance or Accounting
- Communication & Presentation: Good communication and confident presentation skills
- Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work well across multiple functions, and willing team player
- Analytical Precision: Excellent analytical capability with attention to detail
- Prioritization: Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
- Mindset: Self-starter, quick and willing learner
- Technical Skills: Experience using Excel, Power Query/Power BI; knowledge of other analytical tools helpful (Open Code, Power Apps, etc)
Even better you'll have...
- Manufacturing experience
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree
- Degree in Finance or Accounting
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and cross-functional collaboration
- Excellent analytical capability with attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects / prioritization
- Self-starter and quick learner mindset
- Experience using Excel, Power Query, Power BI
- Knowledge of Open Code, Power Apps or other analytical tools
- Manufacturing experience
Ford Motor Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ford Motor Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Ford Motor Company.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage start on day one with options that include zero-premium plans, free mental health support, and wellness resources. For represented hourly employees, health plans are described as low-cost with strong coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and additional company contributions is available from day one, alongside life and disability coverage. Pension eligibility in certain situations and financial-planning support reinforce long‑term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits, plus a ramp‑up program for returning parents, reflect a family‑focused package. Flexible Family Care days and generous time‑off options help address short‑term caregiving and personal needs.
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