Finance Manager, Electric Vehicle Digital and Design

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

17d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 will be responsible for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, accounting, and reporting activities related to the product development organization’s engineering for electric vehicles, digital technology, and design (EVDD). Specifically, this role will support the Research & Advanced (R&A), Assisted Driving Application Systems (ADAS), and the Electronics Platform (EP) engineering functions. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of product development financial management principles, excellent analytical skills, close collaboration with operational partners, and the ability to effectively communicate financial information to both technical and non-technical audiences. This role is hybrid and requires at least 4 days/week onsite in Dearborn, MI.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. (MBA or CPA preferred).
• 10 years' experience within finance and accounting with increasing responsibilities, including 5 years' experience with direct people management and operational controllership.
• 5 years' experience with budgeting and forecasting for software design and development including the ability to quantify return on investments related to software development.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of engineering and technology financial management principles, including budgeting, forecasting, cost management and capital investment analysis.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, which may be in white space environments.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and part of a team.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams at the same time, including quick turnaround times.
• Proven track record of delivering tangible results.
• Natural curiosity for technology and data.

Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead the annual budgeting process for the EVDD Engineering organizations, working closely with the operational leadership team to develop realistic and achievable financial plans.
• Develop and maintain detailed financial models to support strategic decision-making related to technology investments.
• Provide monthly and quarterly variance analysis, identifying key trends and drivers impacting financial performance.
• Prepare and present financial reports to various senior leaders.
• Budget Management & Control Monitor and control engineering spending against budget, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Partner with key stakeholders to provide input into product development cycle plan.
• Review and approve capital project requests, purchase requisitions, and other spending requests, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities within the Product Development organization.
• Forecasting & Reporting Develop and maintain accurate financial forecasts for the EVDD organization, incorporating input from various stakeholders.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports.
• Present financial results to the R&A, ADAS, and Electronics Platforms leadership teams, providing insights and recommendations.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial information to key stakeholders.
• Business Partnering & Collaboration Serve as trusted financial advisor to the EVDD leadership team, providing guidance on financial matters.
• Collaborate with EVDD business offices to develop business cases and optimize how work is done.
• Partner with supply chain and transformation teams to negotiate favorable contracts with external vendors.
• Process Improvement & Compliance Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of engineering financial management.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements and other relevant regulations.
• Develop and maintain documentation of key financial processes.
• Team Leadership & Development Lead a team of Finance professionals, located in the US and Mexico.
• Foster a collaborative and results-oriented work environment.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees