Global Manufacturing Finance Strategy Analyst

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

16d • Hybrid

About The Position

As the Global Manufacturing Finance Strategy Analyst, you will be involved in multiple facets of manufacturing strategy including strategic project management, manufacturing financial controls and delivery of next-generation business processes in support of Global Manufacturing Engineering (GME).
This role involves leading and contributing to multiple projects that are of strategic importance to GME including decisions on making vs buying parts, improving financial impacts through manufacturing decision making, holistic views of decision outcomes and how those influence decision-making and competitive benchmarking.
In addition to strategic projects, the analyst will spend time on financial control approvals and moving manufacturing strategy into modernized processes. In the financial control space, the analyst will also be responsible for building dashboards or other tracking mechanisms that showcase improvements, successes and areas of improvement. This position demands a high degree of discretion, the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive financial data and strategic plans, and the capability to navigate complex organizational dynamics while driving critical initiatives. You will be instrumental in thinking through undefined problems to come up with innovative, data-driven solutions that enhance efficiency and strategic alignment across GME.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience contributing to and leading strategic projects and initiatives
• History of managing stakeholder collaboration and leadership presentations
• Prior user experience with modern business intelligence and data management tools (e.g., Alteryx, Qlik Sense, SharePoint, Power BI).
• Must have ability to work cooperatively with partners from different skill teams and regions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an emphasis on clarity and conciseness.
• Ability to be discrete and treat confidential data appropriately

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or a related field
• Highly motivated self-starter capable of delivering objectives with minimal direct supervision
• Exceptional communication and business storytelling skills, with a proven ability to influence and persuade stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Experience in the planning, implementation, and launch of strategic projects.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and strategically to solve complex, ambiguous problems with practical and impactful solutions.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in automotive manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to diverse, strategic projects of value to manufacturing teams
• Collaborate with manufacturing strategy team members on training and roll out of new processes in both pilot and end-goal execution phases
• Develop dashboards that track key project and team metrics including performance, timelines, open items, next steps and completion percentages
• Create leadership presentations that tell the story behind in-process projects including history, evolved approaches, recommendations and how current problems are will be solved
• Contribute to financial control receipt approvals as a member of larger team that owns manufacturing financial controls
• Work with strategy team members on the identification and evaluation of new technologies and software solutions to significantly improve business processes and increase efficiency across GME
• Contribute to the implementation and administration of new business tools, ensuring seamless integration into existing systems and providing comprehensive training to employees on their effective use
• Utilize technology to drive continuous process improvement, streamlining workflows and reducing redundancies
• Effectively articulate the business need and value of proposed solutions and process changes to gain buy-in and drive adoption across various stakeholder groups, demonstrating the ability to convince others of strategic imperatives
• -Maintain the highest level of confidentiality for all sensitive information encountered in the role
• Conduct in-depth data analysis and prepare insightful reports to track progress, identify areas for improvement, and inform strategic decisions
• Ensure strict compliance with all relevant regulations, internal policies, and procedures
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to foster a productive working 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: Mid Level