Finance Analyst, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Position Summary:

This position provides an exciting opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic Finance Team that uses data-driven influence to drive achievement of Corporate goals and objectives. In this position, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate analytical expertise to support finance, accounting and operating management.

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. Ford's legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary.

At Blue Oval Battery Park Michigan, we're not just assembling battery systems; we're leading a transformation. As a key member of our start-up team, you'll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. Imagine: you, at the forefront of the electrification movement, helping to bring the next generation of vehicles to driveways, job sites and highways everywhere.

At Blue Oval Battery Park Michigan, you will...
• use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions
• build and lead an agile team

Responsibilities Include:

Fostering proactive collaboration with key stakeholders including accounting, finance, operations (manufacturing, procurement, transportation), engineering, legal, and IT, to develop robust physical-based financial analysis

Supporting critical financial deliverables including daily operational reporting, comprehensive monthly close and forecast processes, and adhoc financial efficiency analysis to identify performance gaps, mitigate risks and uncover opportunities for improvement

Supporting daily financial operations which include:

Developing and refining physicals-based forecasts to support critical decision-making and strategic planning initiatives

Providing real-time, impactful key performance measures to operations (daily, weekly, monthly)

Supporting development of Annual Budget and Multi-Year Business Plan with business partners which includes:

Physicals-based plans to deliver cost targets and optimize resource allocation

"Should cost" assessments to challenge assumptions, identify opportunities and drive the budget process

Maintaining effective internal controls and financial procedures to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance

Adopting and facilitating the use of advanced financial models and analytical tools to enable increased cost efficiency and overall delivery of financial responsibilities

Supporting the implementation of business processes and collaborating cross-functionally to validate with new business systems

Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Responsibilities Include:

Fostering proactive collaboration with key stakeholders including accounting, finance, operations (manufacturing, procurement, transportation), engineering, legal, and IT, to develop robust physical-based financial analysis

Supporting critical financial deliverables including daily operational reporting, comprehensive monthly close and forecast processes, and adhoc financial efficiency analysis to identify performance gaps, mitigate risks and uncover opportunities for improvement

Supporting daily financial operations which include:

Developing and refining physicals-based forecasts to support critical decision-making and strategic planning initiatives

Providing real-time, impactful key performance measures to operations (daily, weekly, monthly)

Supporting development of Annual Budget and Multi-Year Business Plan with business partners which includes:

Physicals-based plans to deliver cost targets and optimize resource allocation

"Should cost" assessments to challenge assumptions, identify opportunities and drive the budget process

Maintaining effective internal controls and financial procedures to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance

Adopting and facilitating the use of advanced financial models and analytical tools to enable increased cost efficiency and overall delivery of financial responsibilities

Supporting the implementation of business processes and collaborating cross-functionally to validate with new business systems

Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.