Ford Motor Company

Finance Director, UEV & Affordable Vehicles

Ford Motor Company • $130K — $180K *
Long Beach, CA 90805In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
3 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field is required.
  • 10+ years in finance/accounting with a strong operational partnering focus.
  • Experience managing or leading a team is mandatory.
  • Preferred MBA or CPA (or equivalent).
  • Strong automotive industry understanding, particularly global aspects.
  • Proficiency in financial modeling tools and innovative use of AI.

Responsibilities

  • Lead establishment of program profit models for new vehicle milestones.
  • Develop program assumptions based on business plan assessments.
  • Drive profitability targets through key partnerships.
  • Optimize all line items of the Vehicle Income Statement.
  • Prepare management slides and ad-hoc financial reporting.
  • Establish efficient material cost targets in collaboration with global teams.
  • Drive investment target delivery with engineering and supply chain partnerships.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge BEV vehicles.
  • Dynamic and forward-thinking work environment.
  • Engagement in strategic decision-making on vehicle development.
  • Collaboration with a diverse team of finance professionals.
  • Role supports long-term vehicle profitability and sustainability.
Full Job Description
Job Description

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. The Finance Director will be the driving force behind a team of Finance Managers, Supervisors and Analysts responsible for delivering Ford's most technologically advanced BEV forward-models, working in Long Beach, CA, to achieve Ford vehicle profitability targets through material cost and investment target setting, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes. This position is the Finance leader for all aspects of the new Ford UEV, guiding their teams through profitability delivering forward-model vehicles through Product Development gateways, while playing a Strategic role as the Finance voice to shape program decisions. Working on affordable vehicles and tech forward solutions will require an individual that is able to work in a dynamic environment having a non-traditional approach to problem solving. This role requires strong influencing and business partnership skills, strong analytical skills, leadership capabilities, and a strong ability to collaborate effectively across all functions.

Responsibilities

  • Program Profitability:
    • Lead the establishment and development of initial program profit models to support initial vehicle milestones
    • Develop critical program assumptions based on Business Plan assessment
    • Drive program profitability target delivery through partnership with key operating partners
    • Drive optimization of all line items of the Vehicle Income Statement
    • Lead development of milestone financials to drive optimal leadership decision making
    • Lead the preparation of management slides and other ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis.
  • Material Cost Target Setting & Delivery
    • 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
  • Investment Target Setting & 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


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • 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.

Even better, you may have...
  • 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). Having an innovative use of AI tools.
  • 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.

About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
* Ladders Estimates

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