Finance Analyst

An exciting opportunity exists to join our Ford Finance Team as a Finance Analyst in Product Development Finance, supporting our UK based Commercial Vehicle Team. As a member of the Finance Team, you’ll be responsible for a lot more than just crunching numbers - we work collaboratively supporting our operational partners across the business. 

THE ROLE

Our roles are dynamic. Expect to;

• Build close working relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders including Product Planning, Engineering, Manufacturing and Marketing & Sales  – being trusted to both provide sound advice, and to challenge traditional thinking
• Use analytical methods and financial modelling to help guide, inform and influence operational decision making relating to current and future products including the rapidly developing electrification product offering
• Be close to our products and services, developing business cases for commercial actions and ad-hoc studies including benchmarking analysis
• Drive process improvement and simplification as we progress through the Vehicle development lifecycle
• Prepare standard and non-standard reporting with insightful commentary for both finance and non-finance customers
• Work within a strong Internal Control environment proactively managing business risk
• Grow and develop your skills through working across a wide range of areas in our business

Qualifications, Skills and Experiences

• Degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or similar discipline
• Be CIMA or ACCA qualified
• Experience in either a finance analyst or commercial role
• Be comfortable in dealing with large volumes of data – and have experience in data analytics
• A self-starter with a commercial mindset, who is happy working in teams, and independently

Working at Ford

• We’re currently working from home to minimise face to face contact in the office. Whilst the role is based in Dunton, Essex, we are moving to a hybrid working arrangement, meaning there will be a combination of office collaboration and non-office working
• We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer. We will consider applications for flexible work arrangements, either at the outset of your career or later as needs arise
• We believe your development is important; we support both professional and personal development including mentoring from current leaders and CIMA

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive industry leader and the UK is one of our most important markets – we employ over 6,000 team members here and have been market leader for over 40 years.  The Ford Britain Dunton Campus in Essex is home to our Commercial Vehicle business, the Ford of Britain sales company, Product Development for our Transit range, and Ford Credit Europe. We are Europe’s No. 1 bestselling Commercial Vehicle brand and are focused on the future – our entire range will be zero-emissions capable by 2024 and already 500,000 connected Ford commercial vehicles are operating on Europe’s roads.

Ford is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of gender, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, gender reassignment and gender identity, age and those with caring responsibilities.