Finance Analyst

Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford’s century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems. We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.

Why Ford Energy?

At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands. Learn more at https://fordenergy.com.

In this position...
We are seeking an impact-driven Financial Analyst to contribute meaningfully to financial strategy and cost optimization efforts for our manufacturing plant. In this pivotal role, you will be a financial architect who actively partners with Engineering, Procurement, Plant Management, and other Plant personnel to evaluate high-impact cost improvement and manufacturing efficiency opportunities. This position offers a unique platform to lead high-visibility financial initiatives, challenge operational assumptions, and directly shape the strategic direction and modernization of our advanced manufacturing facility. A successful candidate will be one whom acts as a change agent and is able to leverage technology to build a modern cost operating system. This opportunity will be located at the Glendale, Kentucky facility.  Periodic travel may be required.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of financial statements, budgeting, and financial analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including the ability to organize data and use formulas. Familiarity with PivotTables is helpful.
• Strong attention to detail and a willingness to ask questions and learn.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively with others.

Even better, you may have...

• 1–3 years of applicable Finance work experience. Relevant internships, co-ops, coursework, or project experience will be considered.
• Experience or coursework in financial planning and analysis, accounting, cost analysis, or related areas.
• Familiarity with financial modeling or concepts such as cash flow, return on investment, or variance analysis.
• Exposure to financial or enterprise resource planning systems, such as SAP.
• Familiarity with reporting or analytical tools such as Power BI, Power Query, SQL, or Python.
• Experience preparing presentations in PowerPoint or a similar tool.

Key Capabilities:

• Analytical thinking: Use data to identify trends, investigate questions, and support recommendations.
• Communication: Present information clearly and adapt explanations to different audiences.
• Collaboration: Build productive working relationships across teams and seeks input when needed.
• Organization: Manage assignments, meets deadlines, and keeps stakeholders informed of progress.
• Adaptability and Curiosity: Learns new tools, processes, and business concepts and responds positively to feedback.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• 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
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day

Company: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.

This position is a salary grade 6-8 and ranges from $74,300-$166,200.     
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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What you'll do...

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Support the preparation and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Analyze actual results against budgets and forecasts, identify variances, and help explain key drivers.
• Prepare financial reports, presentations, and summaries for business partners and leadership.
• Assist with financial models, business cases, and analyses that inform business decisions.

Cost and Investment Analysis

• Track and analyze operating expenses, identifying trends and potential opportunities for improvement.
• Support the evaluation of capital investments and other business initiatives, including tracking spending against approved budgets.
• Assist with cost-reduction efforts by gathering data, measuring results, and working with cross-functional teams.
• Support analysis of material costs, inventory, purchasing activity, or other operational measures.
   

Business Partnership and Process Improvement

• Partner with colleagues in operations, engineering, purchasing, and other functions to understand business activities and their financial impact.
• Help communicate financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Support improvements to financial processes, reporting tools, and data quality.
• Assist with accounting, internal controls, and compliance activities as needed.
• Learn and use company financial systems and tools to gather, validate, and analyze information.