As a Senior Financial Analyst at Ford Credit Europe (our captive finance bank), you will play a pivotal role in driving our financial strategy across Europe. This is a highly visible position where you will lead the development of the European Financial Forecast, providing high-quality, actionable insights directly to senior leadership—including the European Controller, the Corporate FP&A team, and the Ford Credit Europe Executive Team.
In this role, you won't just crunch numbers; you will own the financial narrative. You will lead the forecasting, budgeting, and business planning for our European entities, developing complex "what-if" scenarios and sensitivity analyses that directly influence multi-million-dollar strategic decisions. If you are a proactive, curious, and systems-savvy finance professional looking to elevate your career with a global brand, this is your next step.
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Forecasting & Modeling: Lead the monthly forecast processes for key physical metrics and receivables across our European business units utilizing advanced analytical models (primarily in Anaplan).
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Strategic Analysis: Co-lead the development of revenue forecasts, analyzing their impact on Net Financing Margins, and model complex "what-if" and stress-testing scenarios (such as ICAAP / ILAAP) to support risk and capital management.
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Executive Reporting & Collaboration: Drive the development of management reporting and variance analyses. Present insights at monthly executive forecast reviews with key stakeholders, including Treasury, Location Finance Managers, and the Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO).
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System Ownership & Innovation: Co-lead the maintenance and enhancement of the "Receivables & Revenue" modules in Anaplan. Drive data integration from cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform) to continuously improve forecasting accuracy and user experience.
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Corporate Compliance & Leadership: Prepare monthly metric submissions for our US Corporate Headquarters, ensure high standards of internal controls (supporting audits), and mentor graduate financial analysts within the team.
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Communication: A confident communicator (written and verbal) who can translate complex financial data and modeling into clear, actionable executive-level insights.
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Analytical Rigor: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail and a strategic mindset.
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Financial Modeling: Advanced MS Excel and financial modeling skills, with a proven ability to build, maintain, and improve complex financial models.
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Drive & Autonomy: Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.
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Team Collaboration: A strong team player who enjoys collaborative problem-solving and mentoring junior team members.
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Experience in corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) processes (Forecasting, Budgeting, and Business Planning).
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Hands-on experience or a strong desire to build expertise in Anaplan (or similar FP&A/enterprise planning software).
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Familiarity with data manipulation and query tools (e.g., SQL, Google Cloud Platform, Power Query, Alteryx) and core banking/finance systems (e.g., BLESS, LA, Alfa).
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A solid understanding of financial accounting concepts.
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Knowledge of captive financing, automotive finance, or banking business models.
Additional Info:
The Company 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 race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability
This position is based in Dunton, and it is expected the successful candidate will be able to attend the Dunton Campus for typically 4 days a week and remain flexible on the days they are required to attend the office according to business requirements.
As part of our pre-employment checks process, successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check. This will be conducted in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applied only to unspent convictions.
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