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Ford Motor Company

Senior Finance Manager Commercial Vehicle Pricing Strategy

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Hybrid
Basildon, Essex, England
Senior level
Hybrid
Basildon, Essex, England
Senior level
The Senior Finance Manager will develop pricing strategies for commercial vehicles, analyze market data, lead a finance team, and drive digital transformation.
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Are you ready to shape the future of Europe’s leading commercial vehicle portfolio?

We are looking for a strategic, forward-thinking Finance Leader to join our high-performing team in the UK. In this pivotal role, you will act as the bridge between current market performance and future commercial success, working across European and Global cross-functional teams to deliver winning pricing strategies.

Reporting directly to the European Marketing and Sales Finance Director, you will lead a dedicated team of finance professionals, fostering their growth in a fast-paced, digitally evolving environment. 

Responsibilities

As the Senior Finance Manager for Pricing Strategy, your mission is to ensure our future vehicle models are positioned to win. You will:

Shape Strategy: Define and develop robust pricing strategies for future commercial vehicles, ensuring they align with sales, market share, and profit targets.

Analyze & Model: Synthesize historic data and build sophisticated future models to anticipate market shifts, challenges, and opportunities.

Translate Vision into Value: Convert complex pricing strategies into actionable financial data to support long-term business plans.

Partner for Growth: Act as a key consultant to commercial business partners, identifying and supporting new opportunities for profitable growth.

Drive Digital Transformation: Take ownership of pricing finance processes with a relentless focus on digital improvement, embracing AI and emerging technologies to keep us ahead of the curve.

Lead & Develop: Manage a talented team of finance professionals, taking a lead role in their career development, mentorship, and associated HR processes. 

Qualifications

Who you are:

  • A Strategic Thinker: You don't just look at numbers; you see the story they tell and the future they predict.
  • A Cross-Functional Collaborator: You excel at working with diverse teams across different geographies (Europe and Global) to achieve a common goal.
  • Tech-Forward: You are passionate about digital transformation and eager to leverage AI and new tools to optimize finance processes.
  • An Inspiring Leader: You have a proven track record of managing people and are dedicated to building a culture of continuous professional development.
  • Commercially Minded: You understand the automotive landscape and what it takes to deliver a winning product portfolio in a competitive market.

Minimum requirements we seek:

  • Qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant postqualification experience
  • Proven experience in pricing strategy, product finance, commercial finance or strategic finance roles
  • Strong capability in financial modelling, scenario analysis and longrange planning, using historic data to inform future decisions
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with senior stakeholders across marketing, sales, product and strategy functions
  • Experience operating in a European and/or global matrix organisation
  • Proven people leadership experience, including team management and development

Desired Qualifications and Experience;

  • Experience within automotive, mobility, manufacturing or industrial sectors
  • Exposure to product lifecycle management, future model pricing or portfolio optimisation
  • Experience supporting new product introduction and longterm commercial strategy
  • Track record of driving digital or process transformation within finance, including advanced analytics or automation
  • Strong interest in or experience leveraging AI and emerging technologies to improve finance decisionmaking 

Additional Information:

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 office 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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Top Skills

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AI
Financial Modelling

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