Controller NA PTO & Stamping

The North America Powertrain & Stamping Controller is a high-visibility strategic partner and trusted advisor supporting three Powertrain Directors and one Stamping Director. Serving as the primary financial co-pilot to manufacturing leadership, this role translates complex data into real-time operational strategies, drives profitability, and champions continuous improvement across the facilities producing the backbone of all Ford vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Executive Visibility: Lead and mentor a talented finance team (including 17 plant controllers) while presenting critical insights directly to executive leadership.
• Direct Business Impact: Partner closely with manufacturing directors to shape operational strategy, deliver vehicle volume, and eliminate waste.
• Lean Mindset: Align deliverables with lean processes to eliminate waste streams in both manufacturing operations and financial workflows.
• Modernization Champion: Drive organizational transformation by introducing new technologies that benefit both finance and plant operations.

Your Impact (Core Responsibilities)

• Profitability & Waste Elimination: Build compelling business cases and cost roadmaps to aggressively reduce operational waste.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Collaborate with plant operations and controllers to build a world-class operating system and guide time financial decision-making.
• Capital Efficiency: Oversee review, approval, and optimization of non-product capital spending to ensure lowest-cost execution.
• Financial Architecture: Lead budgeting, forecasting, and closing processes across North American facilities while maintaining robust internal controls.
• Digital Transformation: Champion and implement modern data tools (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI) to streamline and modernize the finance function.

Qualifications

• Strategy: Executive-level strategy formulation and business case development.
• Leadership: 10+ years of experience leading and developing large, diverse finance teams.
• Partnering: Demonstrated strength in cross-functional teamwork and strategic business partnering.
• Tech Savvy: Advanced analytics capability and experience with digital automation tools.
• Industry & Education: Prior manufacturing experience is recommended; an MBA in Finance or Accounting is preferred.

Benefits

• Excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation, and more.
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, 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.
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.