Analyst

About the Role

Visteon is a technology company focused on digital cockpit, electrification products, and edge-AI solutions. This role is for a Financial Analyst within the Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP). The program aims to shape the financial story for Visteon’s leadership and is designed to be AI-native.

Mission of the Role

As a Financial Analyst in the FLDP, you will own first drafts of the Board Business Update and monthly Executive Committee financial updates. You will support Sales FP&A, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, and Corporate Development by providing analysis for earnings, investor engagement, and investment decisions. This role leverages AI tools as a core component for research, analysis, drafting, and quality checks, with the goal of building repeatable AI-enabled workflows to shift finance from reporting outcomes to shaping decisions.

Key Objectives

• Board and Executive Reporting

• Draft the quarterly Board Business Update, including financial performance, sales and market trends, outlook, and new business win updates.

• Draft the monthly Executive Committee financial update.

• Build the underlying analysis, including variance and bridge analysis, KPI tracking, and peer comparisons, ensuring consistency with the financial plan and external disclosures.

• FP&A and Sales Analysis

• Support the Sales FP&A lead with sales bridges, variance analysis, growth-over-market analysis, and the Sales White Paper.

• Maintain vehicle production and market demand data, reconciling it with customer schedules.

• Support the quarterly forecast and annual plan.

• Corporate Strategy and Corporate Development

• Conduct market, industry, and competitive analyses of automotive electronics applications and adjacent end-markets to identify growth opportunities and threats.

• Support M&A and investment opportunities through target screening, financial modeling, and valuation.

• AI-Native Ways of Working

• Utilize AI tools as the default starting point for research, data analysis, first drafts, and quality checks, with rigorous human review.

• Build, document, and share repeatable AI-enabled workflows for team use.

• Partner with the team’s automation and AI lead to expand the finance AI toolkit and stay current on emerging tools.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• AI Tools: Demonstrated, hands-on use of generative AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) in coursework, internships, or work.
• Microsoft Office: Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, including clean, auditable financial models and external-quality presentations.
• Programming/Data Tools (Preferred): Working knowledge of Python, SQL, Power BI, Power Query, or Excel automation.
• AI-Enhanced Analysis (Preferred): Experience using AI to analyze large documents (e.g., earnings transcripts, SEC filings, research reports).

Qualifications

• Strong academic background with a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, or another quantitative field.
• 0–2 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, management consulting, equity research, or a related role (relevant internships count).
• AI Output Judgment: Ability to check numbers and sources, catch errors, and determine when AI is not the appropriate tool.
• Understanding of data confidentiality and keeping confidential information out of unapproved tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for senior leaders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple internal clients and deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Passion for continuous professional and personal development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building an AI-enabled workflow, automation, or tool that resulted in measurable time savings (e.g., prompt library, custom assistant, scripted data pipeline).
• Solid grasp of the three financial statements and their interconnections, including 3-statement financial models.
• Exposure to the automotive, industrial, or technology sectors.

Reporting Structure

Reports to the Vice President – Head of Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy & M&A, with daily interaction with the Head of FP&A, Sales FP&A Director, and Investor Relations Managers.

What You’ll Gain

An immersive and diverse experience across Visteon’s finance organization, developing an analytic skillset, financial acumen, and hands-on AI fluency. You will gain exposure to the Board, Executive Committee, CFO, and investors, insights into corporate decision-making and strategy formulation, and mentorship from finance and strategy leaders with structured feedback.