Brian Solomon Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Mi, Us

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Kingsville, Ontario, Ca

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Manage team of 7 responsible for credit and lease residual loss FP&A including critical accounting estimates of loss reserves. Prepare 10K/10Q MD&A disclosures for credit and residual losses as well as financial statement presentations. Develop budget, business plan and monthly forecasts, including regular presentation of results, variance analysis, and strategic recommendations to CEO and CFO. Complete risk-based equity study to analyze and allocate total equity across products and regions. Develop and maintain credit and residual loss reserve policies and procedures supporting governance and key financial controls.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for consolidating and reporting global profits, including actuals, budgets, business plans and monthly forecasts. Worked with North American and international controllers to compile variance explanations and develop recommendations for executive leadership actions addressing profit shortfalls. Supported development of 10K/10Q, and quarterly earnings announcement presentations. Extensive use of Hyperion Essbase financial reporting system in the consolidation of financial data.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for FP&A for multiple program teams (Interior, Electrical and Chassis) for the 2015 F150 major refresh. Tracked material costs and investment to achieve target levels. Worked collaboratively with Engineering, Purchasing and Program Management to ensure costs remained within targets. Lead analysis supporting vehicle program actions for Raptor and minor mid-cycle refresh programs for F150 including IRR analysis. Completed plant capacity analysis to support investment decisions on new programs as well as capital investment analysis to support new product decision making.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Maintained profit models for multiple new vehicle programs throughout the product development cycle. Tracked material, warranty and freight costs, as well as tooling, facility, launch and engineering investments. Managed profits with a focus on achieving target return on invested capital and sales over the vehicle life. Special analysis completed to support sensitivity of cost and investment changes and the effect on profits.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Delivered multiple securitization debt transactions (both public and private). Engaged with investment banks, law firms, rating agencies and external auditors during extremely difficult market conditions in the midst of the financial crisis, to successfully structure, document, market and issue debt (over $3 billion). Structured, documented and lead issuance of "off the run" securitized debt for extended contracts and unequal payment contracts.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for development of Ford Credit's funding plan, including the five year forecast Business Plan period. Determined debt issuance requirements to maintain liquidity which supported continuous lending. Established models to forecast debt amortization, projected changes in the size of the balance sheet and targeted cash balances to determine timing and amount of debt issuance. Tracked and reported liquidity including cash balances, committed bank lines, securitization capacity, and committed lending facilities. Responsible for MD&A disclosures related to Ford Credit debt.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for establishing rates for Ford Credit's Red Carpet Lease product (lease portfolio of over $20 billion in assets). Rates were established to achieve a targeted ROE taking into consideration borrowing costs, credit losses, residual losses, operating costs, and equity allocated to the product. Integrated Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover and Mazda lease pricing models to one common model and team which drove cost and process efficiencies. Collaborated with automotive partners to ensure alignment on benefits of the captive finance strategy.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Key interface between Treasury and the Ford Credit pricing teams to ensure alignment on borrowing costs included in pricing. Developed analysis to consider various types of debt (Unsecured, Commercial Paper, Asset Backed Securitization, Bank Borrowing), duration of debt term relative to asset term, and overall funding requirements to support liquidity and lending.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Operating cost consolidator for eight service centers in North America. Established Budgets, Business Plans and Forecasts in conjunction with service center controllers and operations leadership. Performed specific financial analysis supporting cost savings projects to achieve annual cost reduction targets including headcount efficiencies during a difficult time of corporate transformation. Lead reviews with senior leadership to highlight progress towards targets and proposed areas of focus for continued improvement.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for reporting labor and overhead expenses, headcount, internal control status, payroll, financial forecasts, budgets and business plans for the Dearborn Assembly Plant. Worked with operations management to drive cost savings and efficiencies. Positive outcomes were achieved by educating operations and the union leadership on the need for a continuous balance between cost, quality and efficiency. Worked with plant managers to drive substantial costs savings in scrap and cycle losses. Collaborated with corporate office to establish enterprise goals for cost and efficiency. Worked closely with union representatives - focusing on "win-win" solutions for labor issues effecting cost within the plant.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Established transfer prices for engines, transmissions and castings for North American plants. Developed Budget and Forecast for all powertrain transfer prices.

Credit analyst responsible for reviewing commercial loan credit proposals and establishing internal credit scoring metrics for loan committee review and approval

Ba, Finance

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

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