Finance Analyst

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Finance strategically partners with operations to drive outstanding business results and enhance Ford’s industry leadership. When you join us, you’ll be able to contribute financial expertise that impacts all areas of our company, including planning, manufacturing, marketing and global distribution.

In this position... 

As an Enterprise Technology Financial Analyst, you will serve as a key partner to the ET team, overseeing month-end close and forecasting processes. You will collaborate with ET Directors to review finance scorecards and play a critical role in spend decisions, including year-over-year cost analysis for software and service contracts. Additionally, you will develop business cases to prioritize investments and work with IT operations to provide data-driven scenarios and business planning insights

What you'll do...

• Close books each month and prepare CAT 1 forecasts
• Conduct monthly reviews with IT Directors (LL2) and create finance scorecards
• Understand pre-paid and accrual accounting – update financials accordingly
• Create journal data for the FBS team to load into SAP
• Provide quarterly input for 10Q/K 
• Understand SAP (Project and GL)
• Approve and track Ariba Purchase Orders
• Review and understand SAP investment projects (Capital/Project Expense)
• Work closely with IT operations to understand and provide scenarios for forecasts
• Collect and understand Business Planning data
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and Purchasing teams to review Purchase Orders, analyzing year-over-year cost changes for services and software contracts
• Attend weekly meetings with the IT Controller to review Purchase Orders based on established thresholds
• Create and review business cases to prioritize investment decisions
• Act as the financial "controller" for the IT Operations Department

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
• Three years of professional experience in finance or a related field
• Proficiency in forecasting, financial modeling, journal entries, and budgeting within a finance setting
• Strong analytical and accounting skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
• Ability to build and foster strong working relationships with key stakeholders across departments
• Proactive and solution-oriented problem solver
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload

Even better, you may have...

• Experience using Power BI for data analysis and reporting

 

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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. 

This position is a range of salary grades 6-8 and ranges from $63,480-162,120.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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