Finance Analyst

Ford Motor•Dearborn, MI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

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

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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!

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

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.