Financial Analyst, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Ford Motor; Marshall (MI); On-site; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program for employees

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor invites applications for a salary-grade accounting/finance position based in Michigan. The role covers month-end close, accruals, variance analysis, and reporting from S4 Hana Public Cloud.

You will lead forecast collection, partner with operations, and ensure accurate program financials across multiple budgets. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance or Business Administration, with CPA/CIA/CFA/CMA preferred, and experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration; Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CFA, or CMA preferred; Manufacturing Experience Preferred
• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards with strong internal controls mindset
• Proficiency with financial and accounting software, ERP systems and MS Office; advanced Excel skills; familiarity with analytical tools (Alteryx, Power BI)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to assess complex business processes with high accuracy and ability to work with large data sets

Responsibilities

• Support month, quarter, and year-end close processes in accordance with GAAP
• Support monthly accruals and reconciliation
• Support variance explanations vs. actual
• Support reporting requirements including ad hoc reports from S4 Hana Public Cloud
• Support forecast, budget and business plan
• Lead monthly forecast collection and submission with corporate finance for consolidation
• Lead on variance analysis vs prior year/quarter/forecast
• Partner with operations to ensure forecast accuracy
• Monitor key cost drivers and identify financial risks and opportunities
• Support cost analysis and business partnering
• Analyze supplier cost changes and evaluate financial impact
• Support implementation cost tracking
• Support program milestone financials
• Support cross-functional communications and financial input for program reviews
• Ensure financial assumptions reflected in forecasts & budgets
• Track and analyze program financial performance against approved business case
• Support ad hoc finance analysis
• Facilitate use of advanced financial tools and analytics on large data sets
• Candidates must be flexible to work across day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts

Skills

Financial analysis

ERP systems

MS Excel

Attention to detail

Large data analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Master's in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Tools

S4 Hana Public Cloud

Power BI

Alteryx

Excel (advanced)

Job description

Description

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will...

• use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions
• build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future
• create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others
• be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

Responsibilities Include:

• Supporting all accounting-related activities including month, quarter, and year-end close processes in accordance with GAAP
• Support monthly accruals and reconciliation
• Support variance explanations vs. actual
• Support reporting requirements which include running ad hoc reports from S4 Hana Public Cloud
• Supporting forecast, budget and business plan
• Lead on monthly forecast collection and submission, collaborate with corporate finance team for report consolidation
• Lead on variance analysis vs prior year, prior quarter and prior forecast
• Partner with operation team to ensure forecast accuracy
• Monitor key cost drivers and identify financial risks and opportunities
• Support cost analysis and business partnering
• Analyze supplier cost changes and evaluate financial impact
• Support implementation cost tracking
• Supporting program milestone financials
• Support cross functional communications
• Support financial input for all program reviews and reporting
• Ensure program financial assumptions are reflected accurately within monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and business plans.
• Track and analyze program financial performance against approved business case or program budget
• Support ad hoc finance analysis
• Facilitate the use of advanced financial tools and utilize effective analysis of large data sets to enable improved delivery of responsibilities
• Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Qualifications

You'll have...

• Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration; Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CFA, or CMA preferred; Manufacturing Experience Preferred
• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards coupled with internal control mindset
• Proficiency with financial and accounting software, ERP systems and MS Office; Preferable advanced Excel skills along with knowledge of other analytical tools (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI etc.)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to assess complex business processes with high level of attention to detail and accuracy; ability to work with large data sets

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

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
• 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
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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.