Admin Finance Supervisor

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Administrative Cost Supervisor to be a key global operating partner and strategic advisor to multiple staff skill teams. This role is responsible for driving cost efficiencies, identifying strategic opportunities, and leading a global team of analysts to ensure robust financial performance and control. The position contributes financial expertise that impacts all areas of the company, including planning, manufacturing, marketing, and global distribution, aiming to improve operational excellence and financial health.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field.
• Five years of experience working in a similar or related field.
• Proven professional experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cost controlling.
• Strong foundational understanding of accounting principles and the monthly financial close process.
• Deep knowledge of internal control principles and experience ensuring compliance with GAAP and corporate financial policies.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into concise, actionable information for non-finance stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated leadership ability, with the capability to manage, guide, and empower team members located internationally.
• A strong process-improvement background with a passion for identifying and solving business problems.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple staff skill teams by leading comprehensive budgeting and actuals reporting processes.
• Monitor monthly financial performance against budgets, delivering actionable, physicals-based variance explanations to departmental leaders.
• Act as a key global operating partner to identify opportunities, drive cost efficiencies, and influence decision-making through clear financial guidance.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of direct reports operating outside of the U.S., fostering a collaborative and high-performing cross-border culture.
• Lead your team of analysts through the monthly accounting close, ensuring accurate accruals, precise cost classifications, and timely reporting.
• Maintain a rigorous internal control environment, ensuring all financial operations and reporting are strictly compliant with GAAP and Ford corporate directives.
• Champion a continuous process improvement mindset, actively identifying ways to streamline reporting, close process gaps, and optimize financial workflows.

Benefits

• 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
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level