Finance Analyst

Ford • Dearborn, MI

9d

About The Position

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 Established and active employee resource groups

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
• Experience using Power BI for data analysis and reporting

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

What This Job Offers

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