Internal Control Analyst

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

5d • 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? The Ford Motor Credit Company team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. By partnering with dealerships, we provide financing, personalized service and professional expertise to thousands of dealers and millions of customers in over one hundred countries around the world. In this position... Internal Control offers an agile and supportive team structure to allow you to learn and thrive. We are focused on delivering smart, efficient, and risk-based controls to make our mark on the business. As part of our team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our business processes. Our operating partners at Ford Credit rely on the Internal Control team to ensure compliance with our controls framework related to both financial reporting and non-financial matters. The Internal Control organization offers a differentiated path from traditional finance roles while allowing you to develop multiple key Finance Competencies concurrently. As a member of the Internal Control team, you will cultivate a control mindset that is a key pillar of a strong foundation. You will also have the opportunity to work on high visibility white space projects leading to upper management visibility through enhanced project management and presentation skills. In this collaborative environment, you will have the ability to make a significant and long-lasting impact at Ford Credit at a global level. The Transformation team is engaged in major multi-year software development and implementation projects to provide improved tools to our customer-facing teams. Internal Control supports this process by ensuring that all process changes are fully understood and documented, that systems and processes are adequately tested, and that any data collected, stored, manipulated, and output by these systems are secure, accurate, and consistent with all regulatory and corporate requirements. You will bring a control mindset and understanding of high-level business objectives and processes to work closely with cross-functional operating partners to ensure that decisions and solutions are effective and appropriate. As a risk control consultant embedded within the Transformation team, you will recommend and monitor controls for the development and launch process, as well as ongoing business processes. You will work with external advisors and consultants to ensure that controls are adequate and consistent with relevant standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration
• Three or more years of experience in internal controls, audit, risk management, finance or accounting
• Familiarity with Ford control testing processes and systems
• Leadership – ability to drive operational teams to results
• Teamwork and Flexibility – ability to support other team members as a member of a dynamic and agile workgroup to ensure balanced team workload and achievement of group objectives
• Self-motivated and autonomous – ability to work independently, seeking guidance when appropriate
• Positive attitude – approach work with a “Can Do” attitude
• Strong communication and active listening skills
• Analysis and decision-making skills

Nice To Haves

• Prior rotation in accounting, Internal Audit, or controls testing-related experience
• Ford Credit or relevant banking experience
• Experience in IT project management and systems implementation environments
• Experience with Agile tools (Confluence, Jira)

Responsibilities

• Work closely with business, IT, and external partners to understand and document current state and future state operating processes, including analysis of any changes
• Monitor testing plans throughout development and implementation lifecycle
• Proactively identify potential control gaps, particularly in high-risk areas, and recommend changes to annual control testing campaign for operating teams
• Establish and facilitate interpretation of control policies and procedures
• Support internal audits and external auditor advisory work
• Facilitate compliance with corporate, financial, regulatory, and other policies as required
• Report status updates to the leadership team
• Be a valued partner as you apply a control mindset to assist operating teams in simplifying business processes, workflow, etc.
• Lead whitespace projects and enhance oral and written communication skills by presenting ideas and recommendations to management

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 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees