Sr Fin Analyst, Personnel

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

14h • 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... You will be responsible for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, accounting, and reporting activities related to the product development organization’s engineering for vehicle programs and Ford Performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field; MBA preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with job responsibilities focused on finance and accounting and operations support
• Extensive skill with Excel and other MS Office tools
• Strong understanding of product development financial management principles, including budgeting, forecasting, cost management and capital investment analysis
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including ability to effectively communicate financial information to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to work independently and part of a team
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams at the same time, including quick turnaround times
• Technical aptitude or experience with SAP, Essbase, PowerBI, PowerQuery, or other similar tools

Responsibilities

• Support monthly accounting for engineering business activities
• Provide monthly and quarterly variance analysis, identifying key trends and drivers impacting financial performance
• Develop and maintain physicals-based financial forecasts for one or more engineering functional organizations, incorporating input from various key stakeholders
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports
• Present financial results to the organizational leadership teams, providing insights and recommendations
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial information to key stakeholders
• Monitor and control engineering spending against budget, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures
• Review and approve capital project requests, purchase requisitions, and other spending requests, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities within the Product Development organization
• Provide financial and business support to engineering teams by closely collaborating with key stakeholders, including Business Offices, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.
• Collaborate to develop business cases and optimize how work is done
• Partner with supply chain and transformation teams to help negotiate favorable contracts with external vendors
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of engineering financial management
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements and other relevant regulations
• Develop and maintain documentation of key financial processes

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: Senior