Ford Motor Company

Financial Analyst

Ford Motor Company$65K — $109K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Engineering
  • Strong analytical skills with keen attention to detail
  • Proven interpersonal abilities to collaborate across diverse teams
  • Capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and relevant software tools (e.g., SAP, Power BI)
  • Hands-on experience with systems that support financial operations
  • Experience in Strategy and Business Case Development.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy budgets and present the Cost Operating System to partners
  • Act as the main contact for cost-related queries from the operating team
  • Champion and implement cost-saving initiatives with a Lean mindset
  • Lead audits in collaboration with PwC for financial compliance
  • Monitor supplier chargebacks and manage business requests
  • Participate in various Control Center reviews for business oversight
  • Conduct daily floor walks to identify improvement opportunities
  • Research and implement new technologies to modernize finance functions.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building benefits including adoption and fertility treatments
  • Employee vehicle discount programs and management lease options
  • Tuition assistance available for career development
  • Active employee resource groups for community and support
  • Paid time off for community service and a generous holiday schedule
  • Options to purchase additional vacation time for work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...
  • Take on a leadership role within a dynamic team at the Ohio Assembly Plant (OHAP), which manufactures three commercial vehicle platforms - Econoline, Super Duty, and Medium Truck. The plant is in the midst of a site expansion that will support a new vehicle program in the future. We're seeking an engaging, business-savvy individual who can build strong relationships with operating partners across the plant.
  • The ideal candidate thrives on modeling frequent changes to support better business decision-making, and is driven to uncover and deliver cost-saving opportunities through a continuous improvement mindset. We're looking for a change agent - someone who actively seeks out and implements new technologies to modernize how the controller's office and operating teams function. This role is on-site, as close collaboration with the production facility requires regular face-to-face engagement.


Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Deploy budgets to operating partners, help shape roadmaps to hit targets, and present the Cost Operating System to operating team members.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for the operating team on cost-related issues.
  • Identify, champion, and implement cost-saving initiatives (with a "Lean" mindset) in partnership with operating counterparts.
  • Lead the controller's office role in PwC Finished Vehicle and GAO audits.
  • Monitor supplier chargebacks, support recovery negotiations, and manage ad hoc business requests in a fast-paced setting.
  • Take part in Business Control Center (BCC), Plant Control Center (PCC), Department Control Center (DCC), and Zone Control Center (ZCC) reviews.
  • Perform daily floor walks to spot opportunities for improvement.
  • Research and introduce new technologies to modernize the finance function.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or engineering.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with strong analytical ability and attention to detail.
  • Solid interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
  • Capable of managing several projects simultaneously.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel.
  • Hands-on experience with relevant systems (e.g., SAP, Power BI, SharePoint, Python, etc.).
  • Strategy and Business Case Development
  • Cost Management and Accounting
  • Teamwork and Business Partnering
  • Talent Development


You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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
• 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.

This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300.
This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500.
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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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.

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About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
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