Financial Analyst

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Sterling Heights, MI, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Automotive
The Role
As a Plant Financial Analyst, you will deliver financial insights, prepare reports, support budgeting, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize manufacturing operations.
Summary Generated by Built In

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...

  • Join the finance team at the Sterling Axle Plant, a critical hub in Ford’s manufacturing footprint.  Sterling Axle are produced for a variety of products including Super Duty, F-150, Expedition, Navigator, Explorer, Aviator, Transit, and Mustang. 
  • The plant is located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, around 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. We are seeking a detail-oriented, high-energy Plant Financial Analyst, who will work closely with the Plant Controller. 
  • This critical role provides the operating management committee with financial analysis on daily, weekly, and monthly operating results. This role partners with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, and operations, to deliver cost insights, KPI analysis, and support strategic budgeting and forecasting.
Responsibilities

What you'll do...

  • Develop and analyze a daily manufacturing cost package in MS Excel
  • Supporting Month End Closure by preparing Journal Entries
  • Develop and maintain various KPI operating metrics to help management team drive operating efficiency.
  • Monthly forecasting and annual budget development
  • Work with various departments to develop and analyze projects.
  • Participate in audits and internal control assessments.
  • Identify and implement emerging technologies to modernize plant operations and enhance the efficiency of the Controller’s office.
Qualifications

You'll have...

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Math, Statistics or a related field. 
  • 5+ years in Finance/ Accounting in Manufacturing Environment
  • Demonstrated ability to confidently communicate with all levels of the management structure and across multiple skill teams (e.g., Finance, Operations, HR, etc.)
  • Excellent analytical ability, high attention to detail, and a proven history of data-driven decision-making.
  • A self-starter and adaptive learner who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic manufacturing environment.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Even better you'll have...

  • Experience with modern system tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, PowerApps, Python, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Masters Degree Business

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. 

 

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: 

https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1

 

This position is a range of salary grades SG5-SG8 . 

 

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.

 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

 

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175,633 Employees
Year Founded: 1903

What We Do

Ford is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet. We are here to provide the means for every person to move and pursue their dreams, serving as a bridge between personal freedom and the future of mobility. In that pursuit, our 186,000 employees around the world help to set the pace of innovation every day.

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