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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...
As a member of our Corporate Accounting Team, you will gain experience and develop your skills in a variety of accounting positions that will provide you with the necessary knowledge and expertise to further advance your career. Throughout your career at Ford, you will have a numerous opportunities within our accounting organization that will enable you to enhance your accounting skills in a variety of corporate accounting areas, such as financial reporting, U.S GAAP and IFRS accounting policy, treasury accounting, marketing and sales accounting, and Financial Services accounting.
What you'll do...
- Prepare monthly close related items, such as input of monthly JE's, account reconciliations and other monthly close items (including distributing worldwide close instructions, monitoring of suspense in the SAP GL, and booking non-standard journal entries as a Ford Credit super user in the SAP GL), as well as prepare the quarterly income statement and balance sheet which are distributed to the Ford Credit finance and accounting teams
- Responsible for preparation and consolidation of Ford Credit's quarterly reviewed and annually audited financial statements, including consolidation of the various supporting backup files (footnotes and variances) and the financial statement disclosure checklist, preparation of various statements and footnotes for inclusion in the financials, scheduling review meetings (with core team and management), preparation of post-close walks, presenting the financials to higher management and being the point of contact with PwC on submissions of the versions of the 10-Q/10-K
- Lead for Workiva tool, which is used to prepare the 10-Q/10-K. Perform iXBRL review (SEC viewer, Wdesk view, calculation inconsistencies, XBRL validation, and all facts review), input of MD&A slides and language updates on behalf of finance team and test filing of the financials before uploading to the SEC website.
- Assist with entries for various tax and legal restructuring activities
- Undertake benchmarking activities as needed to ensure 10-Q/10-K disclosures are appropriate
- Interface with Ford Credit Financial Analysis to support financial reporting process and analysis in support of MD&A for inclusion in SEC filings (10-Q/10-K)
- Ensure proper internal controls are maintained (system and system changes, documentation of procedures, account reconciliations, journal entries, SLA’s, etc.); ensure compliance with S-Ox requirements
- Create and implement ideas for automation using data analytic tools
- Support annual MCRP review
- Participate in KFS training, Ford Credit Finance training, CPE and community service sessions.
You'll have...
- CPA license (or Chartered Accountant) with Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting required
- Minimum of 3 years experience in accounting or auditing, with a focus on financial reporting
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, particularly related to debt, consolidation, and cash flow
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including data analysis techniques
- Strong organization and task oriented skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work well with cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical ability and attention to detail
- Excellent problem solving skills
Even Better you may have…
- Knowledge of SAP General Ledger and Group Reporting
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
- 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
- Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
This position is a salary grade 7 that ranges from $86,600-$144,900. or This position is a salary grade 8 that 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.
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.
This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid#LI-FordCredit
