Admin Finance Supervisor

Ford Ford · Auto · Dearborn, MI +1 · Finance

This role is an Administrative Cost Supervisor at Ford Motor Company, responsible for leading a global team of analysts to drive cost efficiencies, manage budgeting and reporting processes, and ensure robust financial performance and control. The role requires strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cost controlling experience, as well as a deep knowledge of internal control principles and GAAP compliance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support multiple staff skill teams by leading comprehensive budgeting, and actuals reporting processes.
  2. Monitor monthly financial performance against budgets, delivering actionable, physicals-based variance explanations to departmental leaders.
  3. Act as a key global operating partner to identify opportunities, drive cost efficiencies, and influence decision-making through clear financial guidance.
  4. Manage, mentor, and develop a team of direct reports operating outside of the U.S., fostering a collaborative and high-performing cross-border culture.
  5. Lead your team of analysts through the monthly accounting close, ensuring accurate accruals, precise cost classifications, and timely reporting.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field
  • Five years of experience working in similar or related field
  • Proven professional experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cost controlling
  • Strong foundational understanding of accounting principles and the monthly financial close process
  • Deep knowledge of internal control principles and experience ensuring compliance with GAAP and corporate financial policies
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated leadership ability, with the capability to manage, guide, and empower team members located internationally
  • A strong process-improvement background with a passion for identifying and solving business problems

What the JD emphasized

  • strictly compliant with GAAP
  • rigorous internal control environment
  • GAAP and corporate financial policies
  • cost controlling
  • financial analysis
  • budgeting
  • forecasting