Senior Business Analyst Business Office

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Join us in shaping the future of Ford Motor Company as part of a global organization with exceptional colleagues in world-class facilities. As part of Ford Design youll be at the cutting edge of Fords most strategically critical work designing people and societys needs into the heart of our next generation of products services and experiences.

The Design Business Office Analyst plays a critical role in managing analyzing and optimizing the Global Design organizations financial operations. This position is responsible for evaluating financial data monitoring budget performance across multiple operational pillars and providing strategic recommendations to leadership to drive efficiency.

The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and collaborative skills a deep understanding of corporate financial compliance and the ability to manage current-year execution while forecasting resource and department needs up to five years into the future.

What youll do...

Budget Development Forecasting & Compliance

• Multi-Pillar Budget Management: Collaborate with global department heads to develop manage and monitor departmental budgets across five key pillars: Personnel Purchased Services Material Other Indirect and Capital Projects.
• Financial Accuracy: Maintain strict forecasting accuracy of /- 5% compared to actual finance results.
• Policy Compliance: Apply a deep understanding of the Ford Finance Manual to appropriately define categorize and bin spending based on the item cost and intended use.
• Strategic Planning: Focus on current calendar year execution while proactively tracking modeling and anticipating department needs 5 years out.

Financial Operations & Procurement Lifecycle

• End-to-End Project Tracking: Monitor and track departmental projects from initial need identification through procurement delivery and final payment.
• Capital & Purchase Authorizations: Author all Capital Projects on behalf of the department and stakeholders; draft and submit material and purchased services orders as needed.
• Transaction & Expense Management: Review and process FAB card orders and ensure all incoming invoices and receipts are sufficiently detailed and processed within a timely manner.
• Audit & Reconciliation: Conduct monthly audits of existing purchase orders and initiate corrective actions to resolve discrepancies or update contract terms.

Collaboration Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Executive Reporting: Prepare update and present clear financial status reports forecast models and presentations for senior design leadership.
• Finance Liaison: Partner closely with the Corporate Finance team to maintain clear visibility of planned versus target spending ensuring funding is optimized and utilized within the appropriate fiscal windows.
• Process Innovation: Identify trends locate cost-saving opportunities and implement robust processes to ensure data integrity and timely reporting.
• Emerging Technology Integration: Stay current on emerging digital tools and applications (e.g. AI Co-Pilot advanced Excel/PowerBI financial automation tools) to drive operational efficiencies within the business office.

Youll have...

• Education: Bachelors degree in Engineering Finance Business Administration or a closely related field.
• Experience: 5 years of experience in business operations financial analysis corporate procurement or budget management. Prior experience working within Ford Motor Company and a strong familiarity with the Ford Finance Manual corporate purchasing systems corporate compliance structures and Product Planning.
• Analytical Skills: Strong financial acumen with proven experience tracking complex budgets analyzing variances and managing forecasting cycles. Familiarity with tracking capital expenditure (CapEx) and operational expenditure (OpEx) cycles.
• Systems & Tools: High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced modeling pivot tables formulas) and standard corporate financial/purchasing software. Demonstrated experience using data visualization tools (such as PowerBI QlikView) and leveraging generative AI/digital assistants (such as Co-Pilot) to improve workflow efficiency.
• Communication: Outstanding written verbal and visual communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders. Proven track record of collaborating effectively with multi-disciplinary global teams.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 builderor 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86600-$144900. This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99100-$166200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates 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: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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