Hybrid Area Controller

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Area Controller
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, ERP, Google Cloud Platform, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Valencia, Spain

About the role

• Controller position responsible for controlling plant's overhead costs and managing financial reporting. Collaborating with departments to achieve cost objectives and budget compliance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for controlling the plant's overhead costs.
• Defines cost authorizations for different plant areas based on organizational requirements, monitors actual costs, detects and anticipates potential deviations, informs managers of such deviations, and works closely with areas to establish necessary corrective measures to achieve cost objectives.
• Feeds the organization's cost information systems, controlling and ensuring that the information displayed is robust and reliable.
• Approves purchase orders and ensures correct cost allocation by cost centers and accounting accounts.
• Monitors, ensures, and reports on fund availability prior to expense approval.
• Actively participates in scenario planning.
• Collaborates actively with the plant to understand the physical factors impacting business costs and advises areas on cost matters for decision-making to achieve objectives.
• Actively participates in cost reduction meetings for each area, reviews, and ensures the integrity of savings and efficiencies provided.
• Consolidates information for the month end close of overhead costs.
• Coordinates with areas to obtain all necessary information and documentation explaining cost variations in the month end close.
• Coordinates with areas to obtain the necessary information for preparing the spending forecast.
• Consolidates all necessary information for preparing the monthly close according to the timelines and procedures established by the organization and the reporting coordinator.
• Responsible for preparing the accounting entries required to ensure the integrity of accounting accounts.
• Calculates and prepares the accruals required to ensure the correct accounting of costs according to both general accounting standards and the company's internal standards.
• Responsible for preparing the plant's overhead budgets.
• Leads the process of information gathering, forecast calculation, and consolidation of costs necessary to build the budgets.
• Prepares required reports and documentation to explain budget to the rest of the organization.
• Performs financial analysis of studies, scenarios, and suggestions proposed by the organization.
• Prepares the reports and analysis required by the organization for decision-making and actively participates in setting the plant's objectives regarding overhead costs.

Requirements

• Academic background in Economics, Business Administration, or Engineering with demonstrable knowledge and experience in the financial-accounting field.
• Specialization or additional training in data analysis, business intelligence, or quantitative finance will be highly valued.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Query, Power Apps, and Power Automate.
• Technical knowledge and experience will be highly valued:
• ERP systems such as SAP.
• Databases and SQL for information extraction and manipulation.
• Data process automation tools such as Alteryx.
• Cloud platforms (GCP) at a user or data integration level.

Benefits

• The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favorable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Query, Power Apps, and Power Automate.
• Technical knowledge and experience with ERP systems such as SAP.
• Databases and SQL for information extraction and manipulation.
• Data process automation tools such as Alteryx.
• Actively participates in the modernization of the finance area using digital tools.