# Senior Analyst

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Chennai, TN
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

This role will help ensure Cash equivalent and Marketable securities balances are reported correctly in FN and 10K/10Q filing.

The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of accounting, a good understanding of investment portfolios, and hands-on SAP S/4HANA experience to support Ford’s reporting and accounting activities.

## Responsibilities

- Support quarterly and annual FN preparation of Auto Marketable securities in line with corporate reporting timelines.

- Prepare and report Cash equivalent and Marketable securities schedules as per the format recommended for 10K/10Q filing.

- Perform month end balance checks and perform adjustment entries wherever applicable.

- Work closely with trading team, treasury operations and state street contacts (external parties) in case of any discrepancies in the numbers reported.

- Manage general ledger activities, including journals, reconciliations, and month-end/quarter-end close tasks.

- Use SAP S/4HANA, Group reporting to download reports for all Auto BUs together and work on the fluctuation explanation QoQ and YoY.

- Handle internal and external audits for any queries related to Marketable securities schedules and reports.

- Support process design, testing, automation, and system improvements in S/4HANA.

- Ensure compliance with SOX, Ford accounting policies, and reporting requirements.

- Prepare and present variance analysis, and management reporting packs.

- Coordinate with External Reporting, Tax, Treasury, and Internal Audit on reporting matters.

- Support accounting research and documentation for new transactions or organizational changes.

- Identify opportunities to improve and standardize consolidation and reporting processes.

## Qualifications

- Professional accounting qualification required, such as CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent.

- Minimum 3 years of experience in corporate accounting, financial reporting.

- Experience in investment accounting and cash accounting is an added advantage.

- Hands-on experience with management reporting, foot note preparation and variance explanation.

- Strong knowledge of general accounting, month-end close, reconciliations

- Practical SAP S/4HANA experience, including Group Reporting, General Ledger, and financial reporting.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills with ability to meet deadlines.

- Good communication skills and ability to work independently with finance teams and senior management (Controller and CFO).

- Experience with internal controls and SOX compliance.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience with financial reporting tools such as SAP Group Reporting or Hyperion.

- Advanced Excel skills and experience with Power BI, Tableau, or Alteryx.

## Skills

### Required
- SAP S/4HANA
- accounting
- financial reporting
- investment accounting
- cash accounting
- management reporting
- SOX compliance

### Nice to have
- SAP Group Reporting
- Hyperion
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Alteryx
- advanced Excel skills

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