Internal Control Analyst

This job description outlines the role of someone on an Agile internal control team at Ford Motor Company. The core responsibilities revolve around identifying and mitigating risks, ensuring compliance, and improving internal processes. This involves a blend of hands-on control testing, analysis, communication, and project management. The individual will use "Smart reviews" (likely a proprietary methodology) to assess processes, pinpoint weaknesses, and suggest improvements. They'll work across different departments and globally, collaborating to implement solutions and keep documentation (process narratives and risk control matrices) up-to-date

• CA, ICWA, CIA with 1-2 years of experience
• Should have experience in performing control testing
• Ability to work with cross functional teams at different time zones
• Quick learner with curious mind
• Good in presentation skills, communication/ Coordination skills
• Have continuous improvement mind set
• Independently coordinate and lead initiative
• Ability to meet tight deadlines

• Execute Smart reviews to identify control gaps / process efficiencies
• Perform control testing centrally for Accounting activities
• Articulate the issues in a clear and concise manner to customers or relevant stakeholders
• Execute Smart reviews on business processes to ensure compliance with the company’s principles, practices, plans, and processes.
• Leading the development and execution of necessary remediation by working cross-functionally with local management and business operations,
• Updating process narratives and risk control matrices (RCM) to reflect current processes.
• Collaborating with local and global functions in respective time zone to evaluate effectives of controls
• Identify the gap against existing control / policy and articulate the issue clearly to the customers
• Conceptualize and execute innovative control initiatives from IC Centre of Excellence