Finance Manager

Ford; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong benefits

Mentorship program

Job summary

Ford in Norfolk, VA seeks a Finance Manager with strong Excel skills and a curiosity for Internal Audit. The role values hands-on finance experience and a bias toward action within a full-time, dynamic environment.

You will maintain the chart of accounts, prepare board-ready packages, and monitor key metrics while ensuring accuracy across the GL and subledgers. Strong benefits and mentorship are offered.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills and CIA Certification preferred.
• Experience in internal audit and finance controls.
• Strong documentation and clear communication.
• Ability to thrive in a full-time, fast-paced, scrappy workplace.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure consistent coding
• Prepare board-ready financial packages and executive summaries
• Monitor key finance metrics and report performance to leadership
• Keep the full-time commission calc transparent enough to survive a dispute
• Trace a single transaction end to end when numbers don't tie
• Lean on Excel and CIA Certification to automate processes
• Chase unreconciled items until the subledger ties to the GL
• Reconcile general ledger accounts and resolve discrepancies promptly

Skills

Excel chops

Internal Audit curiosity

Clarity of thought

Hands-on finance experience

Ambitious bias toward action

Education

CIA Certification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Ford grew faster than its finance function, so this Finance Manager role in Norfolk, VA carries unusual weight. A manager seat in VA that values Internal Audit, pays $103,000 - $151,000 for 8 years of it, and hands you the wheel early.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure consistent coding
• Prepare board-ready financial packages and steady-handed executive summaries
• Monitor key finance metrics and report on performance to leadership
• Keep the full-time commission calc transparent enough to survive a dispute
• Trace a single transaction end to end when the numbers stop tying
• Lean on Excel and CIA Certification to automate what used to be manual
• Chase down unreconciled items until the subledger ties to the GL
• Reconcile general ledger accounts and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner

What You'll Bring

• Real Excel chops, plus the Internal Audit curiosity to keep growing
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• Comfort with full-time arrangements and the rhythms of a scrappy workplace
• Hands-on finance experience that holds up to follow-up questions
• An ambitious bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait

Half the finance platforms in VA quietly depend on something Ford built in Norfolk with fiercely-supportive care. Inclusion isn't a poster on the Norfolk, VA wall; it's who gets pulled into the room and heard.

Joining Ford means $103,000 - $151,000, strong benefits, and a culture where senior engineers actively mentor newer talent.

As recently as today, Ford reopened the doors on this one.