VP of Finance

Ford wants a VP of Finance in Berkeley, CA who can build models today and defend them in the boardroom tomorrow. We're hiring a VP of Finance to join Ford on a part-time basis, with $301,000 - $468,000 on offer and genuine room to advance.

Key Responsibilities

• Stand up internal controls that survive a surprise audit
• Lead the Ford audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors
• Reconcile the inventory ledger to a physical count without the drama
• Keep the CA property-tax filings ahead of every assessor deadline
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and CA tax regulations
• Model the runway so Ford always knows its next funding date
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting
• Audit travel and entertainment spend without becoming the bad guy

What You'll Bring

• Vp fluency in Problem Solving, with Critical Thinking on your roadmap
• Demonstrated knack for making the quietly-ambitious feel manageable
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
• Familiarity with Ford-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
• 13 years that taught you which corners can be cut

Everything Ford ships starts as a ruthlessly-focused argument in a Berkeley conference room about how Risk Assessment should really work. Politics die fast at Ford because we put the awkward stuff on the table early.

Lead with the number, $301,000 - $468,000, then add a growth track, a mentor, full benefits, and hours that bend toward your Berkeley life.

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