• Finance Manager

    Aston Carter (Portsmouth, VA)


    Job Title: Finance Manager

    Job Description

    The Finance Manager coordinates financial accounting activities, ensuring efficient accounting functions and improved customer service delivery. This role involves recommending enhancements to policies, procedures, and systems while reviewing both external and internal financial reports. The Finance Manager assists with budget preparation, monitors expenditures, and ensures the financial accounting system's proper maintenance. Additionally, the manager oversees disbursement of funds and expenditure control to adhere to budget appropriations. The position entails administrative oversight of division activities, contributing to departmental direction, goals, and priorities. Essential duties include staff development, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, and implementing new financial accounting and reporting standards.

    Responsibilities

    + Coordinate financial accounting activities and improve customer service delivery.

    + Recommend and implement improvements to financial policies, procedures, and systems.

    + Review and monitor external and internal financial reports.

    + Assist with budget preparation and monitor expenditures.

    + Oversee disbursement of funds and control expenditures to ensure budget appropriations are not exceeded.

    + Provide administrative oversight for division activities and functions.

    + Assist in developing departmental direction, priorities, goals, and objectives.

    + Ensure effective supervision and administration of staff development and training.

    + Implement and monitor new financial accounting and reporting standards.

    + Establish systems for proper administration of personnel policies and procedures.

    + Perform related work as required based on current workload and departmental needs.

    Essential Skills

    + 5-7+ years of general ledger accounting experience.

    + Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, public administration, or related field.

    + Proficiency in Excel, including creating pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.

    + Ability to thrive in a hectic environment and take initiative.

    + Experience in local government, public utilities, or GASB accounting.

    + 2-3+ years of accounting supervisory experience.

     

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

     

    + ERP experience.

    + Experience with posting journal entries, reconciliations, and managing accounts payable/accounts receivable.

    + Ability to learn new processes, teams, and systems quickly.

    Work Environment

    The work schedule is Monday through Friday, from 8 AM to 5 PM. The role supports local government public utilities in an accounting leadership capacity, with potential for a permanent position.

     

    Job Type & Location

     

    This is a Contract position based out of Portsmouth, Virginia.

    Contact Me:

    Kaitland Clawson

    View my availability here:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitland-clawson-552605154/

     

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    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $43.66/hr.

     

    Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

     

    • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a fully onsite position in Portsmouth,VA.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on Oct 27, 2025.

    About Aston Carter:

    Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

     

    The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

     

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.