Company description

Job description

This position has 3 job descriptions:

FINANCE MANAGER, COLLECTIVE MANAGER and STOREKEEPER. Please go to our website to view all of the job descriptions and for further details regarding compensation and benefits.

FINANCE MANAGER
Purpose: To ensure fiscal responsibility in co-op operations. To ensure co-op finances conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. To support achievement of co-op objectives.

Status: Reports to Board, via the Co-management/CM Link, via the finance team

Responsibilities:

• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  1. Prepare timely, accurate financial statements.
  2. Coordinate preparation of capital, operating and cash budgets, and financial portions of business plans
  3. Monitor deviations from budget, inform and work with appropriate individuals and teams to improve financial performance.
  4. Provide monthly sales and quarterly margin and inventory turns reports. Meet with buyers to review performance in relation to goals and develop plans for corrective action with departments not meeting goals.
  5. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and as needed reports to the Co-management
  6. Provide financial analyses of current operations and projections for future scenarios, as requested.
  7. Provide financial training(s) to Collective Managers as needed.
  8. Ensure that all quarterly and yearly taxes are paid on time: business, property, corporate, sales, employment security, industrial insurance, payroll taxes & withholdings
  9. Consult with outside accountant to obtain favorable tax status, prepare corporate tax returns, and perform audits as needed.
  10. Calculate and track patronage dividend allocations, disbursements, and retentions; work with Board and CPA to maximize tax benefit of patronage dividends.
  11. Obtain adequate insurance of all business operations (liability, property, directors and officers, workers compensation, HOO, etc.).
  12. Ensure quarterly inventory counts are accurately conducted.
  13. Provide education and information to owners, via Annual Report, newsletters, forums, or other means (equity, patronage dividends, general financial status, etc.). Provide owners’ access to financial information as requested (if appropriate).
  14. Networking and education: collaborate with, learn from, and utilize resources and knowledge from other co-ops, NCGA, organizations, publications, and other resources.

• BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  1. Attend board meetings as needed.
  2. Provide financial portions of reports to Board.
  3. Ensure that the board gets answers to their questions.

• PERSONNEL
  1. Participate in Finance Team hiring processes and trainings.
  2. Train and work with HOOs as needed
  3. Participate in performance evaluations and disciplinary actions for Finance Team members according to current policies.

• OTHER DUTIES
  1. Prepare reports to the Collective Management as needed.
  2. Attend team meetings.
  3. Perform floor shifts as scheduled.
  4. Attend Collective Management meetings and carry out other duties of a Collective Manager.
  5. Answer and route phone calls, take and route messages as needed.
  6. Perform other tasks assigned by the Board, Collective, or Finance Team.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bookkeeping and financial management experience and/or some formal accounting, business, or finance education, preferably in retail grocery and/or co-ops.
• Ability to interpret financial reports and concepts for individuals with varying levels of financial knowledge.
• Computer literacy, including fluency using spreadsheets, accounting software, email, and word processing, and proficient keyboard skills
• Experience in developing and monitoring budgets.
• Good communications skills—clear instructions, attentive listening
• Demonstrated ability to follow through on commitments.
• Ability to handle multiple demands.
• Organized, pays attention to detail.
• Regular, predictable attendance
• Willingness and ability to learn to meet the changing requirements of the job.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, under $15/hr

Work visa

This employer is willing to sponsor a work visa for international applicants

Application instructions

Deadline

October 07, 2017

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