Job Details
Who We Are and What We Do
Farmer Focus's mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.
How this Role Will Be Impactful
This position is a leadership role within the accounting department that oversees the Controller & accounting team members, drives excellence in financial reporting, manages treasury operations and key lender relationships, supports internal controls, leads cost savings initiatives across the organization, and manages technology projects as needed for the department.
* Lead Controller & accounting team members, including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets & Inventory groups
* Build & maintain key external relationships including bankers/lenders and audit/tax firms
* Supervise preparation of all financial reports following generally accepted accounting principles for private companies
* Oversee treasury function and drive process improvements around cash management, cash controls, and cash flow reporting & forecasting
* Work across business functions to develop and improve accounting processes, utilizing technology solutions where appropriate to drive efficiencies
* Work closely with FP&A team to:
* Provide visibility across organization on spending as well as budget/actuals reporting to help drive cost savings across the company and processing facilities
* Support the preparation of annual operating budgets and drive reporting on budget/actuals for various departments across the company
* Provide visibility and reporting on CapEx / Fixed Asset projects, including budget-to-actuals reporting and ROI assessments on CapEx projects
* Engage on ad-hoc projects including sourcing & implementing technological tools, supporting HR payroll/benefits team needs, and analyzing & improving plant processes
What You Bring to the Role
* Recommended candidate experience: B.S. degree in Accounting, CPA highly preferred
* Experience in a manufacturing, CPG or protein environment preferred, but not required
* 10 - 15 years of accounting experience in a senior accounting or financial role
* 5+ years of experience building and managing a strong accounting team
* Entrepreneurial mindset to work cross-functionally across the organization to drive process improvements and project excellence
* Strong supervisory and leadership skills, including experience leading a team of both in-person and hybrid/ remote professionals
* Demonstrated experience influencing and building strong relationships with external and internal and stakeholders across the organization
* Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Proficient in Microsoft Word & Excel
* Experience in accounting ERP systems such as Canopy preferred but not required
* A willingness to work within the framework of our Farmer Focus CARES values of Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship
Work Requirements and Environment & Reasonable Accommodations Statement
This role is based on-site in Harrisonburg, VA . Work conducted primarily in an office environment. This Occasional travel locally between our locations in Harrisonburg, VA.
Work may require access the production environment. Must be able to tolerate the varying heat, wet, and chill of the plant. Hearing and eye-protective equipment required in the production area. Required to wear hair and beard nets in the production area. Must be able to traverse a two-story staircase multiple times per day.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.