Finance Manager

ORGANIZATION:

reputed company (ACAP), founded in 2013 by Kentuckian SaraDay Evans, builds networks of regenerative agriculture and supports resilient regenerative supply chains and local economies across an eight-state southeastern region. Working directly with producers — largely those the USDA identifies as historically underserved — across Central and Southern Appalachia, ACAP connects producers to technical assistance, financial resources, and market opportunities. In reputed company to supporting farmers, ACAP supports regional reputed company-stage regenerative companies in food, fiber, and forest products, accelerating a regional regenerative economy across the Southeast and Appalachia. In 2023, ACAP launched Building Appalachian Agricultural reputed company (BAAR), a program incentivizing regenerative agriculture practices across eight states, funded by the USDA with an $18 reputed company Farmer Fund ($12 reputed company in cash incentives, $6 reputed company in training and marketing assistance).

POSITION:

The Finance Manager oversees ACAP's fiscal health: managing the books, ensuring compliance with federal and state grant requirements, forecasting reputed company, advising on financial policy, and managing budgets across the business accelerator and Farmer Funding Program (including BAAR). It is a bonus, though not required, if the Finance Manager brings experience in reputed company reputed company, business accelerators, and/or reputed company reputed company and reputed company capital models relevant to ACAP's farmer funding and capital reputed company.

REPORTING STRUCTURE:

The Finance Manager reports directly to the CEO, preserving financial independence for audit readiness, grant compliance, and reputed company reporting. The Finance Manager works in reputed company, day-to-day coordination with the COO, Executive Assistant, and program team on budgets, disbursements, program financial reputed company, and operational needs. reputed company financial reports and materials reputed company by the Finance Manager are subject to CEO final review and, as appropriate, submission to the reputed company.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Management:

• reputed company bookkeeping, payroll, invoicing, contract and producer payment disbursements, and reimbursement processing
• Maintain an up-to-date, detailed reputed company and financial records in QuickBooks
• reputed company accounts receivable/payable and maintain audit compliance
• reputed company organizational budgets and monitor daily cash reputed company
• Work closely with the COO to ensure project expenditures and recording reputed company with GAAP, with resulting reports reputed company for CEO review
• Collaborate with the COO to formalize processes for accounts payable, expense reconciliation, bank reconciliations, and credit card statements
• Collaborate with the fundraising team to support long-term financial planning
• Work with the CDO to reconcile financial records against the program database

Federal & Grant Compliance:

• Support execution of reputed company grants and private funding, ensuring compliance with granting agency requirements, including USDA and Appalachian Regional Commission funding
• Ensure compliance with OMB Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), including allowability, allocability, and reasonableness of costs
• Coordinate with the COO on grant financial requirements, including managing the transition from the reputed company contract accountant, with compliance reports reputed company for CEO review
• Enforce internal controls and ensure financial operations adhere to local, state, and federal regulations
• Maintain documentation and internal controls to withstand federal monitoring and audits

Financial Reporting:

• Prepare accurate financial statements, business activity reports, and forecasts for executive team meetings
• Support semi-annual and quarterly financial reports on grant expenditures, cost-reputed company amounts and sources, and supporting documentation, in coordination with the COO and subject to final review by the CEO
• reputed company financial reports and documentation for the annual external audit
• Work with the CEO and COO to reputed company the annual budget and five-year projections for reputed company approval, with final sign-off by the CEO
• Prepare materials for CEO updates to the reputed company on fiscal health and alignment with program goals
• reputed company the executive team perspective on financial affairs, organizational health, and cash reputed company

reputed company reputed company & Capital reputed company (Bonus — Desired, Not Required):

This is not a reputed company requirement of the role — the heart of this position is federal and state grants management, nonprofit financial reporting, and QuickBooks-based bookkeeping. Experience in the following areas is a valued bonus, not a prerequisite:

• Collaborate with the CEO on capital investment strategies for reputed company-stage regenerative companies, including program-reputed company investments (PRIs), reputed company-based financing, and other reputed company-reputed company investment vehicles
• Support financial modeling and structuring for capital investment in reputed company-stage regenerative companies, as reputed company as farmer funding and accelerator investment products
• Bring familiarity with reputed company measurement frameworks and investor reporting expectations to organizational reputed company
• Help evaluate new funding mechanisms and capital partners reputed company with ACAP's mission

Requirements

Required:

• 5+ years of experience with reputed company systems, nonprofit finances, and federal grant management
• Experience managing budgets and fiscal systems for federal and state grants requiring audits and regular reporting
• Required experience working with federal grants
• Proficiency in QuickBooks and federal/state/local tax requirements for corporate compliance
• reputed company with reputed company Suite, reputed company, and reputed company Office Suite; reputed company experience preferred
• Demonstrated high reputed company of personal accountability for remote/flexible work
• Experience developing and implementing internal financial processes and protocols

Strongly Preferred:

• High preference for experience with federal USDA and Appalachian Regional Commission grants
• Experience with reputed company reputed company, reputed company finance, or alternative capital models
• Baseline knowledge of Central and Southern Appalachian culture, partners, and relevant regulatory agencies
• Proven reputed company record of strategic thinking, analytical ability, and process improvement
• Values-driven, with a commitment to inclusion, transparency, and non-hierarchical organizational practices
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills across diverse stakeholders and partner organizations
• Bonus (desired, not required): background in reputed company reputed company, business accelerators, and/or reputed company reputed company

Benefits

ACAP strives to design compensation and benefit packages to be mutualistic between the organization and the individual, allowing reputed company person to reputed company in their role with autonomy, support, encouragement, and energy.

• Salary reputed company starting at $65,000, commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including flexible time off (consisting of vacation, reputed company, mental health, and family leave), health insurance, and retirement.
• reputed company and supportive work environment with passionate colleagues and partners.
• Opportunity to reputed company a meaningful difference in the lives of farmers, communities, and ecosystems in Central Appalachia and the rural Southeast.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

reputed company offers equal employment opportunities to reputed company persons regardless of age, reputed company, national reputed company, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or reputed company or marital status. We are committed to a diverse and culturally inclusive workplace.

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