ABOUT

FoodCorps is a fast-moving new national nonprofit organization that seeks to combact childhood obesity while training the next generation of farmers and public health leaders. The centerpiece of our work is an AmeriCorps youth program that launched in ten states this summer. Our first 50 service members (selected from more than 1200 applicants) are spending a year of paid public service conducting nutrition education, building and tending school gardens, and sourcing farm-fresh food for school meals in high-obesity communities. Within a decade, we expect to deploy an annual service force of more than 1,000.

FoodCorps is a dynamic start-up with strong potential for growth, working at the intersection of the most pressing issues of our time: childhood obesity, environmental sustainability, and the way we farm, eat, and educate. The organization uses a model of national service that has helped programs like Teach for America, Habitat for Humanity and City Year become catalytic change-makers, leveraging federal funds to drive corporate and philanthropic investment in the public good. FoodCorps is led by a young team of social entrepreneurs with expertise, passion, and commitment to having fun.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to and collaborating with Executive Director Curt Ellis (Heinz- and Peabody-winning filmmaker of of the food documentary King Corn), the Finance and Operations Manager will oversee FoodCorps' day-to-day finances, facilitate key operations, develop budgets and projects that will enable the organization to achieve ambitious growth over the long-term. Work will be based in FoodCorps' New York office near Union Square, and will be conducted using Mac, Google, Salesforce, Quickbooks and Excel platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary responsibilities will include:

Finance:

• Organizational budgeting
• Growth and scenario modeling
• Grant and project budgeting
• Grants administration for federal and restricted funds
• Management of accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Supervision of bookkeeping, regular reconciliation and cash flow
• Preparation of key materials for audit and annual report

Operations:

• Management of employee intake, payroll and benefits processing
• Facilitation of IRS 990, NYS CHAR500, A133 and employer tax filings
• Filing or overseeing the filing of corporate, fundraising and foreign entity registrations
• Oversight of insurance coverage and risk management
• Maintenance of internal controls and human resource policies
• Oversight of database and record retention systems
• Vendor selection and contract management

EXPERIENCE

Candidates must possess a graduate degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Nonprofit Management or equivalent. A minimum of three years of financial management experience in a nonprofit environment, preferably in a high-growth start-up, is required. CPA designation preferred. Familiarity with Quickbooks, Excel, and other financial management software is mandatory. Experience with Salesforce preferred.

Candidate must be a clear communicator and team player, have significant organizational skills and adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct.