Company description

The National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) represents, mobilizes, and engages young farmers to ensure their success. Since our founding in 2010, we have grown our grassroots network to over 200,000 individuals and partner organizations. We give young farmers tools to become leaders in their communities, building an effective political voice at the local, state, and national level. Together, we tackle the most critical structural and economic barriers that prevent motivated young people from starting and growing successful farm businesses—including access to affordable farmland, student debt, climate change, healthcare, racial inequities, and more. We have won historic investments in beginning farmer training, outreach to farmers of color, and farmland conservation. Our advocacy for a USDA Farm Service Agency microloan resulted in a loan program in every county that has served more than 30,000 farmers. 

Job description

Young Farmers is hiring for a Finance Director with broad finance experience including accounting, gathering and evaluating financial information, and making recommendations to our Executive Team. The ideal candidate has experience managing the finance function of a national nonprofit organization (nonprofit accounting and tax compliance, budgeting and forecasting, internal controls, financial and grant reporting, and fiscal sponsorship) and knows how to manage the evolution of these functions within a growing organization. They are comfortable developing nonprofit business model strategies  and demonstrate creativity to refine everyday finance processes that are accessible to staff with little to no financial expertise. They prioritize clarity and accuracy in their written and verbal communications, can translate financial reports into digestible narratives for a variety of stakeholders, and understand how to support organizational leadership with efficiency. They can anticipate questions from Executive Leadership and our Board of Directors and are prepared with compelling arguments backed with detailed financial analysis. The position is currently assessed as a Director role, but we will consider candidates for an executive-level position who demonstrate experience leading the financial strategy of a growing national nonprofit with a budget $5-10M, highly diverse programs and funding streams including federal grants and conditional and restricted donations. Responsibilities particular to an executive level position in the job description below are in (italics).

 

Responsibilities

Financial Management (55%)

• Lead the development, implementation, and management of the organization’s financial policies, procedures, and systems. Ensure standard operating procedures (SOPs) are documented and updated to ensure consistency and sustainability.
• Direct the timely preparation of internal monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and reports in compliance with nonprofit accounting standards (e.g., GAAP).
• Lead monthly calls to review financial reports with the Executive Team and Development Director, and quarterly calls with program teams, leadership team, and all staff.
• Provide detailed financial and cash flow forecasting, interpretation and analysis to support decision-making and strategic and workforce planning.
• Supervise all accounting functions including accounts payable and receivable, payroll, month and year-end close functions, banking/cash management, and fiscal sponsorship.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage the annual financial audit, federal single audit process, and exempt organization tax return (Form 990) processes, including preparation and review of reconciliations, financial schedules, analyses, process narratives, and other ad hoc requests. Serve as primary liaison with our independent auditors and tax preparers.
• Facilitate (Direct) the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts in collaboration with staff, ensuring alignment with the strategic goals and internal values of the organization. Establish guidelines and tools for staff that cultivate participatory budgeting and forecast development.
• Provide the Executive Team with recommended strategic solutions to ensure the budget aligns with the long term business model, reaches surplus and maintains strong reserves.
• Serve as staff liaison to the Board Audit Committee and support (lead) quarterly committee and (support) full Board meetings. Support Co-Executive Director and Treasurer engagement with the Board by conducting financial onboardings for new Board members.
• Continuously evaluate, update and manage necessary accounting, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and grants management systems that meet the needs of the organization.
• Ensure all financial transactions, including federal grant funding, restricted and unrestricted donations, and operating revenue, are properly tracked and recorded.
• Supervise all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with appropriate Generally Accepted
• Accounting Principles, regulatory requirements, and audit requirements.
• Conduct financial analysis as needed to support the union bargaining process.
• Provide financial modeling and analysis to leadership and program directors to support financial and business decisions.
• Lead long-term budgeting and business planning to create long-term financial strategies and goals that promote sustainability and growth in alignment with the strategic plan in collaboration with the Co-Executive Directors.
• Optimize the handling of banking relationships and initiate appropriate strategies to enhance cash positions.
• Approve invoices, monthly staff expense reports, and bi-weekly payroll; ensure timely filing and payment of multi-state payroll taxes in partnership with payroll provider.
• Monitor financial trends and advise leadership on potential risks or opportunities for improvement.
• Work with the Leadership Team to integrate fundraising and financial considerations in their programming strategy, holding directors accountable to internal financial processes and best practices.
• Develop expense tracking processes and tools for program leadership and staff to guide programmatic decision-making and understanding of program forecasts and ensure fiscal responsibility across the organization.
• Work with Operations Team to develop organizational financial practices that serve to increase staff understanding of organizational financing and staff capacity for incorporating financial analysis in their programmatic decision-making.
• Serve as a core member of the Executive Team by collaborating on Executive Team functions, including attending team meetings, ensuring compliance, org-wide performance management, escalating staff feedback to the
• Executive Team, leading the annual budgeting process and contributing to internal and external organizational messaging. 

Development (10%)

Staff Management (15%)

Leadership Team (5%)

Other (5%)

General Staff Responsibilities (10%)

Compensation

this position is: salaried, more than 100k

Location

job can be done remotely

Application instructions

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Deadline

April 10, 2025