Concord Food Co-op Hiring for Finance Manager at Concord, New Hampshire Full Time

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Job Summary

Manage financial services, procedures, and policies to support the fiscal responsibility and viability of the store(s) by ensuring conformity to accepted accounting and cash management principles and by developing, maintaining, and providing complete, timely, accurate financial information to management.

About Concord Food Cooperative

Concord Food Co-op is a natural foods grocery store, bakery, and café with locations in Concord, NH and New London, NH. A pillar of Main St.

the Co-op strives to support and enhance the New Hampshire community by only stocking ethically-sourced natural foods and through positive cooperative action in-store and in the community.

Essential Job Duties

• Supervise and manage accounting staff
• Ensure State and Federal tax compliance, reporting, payments, and record keeping
• Database management and auditing for both QuickBooks Pro and Access databases
• Monitor and record credit / debit transactions from credit card processor
• Prepare monthly / quarterly financial statements, financial forecasts, annual budget, and other reports as needed
• Ensure timely payment of quarterly / yearly taxes, bills, invoices and maintains positive credit rating
• Ensure privacy and security of membership, payroll, and financial records of the Co-op
• Monitor weekly cash management protocols
• Archive financial records / data as required
• Monitor cash management systems, oversee bank deposit system and entering daily cash receipts for timeliness and accuracy
• Ensure bank reconciliations are completed monthly
• Assist with processing of quarterly inventories
• Manage fixed asset reporting and depreciation schedules
• Prepare end-of-period, adjusting journal entries in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
• Supervise and cooperate with external audits, review annual audit for accuracy, and enter any journal adjustments as needed

Requirements

Essential Skills

• Excellent customer service skills for both internal and external customers
• Superior keying / data entry skills with speed / accuracy
• Advanced computer ability
• Strong attention to detail with an emphasis on data integrity
• Ability to take direction and work independently and sometimes under deadline pressure
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills

Essential Mental & Physical Requirements

• Works independently with limited guidance
• Performs a variety of tasks independently as dictated by organizational demands
• Relates information to diverse individuals both orally and in writing
• Must have good analytical ability and be proficient in math
• Sitting for extended periods, occasional bending, and reaching
• Working on computer 95% of the time

Experience and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting and 1 – 3 years of experience required; CPA a plus
• Ability to work and effectively communicate with all levels of the business
• Excellent business judgment, analytical, and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of financial reporting in a retail environment
• Strong, demonstrated use of Excel, Word, and Access
• Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns
• Proficient user of QuickBooks – Desktop
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Able to manage, guide, and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used
• A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
• Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations

Other Qualifications

• Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA & other federal, state & local standards – including meeting qualitative and / or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA & other federal, state and local standards
• Compliance with all personnel policies

Important Disclaimer Notice

The job duties, elements and responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, requirements, and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that the employee may be required to perform.

The Co-op does reserve the right to revise this job description at any time and require employees to perform other job duties as assigned.