Controller
What started as a small garden in a vacant lot in this little inner-city neighborhood, quickly turned into the City of Dallas’ first urban farm. The original farm is 1.25 acres boldly situated in the South Dallas community of Bonton, an area ravaged by generational poverty, crime, and classified by the USDA as a food desert. In 2016, a local family, the Treffingers, were inspired by the mission of Bonton Farms and generously donated 20 acres of land located about 10 miles from the original farm. They loved it so much that when another 20 acre plot adjacent to the original one became available, they purchased it and donated it for further expansion of Bonton Farms. That 40 acre site is what we call "The Bonton Farms Extension". It happens to be one of the largest urban farms in the Unites States. In this unlikely setting, we are cultivating a sustainable and vibrant urban farm with the mission to restore lives, create jobs and ignite hope.
Employer Details:
Dallas/Fort Worth Based Non Profit seeking a Controller to support financial and strategic planning efforts for mission based programming. The Non-Profit Partners focuses in on their commitment to equality, inclusiveness, and mission to fight poverty in low socioeconomic communities. If you have a passion to serve and support an organization that is the at the cornerstone of building economic equality we would love to talk with you.
The Controller is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing and executing on the financial strength of the organization, strategic planning and long-term sustainability of the community of Bonton. The Controller will work closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, and leadership team to drive strategic initiatives, ensure financial sustainability, and enhance organizational performance. This role requires a strong leader with a vision for financial excellence and the ability to provide thought leadership in a non-profit setting.
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. Theomission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or alogical assignment.
- Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of anorganizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
- Manage outsourced functions such as accounting and payroll services
- Advise executive management as to the most effective way to structure the company’s accounting system to support the organizations business model
- Manage the annual budgeting process
- Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner
- Ensure that accounts receivable are collected promptly
- Process payroll in a timely manner
- Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
- Maintain the chart of accounts in a form that supports the organization’s business model as well as complies with nonprofit GAAP
- Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
- Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions including approval and support for journalentries
- Develop and maintain a disciplined monthly close process including a close calendar, close checklist, and journal entry checklist.
- Stay current on changes in nonprofit GAAP and oversee any required adjustments to accounting policies and procedures as required by nonprofit GAAP.
- Create and review the controls needed for data accumulation and reporting systems
- Coordinate periodic physical inventory counts and cycle counts
- Track profit margins
- Ensure the organizations point-of-sale system in designed and implemented properly
- Work with the Retail managers to optimize profits through pricing and cost efficiency analysis
- Report on periodic variances to budget and their causes, focusing in particular onspending variances
- Meet with department managers monthly to review their department’s financial performance
- Analyze capital budgeting requests
- Maintain relationship with the organization’s operating bank
- Ensure the company’s bank account structure and related cost are in alignment with the organization’s operating requirements.
- Maintain a system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over cash activities
- Proactively work with the bank to identify ways to automate cash management activities such as collections and payments.
- Issue timely and complete financial statements
- Coordinate the preparation of the annual report
- Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
- Provide for a system of management cost reports
- Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit
- Coordinate single audit
- Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
- Ensure sales tax collections and filings comply with regulations
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field required; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years of experience in financial management with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
- Proven experience in strategic financial planning and execution in a non-profit setting as well as for profit (preferably with restaurant or retail experience).
- Strong knowledge of non-profit accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and inspire stakeholdersat all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
- Integrator and strategic thinker.
- Results-oriented and proactive.
- Ability to meet or exceed deadline expectations.
- Efficient organizational and time management skills.
- Adaptable and resilient in the face of challenges.
- Ethical and transparent with high integrity.
- Passion for the mission and people of Bonton Farms and the Bonton community.
For more information about Bonton Farms, please visit our website at www.bontonfarms.org. We also invite you to follow us any and all of the social media platforms.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Our Mission
Transform lives by disrupting systems of inequity, laying a foundation where change yields health, wholeness and opportunity as the norm.
Vision
The change in Bonton becomes the change in the World.
Core Principal
Our values are bathed in our Christian faith, born out of a passion for people and guide how we put them into action.
What is Bonton?
For the last 200 years, racial injustice and systemic oppression prevented opportunities in Bonton, a community in South Dallas, that were a given elsewhere. People here experienced higher rates of diabetes, stroke and cancer, and 48% of residents lived in poverty. Residents have been denied access to the seven human essentials that are necessary to survive and thrive - health & wellness, economic stability, safe and affordable housing, transportation, a sense of belonging, education and access to fair credit. Today, the community is transforming, and healing is coming from within.
Who We Are
Bonton Farms is on a mission is to transform lives by disrupting systems of inequity, laying a foundation where health, wholeness, and opportunity are the norm for all people. While many nonprofits work to solve one issue, Bonton Farms focuses on place-based interventions to build community capacity for long-term change. As the ecosystem of community resources improves, the neighbors in Bonton use these resources to build successful, self-sufficient lives, ultimately interrupting the impact of decades of disenfranchisement. Bonton Farms’ programs focus on the all of the seven human essentials that the community has been denied for so long. We invite you to come and join us in the transformation!
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