Bookkeeping & Finance Manager

**Bookkeeping \& Finance Manager** **\*\*To be considered, please apply and fill out the online application form on our website at: https://simplehire.app/org/farm\-on\-central/jobs** **About the Role** The Farm on Central and its family of businesses are hiring a **Bookkeeping and Finance Manager** to own the books, payroll, and financial reporting across all of their companies. This is a part\-time role of 20\-30 hours per week. Local is preferred, but fully remote is possible. The right person is a full\-charge bookkeeper who is ready to run the finance function — not only keep it. You love clean books, you close on time, and you are comfortable working across several companies that move money between each other every week. Highly motivated candidates with less than optimal experience are welcome as long as they are willing to complete additional training quickly. **About The Farm on Central:** The Farm on Central is a certified organic, regenerative farm in Southwest Ohio. They grow vegetables, fruit, flowers, and plants, and run a farm store, bakery, CSA, u\-pick, and a wholesale plant nursery. There is a heavy emphasis on community, with farm activities and events through the season. About half of what is sold ships across the country, and together the businesses generate approximately $2M\+ in annual sales. You will work across a family of related companies: * **The Farm on Central (MS Innovation):** The farm, farm store, and e\-commerce, plus Midwest Steaming, which rents commercial steam equipment to organic growers * **In the Field Media:** The software and education company, home of Growing Farmers * **Mercede Solutions:** The payroll company that employs the team Financials and budgeting are coded in a custom software system, then reconciled in QuickBooks Online. Cash handling and paper invoices are collected and scanned by the on\-site team, so the role can be done remotely. **Bookkeeping and Month\-End Close:** * Review, categorize, and split transactions daily in the custom financial software * Reconcile every bank, credit card, loan, and merchant account in QuickBooks Online each month, for each company * Hand clean, fully coded books to the outside accountant for the monthly close, and take over more of the close as trained * Record and reconcile intercompany transfers so each company's books stand on their own * Keep financial records organized, digitized, and available for inspection **Payables, Receivables, and Cash:** * Enter vendor invoices, prepare the weekly AP report for owner approval, and pay approved bills electronically * Bill wholesale accounts weekly and follow up on past\-due balances * Work with suppliers to open and maintain credit accounts * Monitor balances across all accounts and move funds for AP, payroll, and operations as approved * Reconcile farm store deposits, cash drawers, and petty cash against Square and the bank * Process monthly affiliate, contractor, and local vendor payments **Reporti