Finance & Operations Manager

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Long Island City

Additional Benefits: Full Health, Dental and Vision

ABOUT THE ROLE

Grand Frontier Farms is is looking for an Operations & Finance manager to help expand its operations—across multiple locations and through our own projects— and to oversee our day-to-day operations, financial strategy, compliance, administrative processes and logistics. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and operations, with experience in agriculture, real estate, manufacturing or hospitality. Currently the day-to-day of this role would involve working on-site to support our LIC research facility, the ongoing construction of our first scale farm in northern Michigan, as well as managing and growing the core company finance and operational processes. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Financial Management & Administration

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across the organization and its projects and locations.
• Manage cash flow, investment strategies, and financial risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and company policies.
• Oversee tax, accounting, and bookkeeping, including coordination with accountants and other service providers.  

2. Legal & Administrative Operations

• Manage business licenses, permits, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee insurance policies, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate with legal counsel on contracts, agreements, and regulatory matters.
• Establish and maintain administrative processes across core company functions.

3. Operations & Logistics

• Oversee bookkeeping, payroll, and account management to ensure financial transparency.
• Support real estate development initiatives, including working alongside our team on financing, property acquisition, and operational setup.
• Develop and manage vendor and supplier relationships, ensuring cost-effective operations.
• Ensure facilities are safe, effective and well-run.
• Support HR administration, including insurance.

4. Keeping Everything Running Smoothly 

• As a growing company, and one that is involved in so many evolving real work projects, there's a host of practical operations, support and logistics challenges that will arise on a day-to-day basis. We're looking for someone excited to work alongside the research team to build these projects, and importantly to take over as much of the current founder's operational, administrative and financial responsibilities as possible. 

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of experience in financial management and operations, with a strong preference for backgrounds in real estate, hospitality and agriculture.
• Proven experience managing finance and operations across multiple locations.
• Strong knowledge of financial regulations, compliance, and risk management.
• Experience with bookkeeping, payroll systems, and financial software (QuickBooks, Excel, etc.)
• Proactively and independently addresses issues and build solutions.
• Ability to develop and execute financial strategies for long-term business sustainability.
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills.

Ideal Candidate

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
• Comfortable in a dynamic and less structured startup environment, and building the processes necessary to help it grow. 
  
• Relentlessly organized. Excellent at prioritizing.
  
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with key teammates and external partners alike.