Location: Long Island City, NY
Position Type: Full Time
Benefits: Full health, dental, and vision insurance
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About Grand Frontier Farms
At Grand Frontier Farms, we're building the future of agriculture with radically productive farming technologies built upon aquaponics and modern CEA. We're a tight-knit, five-person team of researchers and founders with a successful R&D facility and are developing our first commercial farms. We're looking for a foundational team member to build our operational backbone as we prepare to scale.
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About the Role: Head of Finance & Operations
We are looking for a hands-on Head of Finance & Operations to be the operational core of our company. You will be a direct, strategic partner to the founders, taking ownership of our financial systems and building the operational infrastructure that will allow us to grow efficiently. You'll be modeling our cash flow one day, coordinating permits for a new farm the next and then working with our researchers to come up with an effective strategy for sourcing or even manufacturing parts. The ideal candidate is a "builder" at heart, and someone who is excited to create systems from the ground up and thrives in a fast-moving, real-world R&D environment.
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What You'll Own & Build:
- **Financial Strategy & Systems: **You will build and own our financial strategy and systems. This includes everything from developing budgets and forecasts to managing cash flow, coordinating with our accountants, and ensuring we are financially healthy as we scale.
- Operational Infrastructure: You will create the playbook for our growth. This means overseeing everything from vendor contracts and insurance to managing the permitting and legal needs for new site launches in Michigan and beyond.
- Company Operations: You will be the go-to person who keeps the company running smoothly. You'll manage HR processes, payroll, and benefits, and ensure our R&D and farm sites have the resources they need to succeed.
- Strategic Partnership: You will work directly with the founding team on special projects, helping to solve the novel challenges that arise as we create first-of-their-kind farming technologies.
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Who You Are:
- You have 5+ years of experience in a finance and operations capacity, ideally in a startup or an industry with physical assets and complex logistics (like AgTech, real estate, or manufacturing).
- You have experience managing finances and operations across multiple locations.
- You are highly proficient with tools like Excel and QuickBooks and are comfortable getting into the weeds of financial modeling.
- You are an expert project manager who knows how to prioritize and execute, whether you're in a crunch time or planning for the long term.
- You are a clear communicator with a steady hand, capable of navigating ambiguity with a calm, focused approach.
- You have a builder's mindset and are eager to roll up your sleeves and solve problems, even if it's your first time doing so.
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What Success Looks Like in the First 6 Months:
- You have built and implemented a robust budgeting and financial reporting process for all our projects and locations.
- You have taken full ownership of our day-to-day financial operations, freeing up the founding team to focus on technology and growth.
- You have streamlined the procurement and vendor management process.
- You have created a clear roadmap for the operational and legal requirements for our next farm site.
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The Opportunity:
- Impact: Build the foundational systems for a rapidly-scaling company at the intersection of science, operations, and sustainable food.
- Team & Environment: Be an integral part of a small, driven team that is developing high-impact farming technologies. Work on an active farm surrounded by hundreds of plants and experimental projects.
- Growth: This is a chance to grow with us as we work across an array of new systems, crops, and farms.
- Endless Produce & Plants: Working on a farm has its advantages.