CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
Summary The CHS Stewardship team leads the company's philanthropic commitment to the communities where our employees and owners live and work. Funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., the CHS Foundation stewards an endowment of $50M focused on developing a new generation of ag leaders for lifelong success. In addition, CHS invests corporate dollars each year through CHS Community Giving, which supports programs that strengthen our hometown communities through financial giving and employee volunteerism. The CHS Foundation and CHS Community Giving together comprise CHS Stewardship, with a combined operating budget of approximately $7M annually.
The Finance and Administration Specialist leads the financial management function, ensuring $7M in grantmaking is properly accounted for each year in service of impact goals. The Specialist approves all grants and plays a key role in administering the grantmaking database.
Responsibilities Financial Management
- Manage all CHS Foundation and CHS Community Giving grant, sponsorship, and vendor payments, confirming appropriate approvals and separation of duties. Perform relevant set-up in SAP, process monthly chargebacks, and request journal entries as needed.
- Develop and manage annual budget in partnership with Senior Director.
- Perform cash flow projections to ensure CHS Foundation bank account maintains a sufficient balance.
- Partner closely with CHS Inc. accounting liaison to ensure accuracy of financial transactions and statements.
Administration
- Administer the grants management system (Blackbaud Grantmaking), in partnership with Grants Specialist. Key tasks include: managing the design, maintenance, enhancement, coding, and administration of the grantmaking database to ensure data is accurate and accessible. Manage grant application and requirement forms: designing, creating, maintaining, enhancing and updating as necessary.
- Manage the grant approval process to include verifying applicant tax status, expenditure responsibility, processing approvals and approval letters, and processing payments in Blackbaud system.
- Generate and process reports from the Blackbaud database to communicate grant information to stakeholders, including the CHS Board of Directors, CHS Foundation Board of Trustees, CHS employees, and all other internal/external stakeholders.
- Assist in development of CHS Foundation and Community Giving goals aligned to Stewardship three-year strategic plan, in partnership with team. Evaluate grant outcomes data to determine progress towards goal and measure impact for annual reporting.
- Lead annual CHS Foundation audit by external accounting firm, maintaining compliance with IRS policies and regulations. Liaise with firm for development of annual tax filing.
Programs
- Perform liaison role with CHS Foundation Board of Trustees by managing development of meeting materials, attending meetings, recording minutes, and assisting with logistics to ensure meetings run smoothly.
- Support CHS Foundation President and CHS Foundation Manager roles as needed.
- Participate on the Spirit of Service Days planning committee. Lead a group in organizing Twin Cities volunteer initiatives.
- Participate in the monthly grant review committee, contributing to overall partnership with key grantees and grant programs.
- Collaborate across the Stewardship department on volunteerism and employee engagement initiatives. Partner on annual Giving Campaign and similar enterprise-wide efforts.
- Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.
Minimum Qualifications (required) - High School diploma or GED
- 3 years administration and accounting experience
- High level of financial acumen
- Previous experience with budget and forecast management
- Knowledge of charitable giving programs
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Strong customer service orientation
Additional Qualifications - Bachelor's degree
- Proficient with Blackbaud grantmaking software
- Knowledgeable with YourCause employee engagement platform
- Familiarity with SAP/S4HANA
- Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse
CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.
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