Job Title: Director of Finance

Reports To: Executive Director

Status: Full-time, Exempt

Pay Range: $80,000-$95,000/annual

Expected Start Date: Rolling

About Boulder County Farmers Markets

For nearly 40 years, Boulder County Farmers Markets (BCFM) has connected farmers, food producers, and communities through vibrant farmers markets and innovative food access programs. Today, BCFM is a growing nonprofit organization with a broader vision: building a thriving local food system that supports regional agriculture, strengthens community connection, and expands access to local food. The Director of Operations will join at a pivotal moment — helping transform a successful, entrepreneurial organization into a sustainable, resilient institution prepared for its next four decades. Position Description The Director of Finance will serve as Boulder County Farmers Markets’ financial steward, strategic thought partner, and builder of the systems needed to support a growing, community-centered nonprofit. Reporting to the Executive Director and working closely with the Board Finance Committee, Director of Operations, and senior leadership team, this role will ensure BCFM has the financial clarity, discipline, and infrastructure to make confident decisions as the organization grows. 

You will thrive at BCFM if you:

● Are energized by building something, not just maintaining something.

● Enjoy creating order from complexity and improving systems over time.

● Can move comfortably between strategic conversations and hands-on financial work.

● Appreciate the creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness required in a growing nonprofit.

● Want your work to directly contribute to stronger local food systems and community resilience.

Core Responsibilities

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is grounded in strong accounting principles and enjoys building systems, improving processes, and translating financial information into practical insights for our nonprofit team and board. The ideal candidate will bring strong nonprofit financial expertise while embracing the reality of a lean, entrepreneurial organization where leaders create solutions, not just manage existing structures.

Financial Strategy & Leadership

● Serve as a strategic partner to the Executive Director and leadership team, providing financial insight that informs organizational priorities, program investments, and long-term planning.

● Develop and maintain financial models that support BCFM’s evolving programs, including farmers markets, Food Hub operations, food access initiatives, fundraising growth, and future capital projects.

● Lead annual budgeting, monitoring, forecasting, financial planning, and scenario analysis.

● Provide thoughtful analysis of revenue streams, program sustainability, cost structures, and opportunities for growth.

● Support strategic decision-making with clear, accessible financial information.

● Support vendors and key stakeholders with best-in-class customer service to achieve mission goals.

Accounting Operations & Financial Systems

● Oversee all accounting functions, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting.

● Partner with bookkeeping and accounting team members and contractors to maintain strong day-to-day financial operations.

● Strengthen accounting workflows, internal controls, reconciliations, and documentation.

● Support grant management and fundraising efforts ● Evaluate and improve financial systems, tools, and processes as BCFM grows.

● Establish scalable practices that reduce organizational dependency on individual knowledge holders.

Reporting, Compliance & Accountability

● Prepare monthly financial reports for leadership and the Board Finance Committee, translating financial results into meaningful insights. ● Manage annual audit preparation, tax filings, grant applications and reporting, and regulatory compliance.

● Ensure strong financial stewardship of restricted funds, grants, sponsorships, and philanthropic investments.

● Partner with program leaders to improve budget ownership and financial decision-making across the organization.

Organizational Systems & Cross-Functional Partnership

● Collaborate closely with the Director of Operations and Executive Director to build the internal infrastructure required for organizational growth.

● Support improved systems for contracts, purchasing, vendor management, and operational planning.

● Help create a culture where financial information is accessible, understood, and used throughout the organization.

● Build strong relationships across teams, helping staff connect their work to organizational sustainability.

Future Growth & Capital Readiness

● Support BCFM’s long-term financial planning for major initiatives, including the development of a year-round market/community hub.

● Develop financial frameworks for capital planning, fundraising investments, earned revenue opportunities, and facility operations.

● Build the financial systems needed to support increased complexity while preserving BCFM’s entrepreneurial culture.

First-Year Priorities

1. Maintain Financial Visibility & Confidence: Continue to build a stronger foundation of financial clarity so leaders and the Board have timely, useful information to guide decisions.

● Maintain consistent monthly financial reporting, forecasting processes, budget-to-actual reporting by department and program area.

● Create accessible dashboards and financial tools for leadership decision-making.

● Build a shared understanding of BCFM’s financial position, opportunities, and challenges.

Success measures: Leadership and Board members have timely, understandable financial information which supports strategic decisions, budget owners understand their financial responsibilities.

2. Strengthen Core Financial Systems & Processes: Continue to evolve BCFM toward durable organizational infrastructure.

● Review and optimize systems, workflows, and responsibilities to strengthen reconciliation, close processes, and reporting timelines.

● Update and fine tune roles between internal staff, bookkeeping support, contractors, and external partners to continue transition toward nonprofit finance & accounting excellence.

● Reduce manual processes and create repeatable systems.

Success measures: Core financial processes are documented, consistent, and less dependent on individual knowledge. Month-end close and reporting processes are predictable and efficient and internal controls and compliance practices are strengthened.

3. Partner with Leadership to Build the Next Phase of BCFM: Help the organization make strategic choices as programs, revenue streams, and partnerships expand.

● Partner with the Executive Director and Director of Operations on organizational planning.

● Develop financial models for major initiatives and growth scenarios.

● Support program leaders in understanding financial drivers.

● Improve decision-making around staffing, investments, and resource allocation.

Success measures: The Director of Finance is viewed as a trusted advisor across the organization. Leadership uses financial analysis to evaluate opportunities and tradeoffs and program teams better understand the financial implications of their work.

4. Prepare BCFM for Increased Scale & Complexity: Ensure the organization is ready for the opportunities ahead, including fundraising growth and a future year-round market.

● Build financial projections and frameworks for capital planning.

● Strengthen grant and restricted fund management.

● Support fundraising strategy with accurate financial information.

● Develop long-range financial models for sustainability.

Success measures: BCFM has financial models supporting future investments, fundraising, and capital planning. The organization is prepared for increased complexity associated with expanded programs and facilities. Financial infrastructure supports BCFM’s vision for a thriving local food system.

Required Qualifications

● 7+ years of progressive financial management experience, with significant experience in nonprofit, mission-driven, or community-based organizations. ● Demonstrated success managing nonprofit accounting operations, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.

● Strong background and technical accounting skills: journal entries, working knowledge of AP/AR, accruals, reconciliations.

● Strong understanding of nonprofit financial practices, including restricted funds, grants, compliance requirements, and board reporting.

● Experience partnering with executive leadership and boards on financial strategy and organizational planning. ● Ability to analyze financial information and translate it into practical recommendations.

● Experience improving financial systems, workflows, and internal controls.

● Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships across an organization.

● High level of integrity, discretion, and commitment to responsible stewardship.

Preferred Qualifications

● Experience with nonprofit organizations of similar size and complexity ($1M–$5M annual budget range).

● Experience supporting organizations through growth, restructuring, or significant operational change.

● Experience preparing for audits and managing relationships with external accounting partners.

● Experience with capital planning, facility projects, or earned revenue programs.

● Experience with accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online and related nonprofit technology platforms.

● Familiarity with food systems, agriculture, community development, or place-based nonprofits.

Application Instructions

Applicants are encouraged to submit their resume and a cover letter summarizing interest in the position and relevant skills and experience to Mackenzie Sehlke at director@bcfm.org. No phone calls please. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the role is filled.. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Boulder County Farmers Markets is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and passionate workplace, so if you're excited about this role but you don’t check every box noted above, we encourage you to apply!

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range is $80,000-$95,000/annually. The compensation package includes a competitive salary, 401k plan and match, workers compensation coverage, earned sick leave, and health coverage. Boulder County Farmers Markets believes in providing employees and applicants with equal employment opportunities. The salary range above represents the low and high end of the range; the actual salary will be determined based on various factors, such as relevant experience.

Boulder County Farmers Markets believes in providing employees and applicants with equal employment opportunities. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, gender, age (40 and over), mental or physical disability, religion or religious practices, creed, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (such as transgender status), ancestry, citizenship, veteran status (other than as permitted by applicable law), pregnancy, genetic characteristics or information (which includes, but is not limited to, genetic test results and family medical history records and which should not be provided to the Company), or any other unlawful consideration. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, compensation, transfer, termination, layoff and all other conditions and privileges of employment, all in accordance with applicable laws.