Financial Operations Specialist

Ocean Spray; Lakeville (MA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Vacation pay

Tuition assistance

Telehealth services

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Ocean Spray is seeking a Grower Finance – Financial Operations Specialist in a hybrid role based in Lakeville, MA or Seaport Boston, MA with Mondays and Fridays remote. The role supports payment processing, equity issuances and redemptions, and tax reporting for grower-owners, collaborating with Finance, Legal and Agricultural Supply teams.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, strong MS Office skills, analytical abilities, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1 year of experience preferred.
• Strong MS Office skills and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Supports or executes payment activities for Grower-Owners.
• Handles equity transactions for Grower-Owners.
• Responds to grower-owner inquiries with timely, accurate information.
• Assists with governance and compliance tasks.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Scrum knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Financial Operations Specialist! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.

Position Location

We're all about flexibility! This will be a hybrid role based out of our corporate headquarters in Lakeville, MA or our Seaport Boston, MA location with Mondays and Fridays remote.

Grower Finance – Financial Operations Specialist

The Grower Finance – Financial Operations Specialist supports all aspects of the Grower Finance function including customer service, cash distributions to members and equity issuances and redemptions. The Financial Operations Specialist executes, contributes and/or supports Grower Finance processes including but not limited to payment processing and posting, equity issuance and redemption, tax reporting, contract administration and Cooperative governance. This role interacts with the Agricultural Supply team, our receiving network, the entire Finance team, and Legal. The right individual has the opportunity to grow into a leadership role.

A Day in the Life

• Supports or executes payment related activities to Ocean Spray’s Grower-Owners.
• Supports or executes equity transactions for Ocean Spray’s Grower-Owners.
• Team participation in the preparation, issuance, and transaction reconciliations regarding tax activities, governance activities, payments and equity transactions.
• Maintain and update information related to the financial aspects of a contract.
• Responsible for timely and accurate research and response to grower-owner inquiries including requests for financial and equity information.
• Assists with maintenance of a proprietary software application; identifies necessary updates and performs user acceptance testing.
• Engage with the Grower community to respond to inquiries, resolve issues and provide education on the cooperative model.
• Assist with accounting activities within the Grower Finance team, including reconciling cash and equity accounts.
• Learn and participate in governance and compliance functions.

What We Are Looking For

• Required Excellent technical skills with strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite; knowledge of, or experience with the scrum process of development a plus.
• Individual should possess strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational and communication skills; must have the ability to communicate across all levels of an organization.
• Must be results oriented with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to understand and translate legal documents into transactional details.
• Ability to work in a multi-tasking and time sensitive environment with the ability to prioritize own work within the overall department needs.
• Dependable, adaptable and a willingness to learn.
• Display high degree of judgment, discretion and confidentiality.
• Strong customer service skills.

Preferred Additional Experience

• Additional experience preferred beyond minimum.
• Beneficial certifications/application knowledge.

Education: Bachelor's or University Degree (Required)

Work Experience: At least 1 Year of Experience

Annual Salary: $59,700 - $74,600
The base salary range information above serves as a guideline of the position’s typical hiring range. We value and appreciate what makes you unique and will consider a variety of factors when determining an offer. These factors include, but are not limited to, your skills and experience, external and internal benchmarks, as well as overall company considerations. Certain positions may be eligible for short-term and long-term incentive rewards. We also offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being.

Benefits

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Telehealth services
• 1:1 health coaching
• Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life
• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
• Flexible scheduling options
• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
• Holiday pay for 12 holidays
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Tuition/Education assistance programs
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Scholarship programs for children of employees
• Parental leave
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
• Adoption assistance
• Bereavement leave
• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
• Up to $300 massage reimbursement
• Employee appreciation events
• Employee discounts
• Charitable giving

Who We Are

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future. Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike—we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• Grower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
• Sustainable Results – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
• Integrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other.
• Inclusive Teamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Compliance

For MA Applicants – It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. Any employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand. Today, the cooperative's cranberries are currently featured in more than a thousand great-tasting, good-for-you products in over 100 countries worldwide. The innovative, entrepreneurial spirit of our founders remains rooted in our cooperative's culture, and most of all, our purpose of connecting our farms to families for a better life.