About this opportunity
Busey Bank lists this Relationship Farm Manager opportunity in decatur, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Position Summary
The Farm Manager determines and carries out the goals and objectives of farmland owner clients. This position acts as farmland property manager in terms of overseeing all activities relating to farmland ownership for our clients. This includes both in office and on-farm activities related to both the physical production of farm commodities as well as the financial management of those activities. Duties & Responsibilities
Oversee portfolio of farm accounts. Secure farm management agreements through prospecting, analysis, and sales. Determine goals of farmland owners and implement plans to achieve. Develop/maintain farm lease agreements with qualified farm operators. Make site visits to properties for purpose of evaluating operation, dictating reports to communicate with clients. Review periodic financial reports for submission to clients as requested. Communicate with clients internal and external required for day to day management along with recommendations to owners, reporting, and updates. Distribute funds from accounts as requested and desired by clients. Meet, on average, three times per year with farm tenant to discuss items related to various farming operations, such as financial settlements between owner account and tenants, farm lease renewal/termination, and crop planning, including discussion of things such as land maintenance, building care and oversight, drainage and drainage district issues, fertility, tillage and cultural practices, chemical selection, crop rotation, hybrid and variety selection, soil testing, material application methods, government farm program and all related management issues required for farm property oversight. Attend continuing education seminars as required. Education & Experience
Knowledge of:
Strong knowledge of general agricultural principles.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Accounting principles.
Ability to:
Analyze assignments based on a wide knowledge of many factors where application of advanced or technical concepts are required.
Maintain visual attention and mental concentration for extended periods of time.
Perform duties and make decisions under frequent time pressures.
Education and Training:
Requires Bachelor's degree, preferably in an agricultural-related field.
Professional licensing and accreditation is required (if unlicensed and/or unaccredited upon hire, new farm managers will pursue both in a timely manner).
Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance.
(Base Pay Range: $58,000 - $74,800/yr)
Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being-now and in the years to come-are important to us. Busey's Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information.
Equal Opportunity
Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey's commitment of delivering extraordinary excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey's Equal Opportunity Employment.
Unsolicited Resumes
Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.
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