Farm Manager

Position:
Farm Manager

Location:

La Salle, IL

Job Id:
4640

# of Openings:
0

At First Mid, base salary is one component of our Total Rewards program. Exact compensation is determined by factors such as (but not limited to) education, skills, internal equity, and experience. This position offers additional compensation in the form of discretionary short-term incentives (i.e. bonus, incentives, and/or commission). Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare, well-being benefits, paid family leave as well as generous paid time off. Total Rewards also include banking perks, tuition reimbursement, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and a 401K plan with company match. Incentives and benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.


Responsible for farm management, rural land appraisals, and support functions for farm and trust services. Also responsible for being a representative of the Bank and the department within the local agricultural business communities.


Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for all aspects of farm management, decision making, technical analysis and planning.
• Responsible for operations and recordkeeping, and tax information reporting for Wealth Management Customers.
• Provides professional counseling and consulting to existing and future customers.
• Represents buyers and/or seller in farmland real estate brokerage transactions.
• Completes rural land appraisals, maintains comparable sales files, and provides professional testimony.
• Administers farm management responsibilities for agency and trust accounts.
• Provides technical, financial and business planning services to bank agricultural customers.
• Responsible for marketing crop insurance to our existing bank agricultural customers as well as prospective bank agricultural customers.
• Coordinates the cross-selling of other Bank services with officers in charge of trust, retail deposits, retail lending, commercial lending and cash management.
• Participates as a member of various Trust/Farm committees as assigned.
• Represent the Bank and provide leadership in key community activities and committees. Participate in professional associations; attend conventions, conferences and seminars.
• Completed required training associated with job function.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Agriculture or a related field, practical knowledge of crop production and marketing and the equivalent of five plus years of experience in industry.
• Illinois Real Estate Broker license (currently have or obtain).

Skills:

• Thorough knowledge of Company's product and services.
• High level of analytical skills to conduct farm account analysis and maintain account's progress in consideration of market trends, interest rates, economic conditions and other factors.
• Ability to effectively manage and supervise personnel.
• High level of interpersonal skills to interact with customers and potential customers in a professional manner.
• Adequate knowledge of both internal policies and procedures and the respective state and federal laws and regulations governing departmental functions to ensure performance of individual job duties within the proper control environment.

Total Rewards:

• Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with HSA match
• 401(k) with employer match + Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Generous PTO, paid holidays & parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement & performance-based bonuses
• Visit our Total Rewards page to see our full list of benefits
  
  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.


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Pay Range: $61,300 - $76,600 per year

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