Want to work for an impactful organization helping small businesses? Choose ACE!
At ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, we believe in our mission and want to strengthen our communities. ACE is also committed to maintaining a healthy work-life balance for all our employees and providing a competitive benefits package and wages.
If you want the opportunity to work with an innovative team and have input into the organization’s development – keep reading!
Current Openings
Fund Development Manager
This is a salaried position that reports to the Director of Strategic Partnerships. The position is designed to execute development and fundraising activities such as grants management, stakeholder communication, and lead a significant portion of proposal writing and grant reporting. The Fund Development Manager (FDM) supports the Director of Strategic Partnerships (DSP) and collaborates with the full fund development team in the successful achievement of the organization’s fundraising plan. The FDM, in
partnership with the Grant Development Specialist will manage all proposal writing, and, along with the DSP also provides quality control/final review over all proposals and external communications that bear the ACE brand. This position offers a mix of in person and remote work.
TO APPLY:
Email your cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to HR@aceloans.org. Use job title “Fund Development Manager” in the subject line.
Marketing Intern
ACE offers short-term semester and summer internships for current students and recent college graduates to provide invaluable hands-on experience in marketing and communications. Interns will assist with nonprofit marketing strategy, content creation and production, digital marketing, social media, research and analytics, and event coordination.
Our internships are paid and very competitive. College credit can also be earned through ACE internships as applicable.
TO APPLY:
For details or to apply, send a resume and cover letter to communications@aceloans.org.
Compliance and Treasury Associate
The Credit Analyst is responsible for managing loan risk by gathering and analyzing The Compliance and Treasury Associate is a salaried, exempt position that reports to the Chief Financial Officer. Position is responsible for oversight to the administration of federal, state, and private funder compliance requirements; in partnership with Program and Operations teams, monitors and follows stated covenants, ensures that the organization meets reporting deadlines and supports the CFO with Treasury work. The position is responsible for reviewing ACE agreements for covenants, and other compliance and reporting requirements; creating and following processes for tracking such requirements; analyzing data to support strategic organizational decision-making; reporting to management covenant status regularly or if they are in jeopardy; and completing and filing all documents and reports with applicable funders in a timely manner.
TO APPLY:
Email your cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to HR@aceloans.org. Use job title “Compliance and Treasury Associate” in the subject line.
Staff Spotlight
2024 Best Places to Work
ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs is honored to be recognized as one of the top 15 “Best Places to Work” for 2024 in the Small Company category by Atlanta Business Chronicle. ACE team members were able to attend the Chronicle’s Healthiest Employers + Best Places to Work Awards ceremony on Thursday, August 29th, held at Your 3rd Spot in Atlanta. The competition uses employee feedback to determine the top companies that foster enjoyable, stimulating, and fulfilling work environments.
Top 10 Reasons to Work for ACE
Purposeful Mission
The mission of ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Inc. is to provide community economic development to underserved people and communities. We are a non-profit organization that provides loans and business development resources to help its borrowers create and grow sustainable businesses that generate jobs.
Competitive Salaries and Benefits
We provide competitive salaries and benefits to include great health, vision and dental coverage, 401(k)-type investment plans (including matching options), life and long-term care insurance. In addition to our salary and benefits package, we offer mileage and cell phone reimbursements.
Passionate Team
We are currently 44 strong – from our President, some former bankers, some previously in corporate, some entrepreneurs, but all dedicated to the mission and enjoying this journey together. We’re located all across Georgia but strive to be a supportive team that enjoys our work while making a local and state-wide impact.
Flexible Schedules and Work/Life Balance
We recognize that each employee has unique personal interests and responsibilities to balance with a busy work schedule. In addition to 15 paid holidays, and 15 vacation days to start, your manager may be able to offer you flexible work schedules and/or telework options to help you balance work and family.
Fast Growing, Dynamic Organization
ACE has grown exponentially in the past few years, helping Georgia’s businesses when they needed it most. We’ve added additional staff and are investing in the latest technologies for lending and servicing our clients. Some of the primary benefits of working in a fast-growing company are the chance to attain expertise and grow alongside the business and the opportunity to contribute – to leave your mark!
Location, Location, Location
Many of our positions are work-from-home or hybrid positions. We currently have an office in the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) in Atlanta, as well as Women’s Business Centers in Norcross and Savannah. Our back-office operations are handled out of our Cleveland office in the North Georgia mountains. And we have expanded to the South Georgia region with an office in Tifton.
Professional Work Environment
Our work environment offers open communication and respect of individual contributions so employees are motivated and empowered to perform their job.
Diversity
We recognize the value of a diverse workforce and strive to ensure an environment where every individual can advance to his or her full potential.
Learning and Growth
Energetic and talented employees work together to collaborate with one another to create a continuous environment of learning. As the nature of our work continues to change and grow, we work to ensure our employees are prepared to meet the challenge. You will have the opportunity to hit the ground running, learning and gaining experience every day. Training and support is available and younger employees are encouraged to aim for leadership roles.
Influence on Policy
As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), which by definition is 100 percent dedicated to delivering responsible, affordable lending to help low-income, low-wealth, and other disadvantaged people and communities join the economic mainstream — ACE has made it possible for financial institutions, foundations and other organizations not only to provide increased grant funding directly into metro Atlanta and Georgia but also to be assured that the monies will effectively help the underserved grow their businesses. As part of our operations, we help educate federal and state governments on the impact the CDFI industry has on the economy.
ACE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.