Accounting Clerk

Albertsons Safeway is working to become the favorite food and drug retailer in every market it serves. The organization includes 2,230 stores, 27 distribution facilities and 19 manufacturing plants with over 250,000 employees across 34 states and the District of Columbia. The company is privately owned with supermarkets across the country that include: Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw’s, Star Market, Super Saver, United Supermarkets, Market Street, and Amigos.

The Seattle Division has an opening for an Accounting Clerk. This position is located in Anchorage, Alaska.

Job Description:

This position provides general clerical and accounting support to an Accounting Manager and other management for the Safeway Anchorage Distribution Center and a Wholesale Sales Operation which provides products and services to Rural Alaska.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate would be an energetic, analytical-minded individual with strong attention to detail.

1-2 years of accounting (or related) experience with exposure to Account Reconciliations, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable is preferred. Qualified candidates would be adaptable with a customer service skill-set and an ability to prioritize workload to complete assigned tasks efficiently and with accuracy.

Must have proficiency with computer and office equipment, as well as extreme proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook). Excellent communication and follow-through is expected.

Key Position Responsibilities:

• Code and process vendor invoices for payment, verify payment status, and complete accounts payable reconciliation

• Create accounts receivable aging reports

• Code invoices and complete reconciliations for purchasing cards.

• Create and maintain various reconciliation and tracking documents in Excel

• Complete short-term projects requiring analysis and present to management

• Maintain customer database, send invoice statements, and contact customers requesting payment status on open invoices

• Maintain vendor files

• Payroll processing as needed

• Run reports to provide financial insight to potential new customers

• Provide general office support such as running reports, scanning documents, and filing

• Other duties as assigned

To Apply: Please submit a resume by visiting http://hrd.safeway.com/careers/index.htm.

We foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. A diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect.

We provide employment, training, compensation, promotion and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, medical condition, marital status or any other legally protected status.

We support a drug-free workplace – all applicants offered a position are required to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired.

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