Assistant II

Company: Associated Wholesale Grocers
Location: Springfield
Posted on: November 15, 2024

Job Description:

Assistant II
Springfield, MO, United States
Position Summary:
Providing administrative support to the Accounting department, including accounts payable,
account reconciliation, statements, and responding to customer and vendor inquiries in a timely
and professional manner.
This position supports AWG's mission to remain firmly committed to our long-established
mission statement:
"Our mission is to ensure the success of our member retailers and provide opportunities to our
employees. This will be accomplished by satisfying the customers', and our member retailers',
needs for quality supermarket merchandise and superior support services. We will do this with
high quality employees whose mission is to provide the lowest possible cost of goods in order to
ensure our members profitability, competiveness and continued growth."
Position Responsibilities:
The individual must have the ability to perform the responsibilities listed below. The list is not all
inclusive of duties that may be requested by the department head or a member of upper
management but are intended for an understanding of the purpose of the position. It is the
responsibility of each individual at AWG to provide ultimate customer service to our members to
support their efforts in increasing same store sales and profits.

• Approval/denial of retailer credit requests as per support center policy, to include
  review/research of said credit requests as required.
• Assist Customer Service as needed.
• Assist with non-product inventory counts twice a year.
• Process accounts payable invoices.
• Review weekly reports for discrepancies.
• Run weekly reports and drop data in Excel in pivot table format.
• Create invoices for checks received at the support center.
• Prepare vendor billings pertaining to food show activity and other activity as directed.
• Perform period end account reconciliations and Food Show and Vendor account reconciliations to clearing account as needed.
• Create SCM handbills.
• Cross train with other department staff members.
• Other duties as assigned.Position Requirements:
  • Associates Degree in Business or Accounting preferred, or applicable experience
  • Proficient in MS Office software (primarily Excel)
  • Knowledge of PeopleSoft a plus
  • Ability to prioritize work with minimal supervision
  • Proven attention to detail
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment with constant deadlinesAnyone wishing to apply for the above position should apply online at awginc.com/careers. The
    deadline to apply for this open position will be five business days from the date posted.
    
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      Job Identification 1246
      
      Job Category Non Union
      
      Posting Date 10/31/2024, 07:05 PM
      
      Job Schedule Full time
      
      Locations 3201 East Division Street, Springfield, MO, 65802, US
      
      
      
      
      
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