Accounting Clerk - Temporary at GreenStar Cooperative Market | NY, United States | Rezi

Accounting Clerk - Temporary at GreenStar Cooperative Market

Accounting Clerk - Temporary

GreenStar Cooperative Market · NY, United States

1 weeks ago

Accounting Clerk - Temporary

GreenStar Cooperative Market · NY, United States

13 days ago
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About the Role

Assist the Finance Director in ensuring financial systems and record-keeping conform to GAAP, providing financial information and analysis to support GreenStar’s financial objectives. Foster a welcoming environment for coworkers, customers, owners, and the community.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare credit card statements for reconciliation.
  • Maintain working knowledge of tax rules and update vendors with appropriate exemption certificates.
  • Draft internal and external reports for Finance Director review.
  • Reconcile pass-through accounts and submit reports for reimbursement.
  • Work with IT to ensure accurate accounting of new items, coupons, and discounts.
  • Research, resolve, and reconcile POS and Accounting discrepancies or errors.
  • Assist with special projects and conduct filing and recordkeeping.
  • Receive, process, verify, and reconcile invoices.
  • Charge expenses to proper accounts and classes within the accounting system.
  • Pay vendors by scheduling and preparing checks, ACH payments, and wire transfers.
  • Prepare reporting and submit payment to consignment vendors.
  • Coordinate payments with billpay services.
  • Monitor discount opportunities to optimize invoice payments.
  • Resolve discrepancies between purchase orders, contracts, invoices, and payment records.
  • Ensure credit is received for outstanding credit memos.
  • Prepare expense reports.
  • Process credit card payments.
  • Review coded invoices in BillPay system for accuracy.
  • Maintain discretion, security, and control of financial information.
  • Identify and advance opportunities to increase department efficiency and security.
  • Work with Cash Clerks to ensure accurate accounting of daily transactions.
  • Collaborate with POS department and billpay services on invoice coding and vendor relations.
  • Assist customers with product questions courteously and promptly.
  • Work as part of a team to create a welcoming department space.
  • Follow GreenStar’s safety rules.
  • Assist other employees with safety needs.
  • Report unsafe equipment and conditions timely.
  • Participate in safety training programs.
  • Perform other tasks to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
  • Attend Human Resources trainings, all-staff meetings, department meetings, and OBM Huddles.
  • Support on-the-job training of new staff.
  • Read GreenStar publications to stay informed.
  • Respect and comply with storewide personnel policies.
  • Describe membership benefits and how membership investment is made.
  • Adhere to scheduled shifts.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Effective interpersonal communication with team members.
  • Demonstrated ability to follow through on commitments.
  • 2+ years reconciliation responsibility.
  • Experience using accounting software; QuickBooks preferred.
  • Experience using Point-of-Sale or ERP platforms for reporting.
  • Proficient Microsoft Office knowledge and skills.
  • Comfortable with building and troubleshooting Excel worksheets, using macros.
  • Knowledge of basic accounting principles.
  • High degree of attention to detail.
  • Strong time management and organizational skills.
  • Open to input/feedback on work performance.
  • Open to giving input/feedback on Finance department.
  • Self-Driven/Motivated throughout shift.
  • Knowledge or interest in learning about natural foods, local products, local farms.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and handle multiple demands, stay calm, and prioritize.

Skills

  • Interpersonal communication
  • Follow-through
  • Reconciliation
  • Accounting software (QuickBooks preferred)
  • Point-of-Sale (POS) platforms
  • ERP platforms
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Excel (building and troubleshooting worksheets, macros)
  • Basic accounting principles
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Organizational skills
  • Feedback reception
  • Feedback provision
  • Self-motivation
  • Independent work
  • Handling multiple demands
  • Prioritization
  • Calm under pressure

Location

  • Onsite

Work Type

  • Temporary
  • Full-time
  • Part-time

Experience Level

  • Level III
  • Lead Staff

About the Company

  • GreenStar Co-op is committed to being an organization free from discrimination.
  • We seek out, welcome and celebrate people with diverse identities to participate in our community-owned cooperative business structure.

Equal Opportunity

  • GreenStar Co-op is committed to being an organization free from discrimination.
  • We seek out, welcome and celebrate people with diverse identities to participate in our community-owned cooperative business structure.