Customer Accounts Receivable Staff Accountant at Kroger Corporate in Hutchinson, Kansas

Job Description:

Serve as the subject matter expert in a designated area of Kroger Accounting Services Hutchinson (KASH). Provide leadership support to the director of Finance, controllers, and department managers by leading special projects and assisting with day to day operations in department. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. Minimum
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Effective communication skills
- Highly organized and able to multi-task
- Ability to maintain stable performance under pressure, handling stress in a manner acceptable to others
- Ability to establish a course of action for self and others to ensure work is completed efficiently, assuming responsibility and accountability for timely completion of tasks
- Ability to take action to accomplish objectives and goals
- Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others; ability to establish/maintain good working relationships
- Proven analytical skills

Desired
- Bachelor's Degree accounting, finance or a business related field
- 3+ years of Kroger accounting experience or extensive accounting knowledge
- Any experience with Business Objects and Oracle
- Any Shared Service Accounting Center or auditing experience
- Any group leader experience- Maintain all balance sheet accounts (i.e., activation, assignment, descriptions, etc.)
- Maintain all profit and loss accounts (i.e., activation, impact on allocations, descriptions, etc.)
- Maintain master file of allocation events and assist in creating and modifying events
- Serve as liaison for company and external audit teams, making sure discussions on issues include the appropriate department manager, controller and associate
- Verify Sarbanes Oxley narratives are up to date and spreadsheet reviews are maintained
- Analyze balance sheets and profit and loss account flux to validate variances
- Perform account analysis for problem/high profile areas utilizing graphing/trending reports
- Audit and/or coordinate with managers on audits of all accounts timely
- Follow-up/resolve out of balance accounts, reconciling items, un-reconciled accounts, aging of unbilled accounts; communicate findings to the department manager as well as the controller
- Conduct department specific training on accounts for all levels
- Assist in establishing accounting processes or reconciliations for new programs or new ledger accounts
- Assist department manager and controller with special projects and inquiries from auditors/divisions/vendors
- Maintain confidentiality of conversations and documents
- Travel independently to other divisions for training and meetings
- Use appropriate interpersonal styles/methods to reduce tension or conflicts
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation