Associated Wholesale Grocers · 2 months ago
Rotational Accountant
Kansas City, KS
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry LevelAssociated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) is the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets. The Accounting Rotational Program offers an entry-level opportunity to gain broad exposure to various accounting departments over a 24-month timeframe, preparing individuals for successful careers within AWG.
Food and Beverage
Responsibilities
Introduction to cash applications, collections, various billing types and methods, as well as, balancing, roll forward, and transaction verifications
Transition into preparing and posting journal entries and completing assigned account reconciliations
Offers an opportunity to work and communicate with various departments related to questions arising from cash applications, billing uploads, collections of aged receivables, or working through possible billing or reconciliation issues
Exposure to all types of payable processing, software, and tools, including the Accounts Payable 3-way matching software administered by this group
Transition to assisting in preparing journal entries and account reconciliations, giving you further insight into the impact that Accounts Payable has on the company’s financials
Provide you with a more in-depth understanding of the various deal types that AWG works with and how they impact the financials
This role helps to build upon the prior rotations by leveraging the knowledge gained and expanding it further by focusing on reconciling each deal type, ensuring that AWG has captured and received all vendors owed funds
Provides for exposure to other non-accounting-related software, as well as opportunities to work closely with AWG merchandising staff
Transition to helping prepare the various journal entries and account reconciliations for the area to gain a better understanding of the impact that trade promotions has on the financials
This experience will be based on our vendor relations application but will involve multiple other AWG systems used to research and verify these requests
Broad engagement with other departments for information and/or approvals through the vendor relations application will expose you to the workings of additional interrelated departments
You will also learn basic AWG policies that govern our interaction and communication
Once you have gained an understanding of the process, you will be exposed to the various reporting and analytical tools used to identify and facilitate process improvements and reduce the need for vendor requests
Assist with the period close process, preparing reports and performing variance analysis, presenting weekly and/or period results to senior leadership
Opportunity to learn about the inner workings of the various AWG subsidiaries, corporate operations, as well as work with corporate non-accounting staff
Exposure to AWG’s budgeting software, working with the department heads in support of the budgeting/forecasting process
Learning what transactions are included in the division financial statements, and how the annual budgeting, forecasting, and period closing process take place
Transition to preparing various period end journal entries and assisting in the review, documentation and communication of period results
Opportunity to complete account reconciliations, ensuring the accuracy of the account balances and documenting required adjustments
Work closely with division personnel, learning what the various departments are responsible for, and you will participate in weekly staff meetings
Exposure to the various software and tools used by AWG, including those specifically utilized by the division teams
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, collaborative environment
Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new software systems and trends
Ability to execute and follow through to completion and documentation
Strong coordination / organization skills with attentiveness to timelines
Ability to adhere to department driven deadlines
Some travel
Proficient in MS Office Applications
Preferred
Willingness to relocate upon completion of program preferred
Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Paid Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
401(k) with 4% match along with 3 other contributions
Tuition Reimbursement
Basic & Supplemental Life and AD&D
Employee Assistance Program
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Wellness Program
Yearly Holiday Bonus
Company
Associated Wholesale Grocers
Associated Wholesale Grocers is a cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets.
Founded in 1924
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Dan Funk
President and CEO
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