Responsible for making sure that all daily processes are being completed timely, efficiently, and accurately. Handle correspondence between company and vendors. Provide guidance and support to other accounting clerks assigned to your team. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. Minimum
- Good working knowledge of Kroger Accounting Systems
- Proven ability to maintain confidentiality of files, conversations and documents
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, high change environment
- Highly organized and proficient at multi-tasking
- Ability to maintain stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization
- Self-Starter while managing ones time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently
- Ability to take prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive and following up to ensure completion
- Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
- Ability to maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
- Demonstrated sound business judgment and the ability to work successfully with all levels of associates, backgrounds, and perspectives
- Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly express thoughts to others and exchange information
- Strong analytical and math skills
- Ability to create accounting reports
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Desired
- Any accounting experience
- Any general ledger account balancing experience- Balance selected general ledger accounts, make necessary journal entries timely
- Coordinate/ monitor workflow of the department as leadership and provide feedback to management
- Assist with appraisals: productivity and audit accuracy; provide feedback on audits to Manager and clerks
- Assist in training new members of the team and establish their training plan
- Delegate work/questions out to the department for processing/answers
- Assist with review of accounts for accuracy and proper supporting detail of accounts
- Develop working relationships with the division's controllers, vendors, buyers, category manager, and warehouses; follow up promptly to their request; discuss any large or unexpected entries that would affect their accounts
- Establish/review department manual(s) for on-going upkeep for maintaining current policies and procedures
- Lead and maintain any special projects as assigned by management
- Actively participate and express ideas to help identify/resolve inefficiencies within the department
- Handle requests made by vendors, controllers, specialist or managers as quickly as possible
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation