About the company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on innovation and building culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength, deep roots in the communities we serve, and a team that has passion for food and delivering great service.

Albertsons is one of the largest retail employers, providing approximately 300,000 jobs across 2,200 stores, 22 distribution centers, 20 food and beverage plants and various support offices. We operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia under the Albertsons banner, as well as Safeway, Tom Thumb, Jewel Osco, Shaw’s, and many more recognizable names.

The National Services Center located in Northwest Phoenix, has an opening for an Accounting Clerk - with the Payroll Accounting team.

What you will be doing

This individual will have responsibility for remitting, reporting and balancing employee benefit payments and deductions for specific company divisions.

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsibility for large/complex division payroll reporting including payments
• Filing and assisting locating documents
• Oversee cross training of division duties
• Open and distribute mail
• Complete assignments accurately and consistently within contractual requirements
• Develop excellent working knowledge of the PeopleSoft Payroll system
• Filing and assisting locating documents
• Manual tracking of benefit issues
• 3rd Party (Union Dues, SCEA, 401(k), etc.) reporting and payments (preparing and analyzing reports and payments from PeopleSoft)
• Research, analyze, and make recommendations related to employee deductions and benefit issues using PeopleSoft and/or Oracle
• Code and enter payments into Oracle
• Contribute and participate in team activities
  

Knowledge & Experience

Education Level:

• 2 or more years college with accounting course work or equivalent experience
• 2 or more years' experience in a larger organization with mainframe-based accounting

Skills and Experiences:

• Extensive knowledge of all aspects of account reconciliation
• Intermediate level PC skills with knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Display strong leaderships skills - lead by example
• Self-motivated and ability to make logical, rational decisions independently
• Ability to organize and prioritize job tasks
• Ability to resolve difficult issues with external/internal customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Honest and trustworthy, exhibiting sound business ethics
• Speed and accuracy in 10 key data input
• Working knowledge of common payroll practices "Go to person"
• Proven record of positive interactions with co-workers
• Ability to train new associates within the department
• Ability to complete work with minimum supervision under rigid time constraints
• Top performer
• Role model
• Adaptable
  

Travel Requirements: None

Physical Environment:

• Sits for extended periods of time.
• Bending, stooping and twisting required periodically.
• Uses calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment during normal workday.
• Workday is fast paced.
  

What it is like at Albertsons?

Albertsons Culture Principles

Compassion : We always treat each other with kindness and respect

Team : We always support and recognize each other

Inclusive : We always value everyone’s perspective

Learning : We always strive to grow and develop ourselves and others

Competitive : We always act with integrity to win over the customer

Ownership : We always take actions to drive our success