Office Associate Full-Time

Retail

Position Summary

The primary responsibility for all positions with Big G Ace is to Amaze Every Customer Every Time and uphold the Core Values as determined by the management team. This position handles several key responsibilities including all internal accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general office management and assist with payroll. Additional duties include general office management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•Accounting

•Post journal entries

•Reconcile general ledger to inventory

•Verify and balance general ledger entries against POS reports

•Balance cash drawers daily, investigate discrepancies

•Prepare bank deposits and take to local bank

•Manage and reconcile bankcard recaps

•Generate monthly customer house accounts statements

•Post customer payments

•Reconcile purchase orders to invoices

•Reconcile Ace Statement

•Complete all payables for Owner’s approval

•Create monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements

•Reconcile monthly bank statements

•File sales and use taxes

•Work with outside Accounting firm on year-end tax filing Payroll

•Enter missed punches for employees

•Reconcile time clock punches with master schedule

•Prepare payroll reports for Accounting firm

Office Management

•Negotiate and maintain outside indirect expense vendor contracts (e.g., waste management, utilities, Nebraska Game and Parks, etc.)

•Oversee office and store IT equipment by determining the need for repairs, contact the needed repair person and order any required replacement parts

•Obtain competitive quotes from multiple suppliers for new equipment/services

•Maintain safety and inspection compliance standards

•Assist other office team members as needed

WORK ENVIROMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate occasionally works near moving mechanical parts. The associate may work near outside weather conditions. The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

•Associate degree in accounting, business management or directly related field

•Knowledge of office management, bookkeeping, and store operations

•Knowledge of retail computer systems

•Technically proficient in computer systems including related software

•Excellent written and verbal communications skills

•Good organizational, time management and multitasking abilities

•Cooperative team player with exceptional interpersonal skills

•Commitment to service excellence and customer satisfaction

Physical Requirements

The minimum physical requirements for position include:

•Ability to stand for an extended period of time, walk, reach, and bend to perform job duties

•Move and handle merchandise up to 40 pounds, and fixtures throughout the store, which entails lifting and perform all functions as set forth

Job responsibilities may change based on the needs of the business.

Located: Big G Ace, 3203 Osborne Drive West, Hastings, NE

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Company Introduction

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.