Office Associate

Position Summary

The primary responsibility of the Office Associate is to organize and manage back-office operations.

Major Responsibilities

The major responsibilities for this position include:

• Post journal entries and reconcile statements and general ledger entries.
• Generate monthly customer house account statements.
• Complete accounts payable and receivable.      
• Make daily deposits. ·       
• File sales and use taxes returns, and prepare quarterly and year-end reports.·       
• Process payroll, and enter newly hired employees into the POS and payroll system.·       
• Post employee schedules.·       
• Maintain monthly POS sale files.·       
• Organize monthly sale promotions and signage.·       
• Print and distribute retail price changes.

 Minimum Requirements

The minimum requirements for this position include:

• Education/Training: High School degree, college preferred
• Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or back-office procedures, and human resources
• Skills/Knowledge:Excellent quantitative and computer skills.  Analytical and mathematical knowledge with the ability to make sound decisions
• Knowledge of retail computer systems, MS Word, Excel, or other spreadsheet software with an ongoing willingness to learn
• Excellent communication skills, exceptional organizational ability, high attention todetail, and ability to multi-task

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

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.