Accounting Systems Analyst

If you're friendly and dependable and you like to work with terrific guests, we'd love to talk about an opportunity on our team!

Coborn's, Inc. is a fast-growing employee-owned grocery retailer located in the Midwest. Our grocery store formats include Coborn's, Cash Wise, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher's, Tadych's Marketplace Foods, and Sullivan's Foods and we offer unique online grocery home delivery services through our CobornsDelivers and Cash Wise Delivers locations.

Coborn's, Inc. also owns and operates liquor stores under the Coborn's Liquor, Cash Wise Liquor, Andy's Liquor and Captain Jack's brands. Additionally, our fuel and convenience division, pharmacy, in-house grocery warehouse and distribution center, in-house Central Bakery, in-house Fresh Foods Commissary, and Tops Cleaners are significant assets to our operations. We also have a handful of other retail entities in the markets where the fit is right: Little Dukes, Ace Hardware, Country Floral Gifts & Greenhouse, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Bros Coffee, and Erbert and Gerbert's.

Coborn's is hiring for a data loving and tech-savy Accounting Systems Analyst who can help take our accounting team to the next level. As the Accounting Systems Analyst you will provide a high level of customer service serving as a technical point-of-contact for assigned various areas of the business. You will also, provide day-to-day functional and technical support for subject matter experts and end users and manage the electronic data interchange (EDI) process within the organization.

If you enjoy a blend of accounting, technology, and process improvements, this will great career move for you!

Additional Duties Include:

Systems Analysis & Optimization

• Evaluate current financial systems and processes; identify areas for improvement or automation.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements to improve data flow, reporting and efficiency.
• Analyze user requirements, procedures and problems to automate or improve accounting functions.

Accounting System Support & Troubleshooting:

• Serve as a primary point of contact and provide ongoing timely support to system users. Responsible for troubleshooting issues, updating data in the systems and/or providing recommended solutions. Monitor the Help Desk tickets and ensure prompt responses and resolution to reported issues; collaborate with cross-functional team members when needed and ensure timely resolution. Escalate complex, unusual problems and issues as appropriate.
• Collaborate with new and existing EDI vendors on the proper configuration and set up of EDI tools that support file transfer. Perform testing and validation of EDI transactions, ensuring that data flows accurately between systems.
• Monitor system upgrades, assess impacts of change and proactively collaborate with business areas to ensure new functionality is tested and installed timely. Create, maintain and train on Accounting system processes and procedures, end user job aids, as well as various reference materials for Accounting technology.

EDI & Electronic Processing System Management:

• Oversee the daily processing of EDI transactions related to accounting functions such as invoices, payments, and purchase orders. Responsible for managing the shared mailbox for EDI and promptly responding to vendor requests.
• Ensure timely and accurate data transmission between accounting systems and EDI vendors.
• Partner with Merchandising to correct UPC/Global Trade Item Number errors.
• Works with other methods of electronic processing such as Scan Based Trading and 3rd Party outsourcing.

Reconciliation & Discrepancy Resolution:

• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between internal accounting records and data received from external partners via EDI.
• Collaborate with the accounting team to ensure all financial transactions are accurately recorded and reconciled.

Compliance & Documentation:

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and EDI protocols for financial transactions.
• Maintain detailed documentation of EDI processes, financial transaction flows, and issue resolution steps.

Reporting & Analysis:

• Assist in writing, maintaining and supporting a variety of semi-complex reports using reporting tools. Develop and create schedule for standard reports for ongoing customer and business needs. Maintain data integrity in systems by running various reports and audits, analyzing and correcting the data as needed. Coordinate with internal and external partners to produce data for various audits.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in related field and/or equivalent experience preferred. Minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience in Accounting with a focus on EDI processes preferred.
• Strong understanding of general accounting principles, accounts payable/receivable processes, and financial reconciliation.

Our remarkable employees strive to inspire happiness, healthy living and simplicity one guest at a time. With a vibrant and fun work environment, ongoing opportunities for career growth, and generous benefit packages, Coborn's offers a bright future for all employee owners.

We're proud to offer a variety of benefits to both our full-time and part-time employees including:

• A 10% Employee Discount (for the employee and their immediate household) and if you work at a location with a coffee shop, you'll receive a discount there too!
• Get Paid Daily with DailyPay - for employees who would like access to their pay before payday, we offer this great benefit!
• Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation)
• Paid Floating Holidays & 1 - time for hours worked on a company-recognized Holiday!
• Paid Military Leave
• Employee Health & Wellness Programs, Challenges and Resources - to assist our team members live a life of wellbeing!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work-life services and up to five free in-person counseling sessions, per situation/issue, per year.
• Tools, resources and opportunities for Career Growth & Development
• 401(k) plan options - we also match up to 20% of the first 5% contributed
• Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) - yes, we're employee-owned. Our team members benefit from the success of the company through this company-sponsored benefit!
• Additional Voluntary Benefits - such as Vision, Accident and Critical Illness Insurances

If you're hired or promoted into a full-time position with our company, you will also be eligible for: Medical & Dental Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Reimbursement, Paid Family Caregiver Leave, as well as company-sponsored Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance!

As a member of our team, you can also expect:

• Flexible scheduling - We understand that many of our employees are trying to juggle school, practice, family time, errands and personal hobbies, all with only about 16 hours of awake time in a day.
• Recognition - We celebrate a culture of recognition, encouraging employees to recognize and thank one another for remarkable behavior. We even have an app for that!
• Growth Opportunities - We're always looking for motivated, high-potential employees who want to be part of our next generation of leaders! There are opportunities to grow within our company to positions you may not yet even know exist. Coborn's, Inc. offers a variety of development programs for employees who want to grow their careers with us.

Our culture celebrates employee ideas and encourages creative innovations. We're growing, learning, and overflowing with energy. In a dynamic atmosphere that welcomes diversity, we are investing in our employees, along with the growth of our company. We invite you to join us in carrying out our vision to "Be Remarkable!" Apply today!