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United Natural Foods lists this Finance Operational Analyst - Accounts Payable - Remote opportunity in providence, Rhode Island. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Finance/Accounting AnalystThe Analyst contributes to the effectiveness of AP/AR operations by ensuring accurate data, performing key accounting and reconciliation tasks, and monitoring performance metrics. This role identifies process risks and improvement opportunities, supports the timely posting of accruals and journal entries, and prepares financial reports that enable informed decision-making. The Analyst collaborates with leadership and technical teams to enhance systems and processes, ensures compliance with audit and SOX requirements, and helps maintain consistent, high-quality execution across financial operations.What does it mean to be part of our Finance/Accounting Team? A role on our Finance and Accounting team involves helping UNFI maintain and grow its financial health as we continue to transform and scale. We need to ensure that our financial analysis and statements revolve around constant communication with our partners within the organization as well as outside to provide the most current statistics for our business health. By being attentive to details, trends, and inefficiencies, and communicating with our teams, you'll be key to our success and continued growth as North America's premier grocery wholesaler.Job Responsibilities:Use tools to extract data from primary and secondary sources, removing corrupted data and fixing errors and related problems, including management of escalation for internal and external partners.Use statistical tools to identify, analyze, and interpret patterns and trends in complex data sets to guide decision making and provide key insights.Deliver, track and measure Key Performance Indicators including efficiency, quality, performance, and cost-to-serve, and benchmark against best-in-class standard. Foster open and effective communication with Leadership to exchange insights on factors that will impact SLA achievement, productivity, and staffing levels.Responsible for reviewing assigned business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational, financial, and technological risks. Continuously identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracyResponsible for posting of appropriate accruals, completing journal entries, reconciles and reviews assigned accounts, period account reconciliations, evaluating, coordinates accounting matters with other departments and locations, prepares complex financial reports in a timely and accurate manner.Collaborate with leadership, stakeholders and technical resources such as, engineers, programmers, and PMs to identify process improvement opportunities, propose system modifications, and devise data governance strategies.Support Internal and External audit requirements by monitoring completeness and on-time execution of deliverables (i.e. SOX, external auditors, etc)Performs other duties as assigned.Job Requirements: Education/Certifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience or any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform dutiesExperience:3-5 years of experience in Analysis, preferably within Accounts Receivable or PayableMacro automation and Microsoft Power Business IntelligenceSQL programmingSix Sigma/Lean process improvementSystem Implementation preferredKnowledge/Skills/Abilities:Advanced understanding of accounting, reconciliations, and back-office administration functionsStrong knowledge of MS Office Suite, including Access, PowerPoint, and expert proficiency in Excel and PowerPivot/PBIDemonstrate sound decision making within appropriate level of authority and adherence to company policyStrong ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization including leadership both verbally and in writingStrong administrative skills including attention to detail, organizationAbility to prioritize workload and handle workload changes as they occur in a highly fast paced office environment to meet deadlinesAnalytical ability to perform account research and reconciliations to resolve disputesAbility to work well in a team environment and develop relationships with internal departments to resolve outstanding issues quicklySelf-starter who takes initiativeAbility to maintain a high degree of confidentialityWork Environment:Remote Role: This position is classified as remote where the associate will perform remote work from their primary residence. Remote associates are welcome to work from the office but are not required to do so. While remote associates are not required to work from an office on a regular basis, they may be required to come to the office or other UNFI locations for necessary business reasons or if directed to do so by their manager.Travel (minor): This position may require the associate to travel to company offices, distribution centers, or other locations for specific meetings or other business reasons.Physical Environment/Demands: Office Roles:Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at a desk or computer terminal.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephones, and other office equipment in the course of a normal workday.Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in the completion of job duties.About UNFI: We are North America's premier grocery wholesaler, delivering the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to community grocers and retail chains alike. A pioneer in natural and organic foods, we are growing and transforming to meet the needs of an evolving workplace. Our 29,000+ employees work across America in our 50 Distribution Centers and corporate offices.UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected ground. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the job selection process. - M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.Company: United Natural Foods Inc.
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providence, RI, 02903, US
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