Payroll Clerk jobs in Portland, OR

ertsons Safeway is working to become the favorite food and drug retailer in every market it serves. The organization includes 2,230 stores, 27 distribution facilities and 19 manufacturing plants with over 250,000 employees across 34 states and the District of Columbia. The company is privately owned with supermarkets across the country that include: Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw’s, Star Market, Super Saver, United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos. T
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Portland Distribution Center has an opening for an Accounting Clerk/Payroll Specialist. This position located in Portland, Oregon. Job

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s is a position for both Accounting Clerk and Payroll Specialist. Acc

ounting Clerk : Ability to perform a range of general clerical, and accounting support; including but not limited to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and general support within the accounting team. Pay

roll Specialist : The primary function is to ensure that all employees are paid accurately and timely. Responsible for maintaining payroll records of company personnel. Partners with Employee Service Center (ESC) as needed for training and development. Q
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lifications: • H

igh School Diploma/GED required. • 3

-5 years accounting and/or related accounting experience. • 1

-3 years of payroll experience in payroll, HR, or Accounting environment, preferably in a large organization. • G

eneral knowledge of accounting concepts and account reconciliation. • A

ccounts Payable and Accounts Receivable experience. • C
omputer proficient; knowledge of Microsoft Systems (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access) • S
trong communication skills; oral and written. • G
ood analytical, problem solving skills and attention to detail. • A
bility to prioritize workload to complete tasks timely and accurately. • G

ood customer service, verbal communication and interpersonal skills, business ethics and sensitivity to confidential information. K
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Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • S
ort, code and prepare A/P invoices for payment processing. • R

esearch vendor invoice discrepancies and maintain vendor files. • C

oordinate purchasing card statements and scan to corporate. • R

econcile accounts receivable reports and utility tracking. • S
ort and alphabetize previous day bill of lading, scanned and boxed. • P

repare accrual journal entries at period end for outstanding invoices • P
erform filing and general administrative tasks. •
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nsuring timely and accurate processing of weekly payrolls • R

esponsible for performing standard updates to the employee payroll and job records • P

rocessing benefit requests for vacation, sick etc. accurately and ensuring accruals are updated correctly • R
unning queries and reports weekly during the on-cycle and off-cycle payroll close process • R

esearching and resolving any pay issues or discrepancies for worked and non-worked hours for employees W
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foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. And a diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect . We

provide employment, training, compensation, promotion and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, medical condition, marital status or any other legally protected status. We

support a drug-free workplace – all applicants offered a position are required to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired. AN