Job Description

Finance Specialist

Location: 5000 Kansas Avenue Kansas City, KS 66106

Work Model: Hybrid

Department: Finance

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The Corporate Finance department at AWG is looking for a Finance Specialist to join our team. In this position, you will have the opportunity to learn a variety of finance specific activities, work with a wide variety of AWG’s internal and external stakeholders and receive cross training into other finance areas. This role provides excellent growth and learning opportunities for you to grow yourself and jump start your career!

Key Responsibilities

• Perform collection duties related to member/retail customers, ensuring payments are collected/applied timely and accurately, with payment returns and exception handling addressed and/or escalated properly

• Assist in the coordination of shareholder relations activities, including, but not limited to on-boarding, shareholder interactions, shareholder payments, and internal accounting related to shareholder programs

• Provide support related to certain banking functions

• Other assigned tasks related to Finance and Treasury responsibilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance or Accounting or business-related field

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize

• Professional verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to exhibit a high degree of confidentiality

• Ability to critically think, problem-solve, and exhibit patience and level-headedness in a fast paced environment

• Collection experience preferred

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) is the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, serving 1,100 member companies and 3,500 locations throughout 33 states from 9 wholesale division support centers. Consolidated sales for AWG in 2025 were $12.2 billion. In addition to its cooperative wholesale operations, the company also operates subsidiary companies that provide certain real estate and supermarket development services, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit AWGinc.com

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

• Health Savings Account

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

• Paid Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time

• 401(k) with 4% match along with 3 other contributions

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Basic & Supplemental Life and AD&D

• Employee Assistance Program

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Wellness Program

• Yearly Holiday Bonus