Accounting & Payroll Clerk

URM Stores, Inc. is currently looking for someone who truly likes digging into numbers and catching mistakes before they become problems. We’re looking for an Accounting & Payroll Clerk with solid accounting experience to help keep our payroll processes accurate and running smoothly. This role will lean more into accounting than payroll, so if GLs, reconciliations, and staring at numbers all day make you happy — you’ll fit right in.

Ready to grow your career? You’re in the right place. We support your success by requiring FPC or CPP certification — and if you don’t have it yet, URM pays for it. There’s a clear path to grow from Clerk to Specialist to Administrator. This position requires 100% on‑site presence; no remote work will be allowed.

• Make sense of four union contracts to ensure everyone is paid accurately and on time.
• Own the full payroll process: new hires, pay changes, benefits, taxes, garnishments, and time‑card fixes.
• Review time sheets and partner with managers to resolve discrepancies (problem‑solving required!).
• Team up with accounting to reconcile payroll accounts and dig into GLs to ensure everything is coded correctly and flowing where it should.
• Be ready to step in and keep payroll running smoothly for 750+ employees across multiple states when needed.
• Perform regular payroll audits and reconciliations to keep data clean, accurate, and compliant.

• On‑site role — reliable, consistent attendance and a strong work ethic are a must.
• You bring integrity, ethics, and dependability to everything you do.
• Detail is your thing — you’re all about accuracy and getting it right.
• Trusted with sensitive info and know how to handle it confidentially and discreetly.
• A natural problem‑solver who enjoys figuring things out.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communicator.
• Self‑starter who can juggle priorities, meet deadlines, and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• Team player with a positive attitude who helps create a great place to work.

• AA Degree in Accounting, or an Accredited Certificate Program in Accounting and/or equivalent experience strongly preferred.
• Two years’ experience in an Accounting and/or Payroll position required.
• Proficient experience with payroll software or other SAAS HRIS platforms required.
• Experience with Paylocity HRIS a plus.
• CPP or FPC Payroll certifications are a plus.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting and proven experience auditing GL codes.
• Union experience a plus.

For over a century, URM has been the powerhouse behind independent grocers, operating as a proud retailer‑owned cooperative. Our mission? To fuel the success of local, community‑focused grocery stores by handling everything from purchasing and warehousing to timely delivery of top‑quality merchandise. Our unique cooperative model means our Member‑Owners aren’t just customers—they’re shareholders. We reinvest in their success by returning net earnings from Patronage Department activities as patronage dividends.

Today, URM has grown into a billion‑dollar enterprise, employing more than 3,000 dedicated team members across URM and our thriving subsidiaries—Rosauers Supermarkets and Peirone Produce. And we’re just getting started.

• Salary range $22–$24/hour DOE, plus so much more.
• Insurance benefits – URM pays 100% of the Medical/Dental/Vision/RX Insurance premiums for the employee and over 93% for the employee’s dependents.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match up to 9% of your annual salary.
• Subsidized life insurance for employees and great rates for the employee’s family.
• Company‑paid long‑term disability insurance.
• Short‑term disability and cancer insurance available.
• Life Flight insurance at special rate.
• Great vacation plan.
• Six paid holidays and four paid personal holidays.
• Paid sick days.
• Paid volunteer service day – get paid to volunteer at your favorite non‑profit.
• Company‑sponsored activities such as URM March Madness brackets, family hockey night with the Chiefs, holiday mingle & jingle, summer evening wine & music event, and winter break movie night.
• Corporate discounts – gym memberships, cell phone plans, computer discounts, and an…