Cash and Sales play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of all front-end financial activity. This position is responsible for high-volume reconciliation of cash, banking, point-of-sale (POS), and tax-related transactions, as well as supporting regulatory compliance and audit readiness. The role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage complex processes with precision in a fast-paced retail environment.
This position supports daily cash operations, sales and tax compliance, POS tender reconciliation, and internal controls while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. The General Accountant must be able to work independently, prioritize effectively, and proactively communicate risks, discrepancies, and improvement opportunities.
What You’ll Do
Serve as an accounting liaison with banking partners and armored car service providers; review, reconcile, and approve related invoices.
Reconcile POS deposits and all forms of tender to the point-of-sale, including cash, checks, credit/debit cards, EBT, coupons, and other electronic payment methods.
Monitor store cash balances to identify variances, operational risks, and potential loss exposure.
Tax Compliance & Regulatory Reporting
Analyze, calculate, and file Sales and Use tax accurately and timely across multiple jurisdictions.
Work with third-party tax vendors to validate tax flag accuracy and ensure compliance with state and local tax codes.
Audit third-party tax results and process tax flag corrections as needed.
Manage fuel tax reporting and compliance, including IFTA filings, mileage and gallon usage tracking, Gas-1201 refunds, and related filings (e.g., 2290 and tag renewals).
Analyze, calculate, and file container tax and other applicable specialty taxes.
Reconciliation, Analysis & Controls
Analyze and reconcile assigned general ledger accounts with a high degree of accuracy; prepare timely subsidiary-to-GL reconciliations with complete supporting documentation.
Investigate discrepancies and resolve reconciling items related to POS, cash, banking, and tax accounts.
Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and accounting policies.
Support period-end close activities and maintain accurate financial records.
Participate in internal control documentation, testing, and remediation efforts.
Provide tax, sales, and banking documentation to internal and external auditors.
Participate in audit meetings and support management responses to audit findings.
Assist Loss Prevention with potential fraud investigations related to POS, cash, and tender activity.
Assist with escheatment due diligence and unclaimed property reporting.
Continuous Improvement & Cross-Functional Support
Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, and control weaknesses; participate in or lead continuous improvement and efficiency projects.
Audit new store openings and operational changes to ensure controls are properly designed and implemented.
Partner with IT and cross-functional teams on system implementations impacting banking, POS, and sales audit functions.
Prepare accurate weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc management reports.
Independently manage assigned workstreams while proactively communicating risks, issues, and opportunities to management.
Other Duties as assigned Supporting Leadership Through the 5 Es
As a salaried individual contributor, you are expected to demonstrate leadership from where you are by actively modeling the 5Es through your behaviors, contributions, and impact—playing a critical role in team success, culture, and results.
Envision: Understand how your role supports the company’s strategic direction. Stay curious and ask questions to clarify the "why" behind the work. Offer ideas that help connect tasks to the bigger picture and contribute to meaningful improvements.
Energize: Bring passion, positivity, and a drive for results to your daily work. Embrace new challenges with a solution-focused mindset. Celebrate team and individual successes, volunteer to support high-priority efforts, and encourage others during demanding times.
Enroll: Stay actively connected to your team, your work, and the organization. Participate in discussions, share your voice, and listen to others. Demonstrate care for your colleagues by offering support, recognizing strengths, and building trust across functions.
Enable: Take ownership of your development and help create an environment where others can thrive. Access resources, seek feedback, and engage in training opportunities. Build relationships that help you solve problems and expand your capabilities. Offer to support onboarding or mentoring of new team members.
Execute: Deliver high-quality work consistently. Set clear goals, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines with attention to detail. Proactively address potential issues, communicate clearly, and stay focused on driving measurable outcomes. Continuously look for ways to improve your performance and impact.
What You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business, 4 years’ work experience, or combination of education and work experience.
Preferred
Accounting experience in retail, banking, or high-volume transaction environments strongly preferred.
Experience with reconciliations, cash management, POS systems, and tax compliance
Physical Demands Physical demands include, but are not limited to, high aptitude for standing and walking endurance, sitting while driving to various stores, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, pushing and pulling climbing ladders of various types, bending, squatting, and kneeling, and working in different temperatures inside and outside the store.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, in accordance with applicable laws, to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Job Title: Financial Analyst – Banking and Sales Audit
Job Code: 429
Department: Accounting
Reports To: Manager of Banking and Sales Audit
Supervises: No
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Store Support Center
Created/Updated Date: February 2026
All warehouse associates must be 18 years of age or older.
Equal access to employment, services and programs is available to all persons. It is the policy of Harris Teeter to provide equal opportunity for all applicants and candidates for employment and to administer all human resource practices such as recruiting, hiring, promoting, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.
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This position supports daily cash operations, sales and tax compliance, POS tender reconciliation, and internal controls while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. The General Accountant must be able to work independently, prioritize effectively, and proactively communicate risks, discrepancies, and improvement opportunities.
What You’ll Do
Serve as an accounting liaison with banking partners and armored car service providers; review, reconcile, and approve related invoices.
Reconcile POS deposits and all forms of tender to the point-of-sale, including cash, checks, credit/debit cards, EBT, coupons, and other electronic payment methods.
Monitor store cash balances to identify variances, operational risks, and potential loss exposure.
Tax Compliance & Regulatory Reporting
Analyze, calculate, and file Sales and Use tax accurately and timely across multiple jurisdictions.
Work with third-party tax vendors to validate tax flag accuracy and ensure compliance with state and local tax codes.
Audit third-party tax results and process tax flag corrections as needed.
Manage fuel tax reporting and compliance, including IFTA filings, mileage and gallon usage tracking, Gas-1201 refunds, and related filings (e.g., 2290 and tag renewals).
Analyze, calculate, and file container tax and other applicable specialty taxes.
Reconciliation, Analysis & Controls
Analyze and reconcile assigned general ledger accounts with a high degree of accuracy; prepare timely subsidiary-to-GL reconciliations with complete supporting documentation.
Investigate discrepancies and resolve reconciling items related to POS, cash, banking, and tax accounts.
Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and accounting policies.
Support period-end close activities and maintain accurate financial records.
Participate in internal control documentation, testing, and remediation efforts.
Provide tax, sales, and banking documentation to internal and external auditors.
Participate in audit meetings and support management responses to audit findings.
Assist Loss Prevention with potential fraud investigations related to POS, cash, and tender activity.
Assist with escheatment due diligence and unclaimed property reporting.
Continuous Improvement & Cross-Functional Support
Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, and control weaknesses; participate in or lead continuous improvement and efficiency projects.
Audit new store openings and operational changes to ensure controls are properly designed and implemented.
Partner with IT and cross-functional teams on system implementations impacting banking, POS, and sales audit functions.
Prepare accurate weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc management reports.
Independently manage assigned workstreams while proactively communicating risks, issues, and opportunities to management.
Other Duties as assigned Supporting Leadership Through the 5 Es
As a salaried individual contributor, you are expected to demonstrate leadership from where you are by actively modeling the 5Es through your behaviors, contributions, and impact—playing a critical role in team success, culture, and results.
Envision: Understand how your role supports the company’s strategic direction. Stay curious and ask questions to clarify the "why" behind the work. Offer ideas that help connect tasks to the bigger picture and contribute to meaningful improvements.
Energize: Bring passion, positivity, and a drive for results to your daily work. Embrace new challenges with a solution-focused mindset. Celebrate team and individual successes, volunteer to support high-priority efforts, and encourage others during demanding times.
Enroll: Stay actively connected to your team, your work, and the organization. Participate in discussions, share your voice, and listen to others. Demonstrate care for your colleagues by offering support, recognizing strengths, and building trust across functions.
Enable: Take ownership of your development and help create an environment where others can thrive. Access resources, seek feedback, and engage in training opportunities. Build relationships that help you solve problems and expand your capabilities. Offer to support onboarding or mentoring of new team members.
Execute: Deliver high-quality work consistently. Set clear goals, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines with attention to detail. Proactively address potential issues, communicate clearly, and stay focused on driving measurable outcomes. Continuously look for ways to improve your performance and impact.
What You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business, 4 years’ work experience, or combination of education and work experience.
Preferred
Accounting experience in retail, banking, or high-volume transaction environments strongly preferred.
Experience with reconciliations, cash management, POS systems, and tax compliance
Physical Demands Physical demands include, but are not limited to, high aptitude for standing and walking endurance, sitting while driving to various stores, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, pushing and pulling climbing ladders of various types, bending, squatting, and kneeling, and working in different temperatures inside and outside the store.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, in accordance with applicable laws, to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Job Title: Financial Analyst – Banking and Sales Audit
Job Code: 429
Department: Accounting
Reports To: Manager of Banking and Sales Audit
Supervises: No
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Store Support Center
Created/Updated Date: February 2026
All warehouse associates must be 18 years of age or older.
Equal access to employment, services and programs is available to all persons. It is the policy of Harris Teeter to provide equal opportunity for all applicants and candidates for employment and to administer all human resource practices such as recruiting, hiring, promoting, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.
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