Accounts Payable Associate

Wage: $16.70 to $23.00 depending on experience with provable hours or work sample

Benefits:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - 100% Company paid
• DailyPay - Employee's option to work and get paid today
• 401K - Company matching up to 4% (if elected)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance (no deductible medical option)
• Company paid Life Insurance for full time (30 hours)
• Voluntary Insurance Products
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Paid holidays
• Vacation Time
• Bereavement & Jury Duty pay
• Paid Sick & Safe Leave - Employees earn 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked
• Paid Family & Medical Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Essence of Position

To provide a pleasant and efficient experience in the accounting department, throughout the office, and for our stores by actively engaging others, ensuring they receive unparalleled hospitality and professional service.

Shared Expectations for all roles within our company include, but are not limited to the following:

• Creating a welcoming atmosphere for everyone.
• Embracing Yoke's Core Values and Mission Statement as an integral part of your contribution to our team.
• Promoting Yoke's sales and company growth by patronizing Yoke's stores and representing our company in the community with a positive message.
• Participating enthusiastically with genuine care for our shared success, always remembering we are the owners of Yoke's.

Tasks of Position

The following are core and essential responsibilities of this position. Associates are responsible for completing any and all duties assigned as required for the successful operation of our business. All associates are required to perform their job duties in a manner which upholds the integrity and honesty of our company.

• Reporting for assigned shifts on time, and on a regular basis, prepared to provide excellent service and leadership.
• Mentoring new associates or associates who are new to the department or task and assuring a positive learning environment.
• Compiling and maintaining accounts payable records by performing the following duties:
• Verifying and entering invoices to be paid that have been appropriately authorized.
• Updating vendor information for terms, taxpayer ID, address, and any other necessary information.
• Answering all vendor and store inquiries.
• Preparing accounts payable checks.
• Printing accounts payable reports and maintaining all accounts payable files.
• Find a way to "Make Our Guests Crazy About Us!"
• Operating (at minimum) the following equipment: phone, fax machine, calculator, printer(s), copy machine, general office tools, computer, and software including: Outlook, MS Word, Excel, and the ability to learn other accounting software as needed.
• Ensuring all work performed in the office is completed in accordance with work rules, company policies, and any applicable laws.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no formal supervisory responsibilities. However, every Yoke's associate has a shared opportunity to be a leader on the job. The following quote exemplifies our belief in leadership for all associates:

"Whether you are the president of a company or the janitor, the moment you step from independence into interdependence in any capacity, you step into a leadership role. You are in a position of influencing other people." - Stephen Covey

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma or GED; and a minimum of one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Working knowledge of retail grocery store bookkeeping is desirable, but not required for this position.

• Language Skills

Reads and interprets documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Writes routine reports and correspondence. Communicates effectively and pleasantly with customers, vendors and fellow associates at all times.

• Mathematical Skills

Calculates figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, and percentages. Performs mathematical skills using units of American money and weight measurement.

• Reasoning Ability

Applies common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form. Deals with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Other Qualifications

This position requires proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and other related software products. Knowledge of FMS software desired, but not required. Must be flexible, and able to manage and determine priority of work on a self-directed basis.

• Certificates & Licenses

Driver's License or State I.D. Card

• Yoke's Provided Training

HIPAA (stmt, privacy)

Accounting Skills Level 1, 2, 3

Guest Service Training

Yoke's Safety Orientation Training

Yoke's Guest Service Training & Commitment

Physical Demands & Safety Expectations

Most positions within Yoke's require physical effort to varying degrees. As such, associates are expected to be mindful of practicing Yoke's safety standards at all times. This may include using personal protective equipment when and where required, understanding ergonomic safety, chemical hazards, safe lifting techniques, lockout/tag out procedures, and emergency protocol. All associates are required to report accidents within 24 hours.

No associate may pose a direct threat to the health and safety of self or others by willfully engaging in unsafe behaviors.

The physical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by you to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, you are regularly required to walk, use hands, fingers, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, and hear.

Associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those you may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an associate may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require associates to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change.

Company: Yoke's Fresh Markets

Position: Accounts Payable Associate

Status: Part Time

Shift: Second (Afternoon)

Req #: 10817137

Date Posted: November 14, 2025

Location: 3426 S University Road, Spokane,
US,
WA,
99206

Job Category: Financial Services