As an Accountant, you will maintain financial records and ensure that financial transactions are properly recorded. You will ensure the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconciles subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger. You will prepare balance sheets, profit and loss statements and other financial reports. You will analyze current costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.
Responsibilities:
- Manage month-end inventory close activities, including inventory reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and inventory-related financial reporting.
- Monitor inventory balances and ensure inventory transactions are accurately recorded in compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and internal control requirements.
- Perform monthly reconciliations between inventory subledgers and the general ledger, investigating and resolving discrepancies on a timely basis.
- Execute inventory cost adjustments, including purchase price variance (PPV) analysis, landed cost allocations, and other inventory costing activities, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment.
- Analyze inventory movements, valuation, variances, reserves, and key inventory metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Prepare inventory-related financial reports, balance sheet reconciliations, management analyses, and commentary to support business decision-making.
- Assess inventory recoverability and evaluate excess, slow-moving, and obsolete inventory, including the preparation of inventory reserve analyses and recommendations.
- Partner with Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, and Operations teams to improve inventory management practices, strengthen financial controls, and support inventory governance.
- Support physical inventory counts, cycle counts, stock audits, and inventory verification activities to ensure inventory accuracy and integrity.
- Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation for internal and external audits, and assist in the timely resolution of audit inquiries.
- Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, regulatory requirements, and inventory-related internal controls.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance inventory accounting accuracy, efficiency, reporting capabilities, and operational effectiveness.
- Participate in ERP implementations, system enhancements, business process transformations, and other inventory-related projects.
- Recommends, develops, and maintains financial databases, computer software systems, and manual filing systems.
- Inputs financial data and processes reports using company automated financial systems.
- Interacts with internal and external auditors in completing audits.
- Adheres to company policies, practices and procedures, GAAP, and SOX standards.
- Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field required
- 3–5 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably in inventory accounting, manufacturing, distribution, or supply chain finance.
- Strong knowledge of inventory accounting and financial reporting requirements
- Advanced Excel skills and data analysis capabilities.
- Ability to work under tight time schedules and to handle multiple tasks.
- Able to adapt to new responsibilities with an agile mindset.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Access
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
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About the TeamAt Wesco, we build, connect, power and protect the world. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
- 3–5 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably in inventory accounting, manufacturing, distribution, or supply chain finance
- Strong knowledge of inventory accounting and financial reporting requirements
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and data analysis capabilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access
- Ability to work under tight time schedules and handle multiple tasks
- Ability to adapt to new responsibilities with an agile mindset
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about WESCO International and has not been reviewed or approved by WESCO International.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
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What We Do
At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.
