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:
- Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare journal entries and document business transactions.
- Prepares profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.
- Prepares general ledger account reconciliations with relevant line item detail and supporting documentation.
- Observes, receives, and obtains information from relevant sources to understand and support financial transactions..
- Maintains and coordinates implementation of appropriate accounting and accounting control procedures.
- Analyzes and reviews budgets and expenditures.
- Recommends appropriate budget levels, and ensures expenditure control.
- Monitors and reviews accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness
- Analyzes, documents, and communicates revenue, expenditure and balance sheet trends and variances.
- Interacts with business units and controller group to resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Develops productive working relationships with immediate and extended finance team, including functional support teams.
- 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
- 1 year required, 3 years preferred of accounting experience
- 1 year of working knowledge of Oracle financials module experience is preferred
- Federal, state, and local laws, codes and regulations
- Accounting theory, and application principles and practices
- Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting
- Analyze and interpret complex financial and statistical data
- Research and analyze varieties of information
- Operate various office equipment, including computers and adding machines
- Prepare, examine and verify financial documents reports
- 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
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
- 1 year of accounting experience
- 3 years of accounting experience
- 1 year working knowledge of Oracle Financials module
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Access
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, codes and regulations
- Accounting theory and application principles and practices
- Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting
- Ability to analyze and interpret complex financial and statistical data
- Ability to research and analyze varieties of information
- Ability to operate office equipment, including computers and adding machines
- Prepare, examine and verify financial documents and reports
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Adherence to GAAP and SOX standards
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.
