As a Supervisor - Accounting you will supervise accounting staff in the day to day operations of one or more accounting functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, ledger maintenance, revenue and asset accounting as well as associated analysis and reporting. You will oversee calculating, posting, and verification of financial data for use in maintaining accounting and statistical records. You will maintain the integrity of accounting records by ensuring that staff complies with organization accounting policies and procedures. You will make day-to-day decisions within or for a group/small department.
Responsibilities:
- Develops operational plans to achieve results and ensures alignment with company goals and objectives.
- Sets goals for work group, manages execution, and measures results.
- Compiles and analyzes financial information to calculate and prepares journal entries and statements, and assists with monthly closing, including preparing accounting reports.
- Verifies accuracy of data processing for accounting information.
- Creation of statutory financials for various EMEA entities. Bridging US GAAP to Local GAAP. Identifying adjustments needed to make the financials, Local GAAP compliant.
- Review of other accountant’s statutory pack.
- Support new entities, mergers and reorganisations.
- Ensures general ledger accounts are understood, clean, and reconciled monthly.
- Researches and explains general ledger account variances to trend, budget, and prior year.
- Manages day-to-day operation of team responsible for assigned accounting function, including assigning, reviewing, and evaluating work.
- Documents procedures and identifies and implements process improvements.
- Oversees applicable accounting system including system enhancements and changes.
- Lead analysis of foreign exchange impacts across EMEA entities.
- Calculate Allocations.
- ARCs (Reconciliation platform) Maintenance
- Review Reconciliations
- Resolves account discrepancies.
- Ensures supporting tasks are completed accurately, consistently, and on time.
- Selects, manages, evaluates, and develops staff. Challenges employees, builds an effective teams, develops organizational capacity, and provides staff with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities.
- Prepares monthly reconciliations and summary reports.
- Answers verbal and written inquiries, including resolving complaints.
- Assists with and coordinates special accounting projects.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree - Accounting, Finance, or related field required
- CIMA/ACA/ACCA/ICAEW/CPA qualified preferred
- 5 years of accounting experience required
- 1+ years of supervisory experience preferred
- Microsoft packages
- Mainframe system and Access databases
- Oracle Cloud Services (General Ledger, AHCS, ARCS, EPBCS, FCCS)
- Smartview / Essbase management reporting system
- One source Thomson Reuters
- Strong accounting knowledge expected – US GAAP, financial statements, variance analysis, knowledge of EMEA Local GAAP requirements would be ideal (especially Dutch GAAP)
- Flexible approach to work during month/year end period
- Prepares accurate and complete financial reports
- Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships
- Organizes work for timely completion
- Experience working with external auditors.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
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, Finance, or a related field
- At least 5 years of accounting experience
- CIMA, ACA, ACCA, ICAEW, or CPA qualification
- At least 1 year of supervisory experience
- Experience with Microsoft packages
- Experience with mainframe systems and Access databases
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Services, including General Ledger, AHCS, ARCS, EPBCS, and FCCS
- Experience with Smart View or Essbase management reporting systems
- Experience with Thomson Reuters OneSource
- Strong knowledge of accounting, US GAAP, financial statements, and variance analysis
- Knowledge of EMEA local GAAP requirements, especially Dutch GAAP
- Experience preparing accurate and complete financial reports
- Experience working with external auditors
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
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.
