As a Supervisor - Accounts Payable, you will be responsible for activities and operations in the accounts payable function for the organization. You will analyze invoices and expense reports for accuracy and eligibility for payment. You will ensure timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers and maintain accurate financial records and control reports. You will prepare the accounts payable register and related reports in a timely manner.
Responsibilities:
- Manages day-to-day operation of team responsible for assigned accounts payable functions, including assigning, reviewing and evaluating work.
- Develops operational plans to achieve results and ensures alignment with goals and objectives.
- Sets goals for work group, manages execution, and measures results.
- Selects, manages, evaluates, and develops staff.
- Challenges employees, builds effective teams, develops organizational capacity, and provides staff with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities.
- Identifies and implements process improvements.
- Oversees applicable accounting systems including system enhancements.
- Verifies accuracy of data processing for payment information.
- Prepares journal entries and checks those prepared by others.
- Ensures general ledger accounts are understood and reconciled.
- Prepares monthly reconciliations and summary reports.
- Ensures supporting various functional tasks are completed accurately, consistently, and on time.
- Ensures policies and procedures comply with Sarbanes Oxley legislation including coordinating audit requests, and ensures compliance of established policies and procedures.
- Answers verbal and written inquiries, and resolves complaints.
- Assists with special projects.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required; Master’s Degree preferred.
- 5 years required, 6 years preferred of accounting experience.
- 1 year required, 2 years preferred of supervisory experience.
- 2 years required, 4 years preferred of progressive experience in the accounting function being supervised.
- 2 years of Oracle or other large integrated financial system experience is preferred.
- 2 years of A/P or other transaction heavy accounting experience is preferred.
- Pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations is preferred
- Accounting theory, principles and practices and their application.
- Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting.
- Operate office equipment including computers and adding machines.
- Prepare accurate and complete financial reports is preferred
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Organize work for timely completion.
- Research and analyze a variety of information.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
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About UsThis amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 5 years of accounting experience
- 1 year of supervisory experience
- 2 years of experience with large financial systems
- 2 years of transaction-heavy accounting experience
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.








