Senior Accountant

WESCO•Glenview, IL

About The Position

As a Senior Accountant, you will maintain accurate financial records, reconcile ledger accounts, and prepare complex financial reports including balance sheets and profit and loss statements. This role will focus on operationalizing the AR reserve policy, managing intercompany aged AR, and producing complete and accurate AR flux reporting. Key responsibilities include calculating AR reserves through detailed aging analysis, coordinating on specific reserves, and ensuring compliance with rigorous policy requirements. This position is critical to strengthening Controllership's oversight and delivering timely, accurate reporting for decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required
CIMA/ACA/ACCA/ICAEW/CPA qualified preferred
3 years required, 5 years preferred, of accounting experience
Accounting theory, and application of principles and practices
Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting
Analysis and interpretation of complex financial and statistical data
Assembly and preparation of data for reports
Strong office and computer skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Able to prepare, examine, and verify financial reports
Able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
Able to research and analyze varieties of information

Responsibilities

Prepares journal entries, analyzes accounts, and assists with monthly closing and reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Controllership standards.
Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries for accounts, including general ledger, and documents business transactions.
Maintains and coordinates implementation of accounting and control procedures, including operationalizing the Accounts Receivable (AR) reserve policy.
Calculates AR reserves through detailed aging analysis, coordinates on specific reserves, and validates waiver submissions for Controllership approval.
Proactively manages and resolves intercompany aged AR, investigates bottlenecks, and publishes monthly KPIs to create visibility and drive corrective actions.
Prepares quarterly AR flux reporting with robust analysis of aging trends, customer fluctuations, reserve impacts, and root cause drivers.
Prepares documentation of processes and procedures and recommends improvements to strengthen AR governance and reporting accuracy.
Prepares general ledger account reconciliations and researches variances against trend, budget, and prior year.
Monitors and reviews accounting and related systems' reports for accuracy and completeness, including High Radius data extracts.
Prepares and reviews budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.
Analyzes revenue and expenditure trends and recommends appropriate budget levels, ensuring expenditure control.
Explains accounting policies to staff and partners to challenge unusual fluctuations and ensure alignment on AR reserve and intercompany processes.
Recommends, develops, and maintains financial databases, software, and manual filing systems.
Supervises input and handling of financial data and reports for company automated financial systems.
Interacts with internal and external auditors in completing audits.