Senior Tax Accountant (Transfer Pricing)

Wesco•Pittsburgh, PA

10d

About The Position

The Senior Tax Accountant (Transfer Pricing) supports Wesco’s tax compliance, audits, tax provision, and tax planning activities. The role also supports the transfer pricing lifecycle, particularly annual documentation, operational implementation and monitoring, intercompany transactions, and coordination with internal stakeholders and external advisors. The position assists with transfer pricing audits, planning initiatives, and compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
At least 3 years of tax experience required.
Knowledge of accounting principles, tax laws, and regulations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to analyze complex financial data, perform reconciliations, and prepare reports.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to research and analyze information and build effective working relationships across teams.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and exercise sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
CPA designation.
At least 5 years of tax experience.
Transfer pricing experience.
Knowledge of transfer pricing concepts and intercompany transactions.
Experience with Alteryx or other tax technology tools.
Ability to apply transfer pricing policies and support documentation, benchmarking, country-by-country reporting, and operational transfer pricing activities.

Responsibilities

Gather data and perform calculations for U.S. federal and foreign tax reporting, transfer pricing analyses, and related compliance requirements.
Assist with responses to tax authority notices, information requests, and audits.
Collaborate with external advisors and internal stakeholders on tax compliance, transfer pricing documentation, benchmarking studies, and related projects.
Assist with tax planning for internal reorganizations, intercompany financing, distributions, repatriation modeling, and other strategic initiatives.
Research and document tax positions, including preparing technical memoranda and supporting analyses.
Maintain, update, and improve tax workplans, processes, and documentation for compliance and financial reporting.
Use technology and software solutions, including Alteryx and Orbitax, to improve data preparation, analysis, and reporting efficiency.
Monitor tax law and regulatory developments and assist with implementing changes needed to comply with new requirements.
Ensure compliance with internal controls under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 for tax compliance and planning processes.
Support annual transfer pricing documentation, including Local Files, Master File support, benchmarking studies, and related analyses.
Support operational transfer pricing activities by monitoring intercompany transactions and entity results against transfer pricing policies, maintaining intercompany pricing calculations, and identifying potential true-up requirements.
Gather, reconcile, and analyze financial-system data for transfer pricing calculations, documentation, and country-by-country reporting.
Coordinate with global finance, accounting, tax, and business teams to obtain information, resolve data questions, and support transfer pricing implementation.
Liaise with external advisors on transfer pricing documentation, benchmarking studies, audits, and planning projects.
Assist with transfer pricing audits, information requests, tax planning initiatives, business restructurings, and other ad hoc tax projects.
Track transfer pricing deliverables and deadlines and contribute to process improvements in efficiency, consistency, and data quality.
Identify and report intercompany transactions for country-by-country reporting and other applicable disclosures.
Coordinate with foreign tax and accounting teams to gather and review information for transfer pricing and international tax compliance.
Coach, train, and mentor interns, rotational employees, and junior staff as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.