Senior Accountant

WESCO • Glenview, IL • 2h ago

As a Senior Accountant, you will maintain financial records and ensure that financial transactions are properly recorded. You will maintain the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconcile subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger. You will prepare complex 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. You may guide lower-level accountants.

Responsibilities:

Prepares journal entries, analyzes accounts, prepares statements, and assists accounting manager with monthly closing and accounting reports.

Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries for accounts, including general ledger and document business transactions.

Maintains and coordinates implementation of accounting and control procedures.

Resolves and corrects billing, inventory, costing, and other accounting discrepancies.

Prepares documentation of processes and procedures and recommends improvements.

Prepares general ledger account reconciliations.

Researches and explains general ledger account variances to trend, budget, and prior year.

Monitors and reviews accounting and related systems' reports for accuracy and completeness.

Prepares and reviews budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.

Analyzes revenue and expenditure trends and recommends appropriate budget levels, and ensures expenditure control.

Explains accounting policies to staff.

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.

Qualifications:

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

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