Staff Accountant (44937)

Looking to start an exciting new career City Electric Supply (CES) offers excellent career opportunities for people who are friendly and passionate about providing incredible customer service. Benefits include medical dental and vision insurance 401K paid time off and internal growth opportunities.

About City Electric Supply

CES is a family-owned electrical wholesaler with the benefits of a worldwide service network and the personal service of a neighborhood store. Our customer service first core value has allowed us to grow continually for over 65 years while keeping our founding principle of empowering people to make local business decisions. CES now employs more than 7400 people at over 1000 branches world-wide of which there are over 500 branches across North America. Our vision is to add 30-35 branches a year while staying true to our Company values.

Summary

City Electric Supply (CES) is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant with exceptional Excel skills to support core accounting functions and financial reporting. This role is highly data-driven and ideal for someone who enjoys working with large datasets building spreadsheets and improving processes through automation and analysis. This position offers exposure to analytical accounting work opportunities to enhance reporting processes and visibility to accounting leadership providing a strong foundation for career growth in accounting or financial analysis.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepare and post journal entries; maintain accurate general ledger records.
• Perform monthly quarterly and year-end account reconciliations.
• Analyze financial data using advanced Excel models and formulas.
• Develop maintain and improve complex Excel spreadsheets for reporting forecasting and variance analysis.
• Use pivot tables XLOOKUP INDEX-MATCH SUMIFS nested formulas and conditional formatting daily.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepare supporting schedules for audits and internal reviews.
• Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Identify trends discrepancies and opportunities for process improvement through data analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure financial accuracy.
• Support ad hoc financial and operational analysis projects.

Education/Experience

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field.
• 14 years of accounting or finance experience (public or corporate).
• Strong understanding of GAAP.
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems (NetSuite SAP Oracle QuickBooks etc.).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency including pivot tables and pivot charts complex formulas and functions large data set management data validation and error checking and spreadsheet automation and efficiency improvements.
• Experience automating reports or improving Excel-based workflows (preferred).
• Exposure to Power Query Power Pivot or VBA (a plus not required).

Competencies

• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Comfortable handling several accounting projects and month-end close tasks simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Benefits Offered:

• Medical Dental Vision Insurance.
• 401(k) company match program.
• Telehealth.
• Short-term and Long-term disability insurance.
• Basic and AD&D Life Insurance paid for by the company.
• Critical Illness Hospital Confinement Accident Insurance Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Mental physical financial wellness.
• Auto and Home Insurance discount.
• Paid Time Off and 7 paid Holidays.
• Paid Pregnancy Parental and Adoption Leave programs.
• Employee Discount Program.
• Training Programs.
• Internal growth opportunities in a fast-growing company.
• In some jurisdictions state or local laws address sick leave or other leaves of absence. The Company complies with all such laws. This policy shall apply only to the extent it does not conflict with applicable law.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position is very active and requires standing walking bending kneeling stooping and climbing. The employee must be able to lift and move items up to 50 pounds.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices including selection hiring assignment re-assignment promotion transfer compensation discipline and termination. The Company prohibits discrimination harassment and retaliation in employment based on race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal state or local law. We support protected veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

Attention Applicants

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