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Wesco · 1 day ago

Senior Analyst - Financial

Glenview, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$82K/yr - $106K/yr

3+ years exp

Wesco is a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will be responsible for preparing financial forecasts, coordinating business-related projects, and providing strategic analytical expertise to improve operations.

CommercialElectronicsManufacturing

Responsibilities

Develop and manage profitability analysis across multiple lines of business

Prepare and deliver reporting on IT project and investment-related expenditures, ensuring accuracy and alignment with financial objectives

Enhance and maintain standardized approaches in analyzing, evaluating, and obtaining approvals for financial support of RFP’s, bids, and proposed contracts

Evaluate actual performance on contracts vs. proposed

Coordinate across functions and business units to obtain information and garner input on key assumptions and variables

Support development of unit’s annual budget, and tracks and analyzes variances throughout year

Monitor progress toward objectives

Identify issues and suggests courses of action, makes recommendations for improving operations, and resource allocation

Perform additional strategic analytical functions

Conduct detail end of period review of financials to ensure proper reporting

Manage and organize large amounts of data: Analysis and interpretation of complex financial and statistical data; managing and organizing large amounts of data

Accountable for resolutions of any issues, variances and errors in general ledger & subledger related to project spend

Assist with the monthly close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting activities

May provide direction and support to more junior analysts

Qualification

Financial analysisData query extractionProfitLoss forecastingMicrosoft Office SuiteData visualization toolsReport writingBudgetingForecastingOrganizing dataTeamworkProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

Bachelors' Degree - Accounting, Finance, or business related required

3 years required of financial analysis experience; including discounted cash flow

1 year required of data query extraction and analytics experience

1 year required of profit and loss and balance sheet forecasting and management experience

Comfortable navigating fragmented systems, managing manual databases effectively, and establishing structured, scalable processes in a dynamic environment

Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex analytical data into clear, easily understandable formats

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite – High proficiency in Excel

Strong teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

Managing and organizing large amounts of data

Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects and deadlines

Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections

Ability to travel up to 25%