WESCO International

Senior Accounting Financial Analyst (Variable Compensation)

WESCO International$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or business-related field required
  • 3 years of financial analysis experience, including discounted cash flow
  • 1 year of data query extraction and analytics experience
  • 1 year of profit and loss and balance sheet forecasting and management experience
  • Experience in managing and analyzing variable compensation programs, including data preparation and validation
  • Strong mathematical skills for complex calculations and accuracy in compensation structures
  • Strong communication and presentation skills for translating analytical data
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
  • Ability to manage large datasets and prioritize multiple projects effectively

Responsibilities

  • Gather and analyze data to support dynamic variable pay programs for assigned business units
  • Respond to complex inquiries from stakeholders regarding commission calculations and ensure accuracy
  • Assist sales teams in understanding reporting related to variable pay
  • Conduct profitability analysis across various business lines
  • Enhance approaches for obtaining financial support for proposals and bids
  • Evaluate contract performance against proposals and adjust strategies accordingly
  • Collaborate with multiple functions to obtain input on key business variables

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Participation in bonus or sales incentive plans
  • Additional compensation for sales roles based on results
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Senior Accounting Financial Analyst, you will prepare, coordinate, and document forward-looking financial projects, including forecasts and reports, while providing analytical support to drive strategic decision-making. You will also manage the calculation and documentation of variable pay programs, such as sales commissions, by extracting and organizing data from various systems. This role combines financial analysis and compensation processing to ensure accurate reporting and impactful business insights.

Responsibilities:
  • Gather and prepare data from multiple sources to support a complex and dynamic variable pay program for the assigned BU, while also assisting in developing a strategic plan to optimize and enhance program effectiveness.
  • Respond to complex inquiries from Finance, sales leaders, or managers regarding the data used to calculate commissions, assessing whether the calculations align with the intent of the plan. Adjust information if discrepancies are identified to ensure sales compensation is accurate and effectively track results.
  • Interact with sales managers and sales employees to help them understand the reports they are receiving and regarding transactions and variable pay programs.
  • Develop and manage profitability analysis across multiple lines of business.
  • 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.
  • Monitor sales and margins to ensure appropriate billing margin is earned.
  • May provide direction and support to more junior analysts.

Qualifications:
  • 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
  • Experience in managing and analyzing variable compensation programs, including data preparation, validation, and calculation of commissions
  • Strong mathematical skills with the ability to analyze numerical data, perform complex calculations, and ensure accuracy in variable compensation structures
  • Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to translate complex analytical data into easily understandable format
  • 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
  • Report writing utilizing Hyperion and Oracle
  • Short and long-term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and product-line profitability analysis is preferred

#LI-RA1

This amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.

For eligible positions, compensation may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents. For certain sales roles, Wesco also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan.

In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.

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Learn more about WESCO International
Size
18,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$100.5 million
Founded
1922
5 Year Trend
+20%
Revenue
$12.3 billion
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