Accountant

Job Description

Accountant | Mouser

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Mouser Electronics, located in Mansfield, TX. Mouser is an award-winning global distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, serving over 650,000 customers in 223 countries/territories. The company has a 60-year history of growth and success as a TTI, Inc./Berkshire Hathaway Company, known for its state-of-the-art facility. This role is crucial for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end close processes, and providing essential financial analysis to management in a growing international enterprise.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Mansfield, TX

• Mission: This person ensures precise financial reporting, supports international operations with accurate transaction recording, and provides crucial financial insights to management.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Windows, Excel, Power Point

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Transactions: Prepare and enter journal entries, reconcile general ledger accounts, and accurately record transactions in foreign currencies, including calculating exchange gains and losses.
• Month-End Close Support: Calculate and record accruals and prepayments, and actively assist with various month-end close tasks to ensure timely completion.
• Advanced Analysis: Perform advanced financial and variance analysis to provide insightful responses to management questions during the month-end close process.
• Reporting & Documentation: Create detailed spreadsheets to convey complex financial information, write comprehensive reports, business correspondence, and maintain procedural manuals.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate effectively with international branches, gather reporting from worldwide offices, and establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, vendors, and other business contacts.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required, demonstrating a strong foundation in core accounting principles and financial management.
• Experience: A minimum of two years of general accounting experience is essential, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Candidates must also be available to work early, late, and weekends when necessary to meet deadlines and fulfill assigned responsibilities.
• Skills: This role requires advanced knowledge of Excel for data analysis and reporting, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to multitask effectively while maintaining detailed and thorough work habits. Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication and telephone etiquette are also critical for interacting with various stakeholders at all levels, alongside a demonstrated ability to set and track goals, and work ethically under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Bonus: A CPA license is a significant plus, as is advanced knowledge of Power Point. Preferred skills also include the ability to read, analyze, and interpret government rules and regulations, technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents, as well as experience in writing business correspondence, articles, and presentations.