Senior Tax Accountant (Transfer Pricing)

As a Senior Tax Accountant (Transfer Pricing), you will support Wesco's tax compliance, audits, tax provision, and tax planning activities. This role will also support the company's transfer pricing lifecycle, with a focus on annual documentation, operational implementation and monitoring, intercompany transactions, and coordination with internal stakeholders and external advisors. The position will assist with transfer pricing audits, planning initiatives, and compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities:

• Gather data and perform calculations required to support U.S. federal and foreign tax reporting, transfer pricing analyses, and related compliance requirements. Assist in responding to tax authority notices, information requests, and audits.


• Collaborate with external advisors and internal stakeholders to support tax compliance, transfer pricing documentation, benchmarking studies, and related projects.


• Assist with tax planning activities related to internal reorganizations, intercompany financing, distributions, repatriation modeling, and other strategic initiatives.


• Research and document tax positions, including the preparation of technical memoranda and supporting analyses.


• Maintain, update, and enhance tax workplans, processes, and documentation supporting compliance and financial reporting requirements.


• Utilize technology and software solutions, including Alteryx, Orbitax, and other tools, to improve data preparation, analysis, and reporting efficiency.


• Monitor developments in tax laws and regulations and assist in implementing changes required to comply with new requirements.


• Ensure compliance with internal controls under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 for tax compliance and planning processes.


• Support the preparation of annual transfer pricing documentation, including Local Files, Master File support, benchmarking studies, and related analyses.


• Assist with operational transfer pricing activities, including monitoring intercompany transactions and entity results against transfer pricing policies, maintaining intercompany pricing calculations, and identifying potential true-up requirements.


• Gather, reconcile, and analyze data from financial systems to support transfer pricing calculations, documentation, and country-by-country reporting.


• Coordinate with finance, accounting, tax, and business teams globally to obtain information, resolve data questions, and support transfer pricing implementation requirements.


• Liaise with external advisors supporting transfer pricing documentation, benchmarking studies, audits, and planning projects.


• Assist with transfer pricing audits, information requests, tax planning initiatives, business restructurings, and other ad hoc tax projects.


• Track transfer pricing deliverables and deadlines while contributing to process improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, and data quality.


• Identify and report intercompany transactions for country-by-country reporting and other applicable disclosure requirements.


• Coordinate with foreign tax and accounting teams to gather and review information supporting transfer pricing and international tax compliance activities.


• Coach, train, and mentor interns, rotational employees, and junior staff as needed.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.


• Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.


• CPA designation preferred.


• 3+ years of tax experience required; 5+ years preferred.


• Transfer pricing experience preferred.


• Knowledge of accounting principles, tax laws, and regulations.


• Knowledge of transfer pricing concepts and intercompany transactions preferred.


• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.


• Ability to analyze complex financial data, perform reconciliations, and prepare reports.


• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.


• Ability to research, analyze information, and build effective working relationships across teams.


• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio; experience with Alteryx or other tax technology tools preferred.


• Ability to apply transfer pricing policies and support documentation, benchmarking, country-by-country reporting, and operational transfer pricing activities preferred.


• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and exercise sound judgment.

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