What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at Ferguson?
Job Posting:
Ferguson is a leading value-added distributor in North America providing expertise, solutions, and products. From infrastructure, plumbing, and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication, and more, we exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable.
We have an excellent career opportunity as an Accountant at Ferguson!
The ideal candidate possesses a solid accounting background with experience in preparing journal entries and account reconciliations. This person is a self-starter, flexible, has a high level of integrity and is action and goal-oriented in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Location:
This is a Hybrid role based out of our corporate offices in Newport News, VA location, in accordance with the Ferguson Flex schedule; 3 days office / 2 days remote.
Responsibilities:
Pay Range:
$3,375.00 - $5,500.00
Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles.
This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.
Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Information
Ferguson is a leading value-added distributor in North America providing expertise, solutions, and products. From infrastructure, plumbing, and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication, and more, we exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable.
We have an excellent career opportunity as an Accountant at Ferguson!
The ideal candidate possesses a solid accounting background with experience in preparing journal entries and account reconciliations. This person is a self-starter, flexible, has a high level of integrity and is action and goal-oriented in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Location:
This is a Hybrid role based out of our corporate offices in Newport News, VA location, in accordance with the Ferguson Flex schedule; 3 days office / 2 days remote.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations to ensure accurate ties back with no outstanding financial items.
- Prepare, examine, and analyze capital projects reconciling in Construction in Progress accounts assigned to include progression of project, actual spend to budget, categorizing to proper asset profile, capitalization of assets and other functions.
- Perform weekly Small Capital Expenditure process to include receipt of applications, examine and analyze applications, compilation of weekly approval spreadsheet, and communication process.
- Load and reconcile asset capitalization packages into Asset Management PeopleSoft database.
- Monitor communication received via email for various asset transaction requests.
- Support data requests for Corporate and external audits
- Work with Management and peers to identify and implement process improvements on an ongoing basis.
- Liaise and partner with Finance, Field Finance, branch and distribution centers’ management, acquisitions, Headquarters departments, Information Technology, Shared Service Center, and others as necessary to solve open balance sheet transactions, to research expense fluctuations, and to address operational issues affecting Ferguson’s balance sheet accounts and/or income statement.
- Perform month-end general ledger closing and year end subledger closing procedures, which includes the processing of journal entries and meeting stringent monthly deadlines
- Perform consolidated review of income statement accounts to ensure proper coding of expenses and to track expenses by categories with comparisons to years
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the impact of the related accounting policies on the financial results.
- Perform financial analysis potentially used to drive business decisions
- Perform various ad hoc requests and other duties assigned by management
- Work the hours needed to complete the assigned job responsibilities, which may exceed the standard work schedule, and may include working weekends as needed during peak times, audit times and fiscal reporting periods
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance strongly preferred or equivalent work experience.
- 6 months - 3 years of accounting experience.
- Knowledge of US GAAP.
- Able to pass internal basic accounting tests.
- Knowledge of Oracle a plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with customers and team members.
- Organized and detail orientated.
- Strong work ethic and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Proficient analytical skills.
Pay Range:
$3,375.00 - $5,500.00
Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles.
This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.
Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Information
Salary : $3,375 - $5,500
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