Systems Accounting Co-Op - Cleveland, United States - The Sherwin-Williams Company

Description

This is a year round position and would be required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week (during normal business hours of 8:30am - 5:00pm)

SUMMARY

As the Accounting Co-op for the SBS (Sherwin Business Services) General Accounting team, this employee will be responsible for supporting various HQ and field personnel with Payroll, Utility and Telecom accounting related questions in FactFinder. They will assist their Supervisor in daily accounting tasks. Additional duties include preparing weekly & monthly reports and other ad hoc projects as needed. This opportunity will offer exposure to the SBS General Accounting group and provide experience in various transactional & analysis related accounting responsibilities.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Complete various financial activities for the month-end close process. This includes creating and uploading journal entries, conducting analysis/reconciliations of accounts in OneStream.
• Overseeing Utility and Telecom GL files are in Oracle Cloud and ensuring accuracy of accounting entries.
• Review suspense and make journal entries to clear and update mappings as necessary so minimal lines are kicking out to suspense.
• Act as a liaison between systems accounting team and operating divisions to assist with accounting related questions.
• Send out month end reporting for Payroll (US and Canada)

What is the Process to get Started? Step 1 - Online Application Find the role(s) that interest you on our Careers page: Set aside 15 minutes to create your profile by entering or importing your details from one of our job board partners Step 2 - Digital Interview Upon review of your application, qualified candidates will be invited to complete a digital video interview via HireVue, our interview partner. The interview will consist of a few behavioral based questions You'll be able to record and complete your video interview anytime, anywhere While you can complete this video interview on your own schedule, we ask that this step be completed within 7 days of receiving an invitation Step 3 - Panel Interview Your video interview is reviewed by a member of our Recruitment team and our top candidates are invited to meet with out team in a virtual Microsoft teams panel interview.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

Required:

• High School Diploma
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master Degree with an Accounting or Finance focus.
• Ability to work in a co-op position no less than 12 months
• Required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week during normal business hours

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Required:

Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills; attention to detail

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

General PC skills

MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point)