Excel-Driven Staff Accountant | Growth & GAAP Focus

City Electric Supply; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

City Electric Supply (CES) is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant with exceptional Excel skills to support core accounting functions and financial reporting. This role is highly data-driven and ideal for someone who enjoys working with large datasets, building spreadsheets, and improving processes through automation and analysis.

This position offers exposure to analytical accounting work, opportunities to enhance reporting processes, and visibility to accounting leadership, providing a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 1–4 years of accounting or finance experience (public or corporate).
• Strong understanding of GAAP.
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, etc.).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables and pivot charts, complex formulas and functions, large data set management, data validation and error checking, and spreadsheet automation and efficiency improvements.
• Experience automating reports or improving Excel-based workflows (preferred).
• Exposure to Power Query, Power Pivot, or VBA (a plus, not required).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries; maintain accurate general ledger records.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end account reconciliations.
• Analyze financial data using advanced Excel models and formulas.
• Develop, maintain, and improve complex Excel spreadsheets for reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Use pivot tables, XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, nested formulas, and conditional formatting daily.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepare supporting schedules for audits and internal reviews.
• Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for process improvement through data analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure financial accuracy.
• Support ad hoc financial and operational analysis projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

QuickBooks

Power Query

Power Pivot

VBA

Job description

City Electric Supply (CES) is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant with exceptional Excel skills to support core accounting functions and financial reporting. This role is highly data-driven and ideal for someone who enjoys working with large datasets, building spreadsheets, and improving processes through automation and analysis.

This position offers exposure to analytical accounting work, opportunities to enhance reporting processes, and visibility to accounting leadership, providing a