Accounting Manager

TerraPower•Bellevue, WA

36d•Onsite

About The Position

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington, focused on raising global living standards through advanced nuclear energy and medical isotope innovations. The company was founded in 2006 with the goal of creating more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly energy sources. TerraPower's mission is to lead in new nuclear technologies, foster innovators, and drive advancements in nuclear power safety, economics, hybrid energy, and medical applications. The company is seeking motivated professionals interested in advanced nuclear reactor R&D and influencing the nuclear power landscape, including the production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including significant end-to-end AP or procure-to-pay responsibility.
Demonstrated experience owning AP operations, resolving complex exceptions, and partnering with non-Finance stakeholders.
Experience with ERP-based invoice workflows, approval routing, three-way matching, payment processing, and AP reconciliations.
Experience designing or improving accounting processes and internal controls.
Strong Excel and data-analysis capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to resolve sensitive or high-pressure payment and supplier issues with professionalism and sound judgment.
Skilled at influencing stakeholders and driving accountability without relying solely on formal authority.
Able to listen to operational concerns, explain control requirements clearly, and develop solutions that balance risk and business needs.
Skilled at managing competing priorities and maintaining constructive relationships during disagreements.
Demonstrated discretion when handling confidential vendor, employee, banking, and payment information.
Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills, with an ability to de-escalate issues and maintain stakeholder trust.

Nice To Haves

Publicly traded company experience is preferred.
Experience leading an AP function, team, or major process-improvement initiative.
Experience in a project-based, engineering, construction, regulated, or rapidly scaling environment.
Oracle Fusion Cloud AP experience.
Experience developing dashboards or operational performance reporting.
Experience supporting a publicly traded company or public-company readiness environment.
Experience with electronic invoicing, workflow automation, supplier portals, or approved AI-enabled finance tools.

Responsibilities

Process leader of Accounts Payable cycle, ensuring root causes of payment issues are identified, documented, and resolved.
Implementation of sustainable process changes & improvements.
Establishment of clear ownership, action plans, and follow-up for AP exceptions.
Cross-functional work across finance & business operations functions to resolve complex or recurring AP issues.
Translation of finance requirements into guidance for non-finance stakeholders.
Escalate material, time sensitive, or control related issues with clear facts, options, and recommended solutions.
Daily accounting activities and period-end close by monitoring & reconciling general ledger accounts, preparing journal entries, and providing timely & accurate internal and external reporting.
Support complex accounting matters & business transactions.
Identifies & implements automation opportunities and process improvements.
Proactively identifies and proposes accounting solutions for new or unusual business transactions and helps to ensure that the day-to-day accounting is consistent with corporate accounting policies and procedures.
Supports ERP system projects, including defining requirements & testing/validating outputs.
Ability to implement policies and procedures to help improve efficiencies.
Supports internal and external audits, submitting initial deliverables & handling follow-up queries.