Accounts Payable Staff Accountant

TerraPower•Bellevue, WA

10d

About The Position

The Accounts Payable Accountant will be responsible for accurate, efficient and timely processing of invoices, payments and corporate card reconciliation. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable with direct, indirect and unallowable expenses and will demonstrate extensive knowledge in GAAP, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and user experience in Concur and Oracle Fusion Cloud.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
Minimum of 3 years work experience in an accounting environment
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required Knowledge of Oracle Cloud is preferred
Highly organized and detail-oriented; high degree of accuracy
Capable of quickly comprehending new information and technologies
Capable of working in a fast-paced environment
Strong communication skills, comfortable working and effectively communicating with operations team and other non-accounting professionals at all levels.
Analytical/problem solving – ability to identify, analyze and resolve problems in a timely manner
Ability to prioritize and plan work activities
Must be team oriented, willing to operate within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment
The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle accounts payable including invoice tracking, recording, coding, approval and payment
Review invoices received against PO/PR on file
Record invoices in Oracle, ensure proper coding of GL/department/project codes
Work closely with procurement and technical representatives to obtain required approvals
Able to identify unallowable costs according to government rules and/or contractual terms
Assist in the process for disbursements to vendors, subcontractors and subrecipients
Reconcile company owned credit cards monthly and post bill entries and payments in the financial system
Issue manual checks, wire, ACH payments, void checks, positive pay
Manage vendor relations, research and resolve variances or discrepancies in invoices, set up new vendors
Support general ledger accounting including account reconciliations and journal entry preparation
Track invoices subject to sales or use tax, prepare use tax calculation worksheet, and record use tax accrual on a monthly basis
AP file maintenance
Monitors the accounts payable aging
Prepare and process 1099 forms and file with the IRS
Ability to implement policies and procedures to help improve efficiencies
Complies with internal control procedures on a day to day basis.
Ability to perform moderately complex accounting tasks/analysis, categorize data for reporting and audit purposes
Applies general knowledge of accounting/government policies and procedures when responding to written and verbal inquiries from stakeholders
Support external audits. Submits initial deliverables & handles follow-up queries
Support new ERP system implementation