Accounts Payable Staff Accountant

Oklo•Santa Clara, CA

4d•$60,000 - $90,000•Remote

About The Position

The A/P Staff Accountant will play a key role in the day-to-day execution and refinement of core accounting processes to support our overall accounting function. This role will require assisting with day-to-day bookkeeping responsibilities in the Company's spend and expense and ERP tools and will involve focused internal control execution for billing and payment processing functions. The successful candidate will be able to learn Oklo's processes quickly and recommend enhancements and automation to existing accounting processes. The successful candidate will also be able to effectively communicate both internally with relevant stakeholders such as designated vendor owners as well as externally with Oklo vendors and contractors. The ability to stay organized and establish a strong competency and awareness of Oklo spend and vendor activity to quickly and effectively code transactions to the general ledger on a continual basis will be a critical success factor.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or business
One to three years of general accounting or accounts payable experience
Analytical—the individual synthesizes complex or diverse information
Process and public company oriented
Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully
Oral communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, demonstrates group presentation skills, and conducts productive meetings
Organization—the individual monitors a wide range of accounting activities and ensures the execution of routine processes
Quality management—the individual looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions
Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans
Passionate about clean energy
Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
Willing and able to learn quickly
Willing to think differently and do things in new ways
Comfortable in a fast-paced, high iterative startup environment
Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before
Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
An excellent writer in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
Able to communicate technical content and results verbally
A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won't enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.
Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn't about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren't about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren't about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.
An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.
Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.
Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.

Nice To Haves

Big 4 Preferred, CPA is a plus
Master's degree in accountancy
Fast growth startup or public company experience
Preferred remote location: U.S. East Coast

Responsibilities

Driving efficiencies and automation across key accounting cycles such as payroll, procure to pay, and order to cash
Tracking and reconciliation of various project and vendor costs
Work with internal and external auditors to provide documentation as part of routine audit testing procedures
Tracking and booking employee travel and expense reimbursements
Responsible for reconciling payment due dates with planned payment processing dates to ensure vendors are paid on-time
Assist with the implementation of new accounting processes and tools as Oklo scales
Develop credibility for the accounting function by delivering upon the monthly close timeline and helping deliver on key close deliverables
Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions
Conform with all safety rules and use all appropriate safety equipment
Oversee and process vendor invoices and payments in a timely, accurate manner.
Manage the vendor onboarding process, ensuring compliance with internal policies, proper documentation and consistent vendor data maintenance.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth end-to-end procure-to-pay workflow and effective communication between teams.
Assist with month-end closing activities, including accruals and reconciliations of accounts payable balances.
Verify accuracy of invoice approvals, account coding, and supporting documentation.