Accounts Payable Staff Accountant

TerraPower•Bellevue, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits. TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

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
Usage of artificial intelligence tools in a business setting
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

Nice To Haves

Knowledgeable with direct, indirect and unallowable expenses
Extensive knowledge in GAAP, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
User experience in Concur and Oracle Fusion Cloud

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
Prepare initial drafts of new AP procedures and revise existing documentation to reflect control requirements, process improvement, and system changes
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