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Staff Accountant, Accounts Payable - Agency Contract

Bellevue, WA

TITLE:   Staff Accountant – Accounts Payable     

             

LOCATION: Bellevue, WA 

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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. 

 

Staff Accountant – Accounts Payable 

The Staff Accountant – Accounts Payable will be responsible for accurate, efficient and timely processing of items including but not limited to invoices, subrecipient payments  expense reimbursements.  The successful candidate will be knowledgeable with direct, indirect and unallowable expenses and will demonstrate knowledge of GAAP, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and user experience in Oracle Fusion Cloud Accounts Payable or a comparable Tier 1 ERP system (Dynamics/JD Edwards/Peoplesoft/SAP).  

 

Responsibilities: 

  • Own full-cycle accounts payable including tracking, recording, coding, approval and payment 
  • Review invoices received against PO/PR on file 
  • Record invoices in Oracle Accounts Payable, ensure invoices are accurately scanned into system & correctly matched to purchase orders.  
  • Preparation of journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.  
  • Work closely with procurement and technical representatives to obtain required approvals 
  • Able to identify unallowable costs according to government rules and/or contractual terms 
  • Review and process employee expense reimbursements 
  • Manage vendor relations, research and resolve variances or discrepancies in invoices, set up new vendors 
  • Support basic general ledger accounting including journal entry posting 
  • Record sales & use tax as applicable 
  • AP file maintenance 
  • Monitors the accounts payable aging 
  • Ability to implement policies and procedures to help improve efficiencies 
  • Ability to perform moderately complex accounting tasks/analysis, categorize data for reporting and audit purpose 
  • Applies general knowledge of accounting/government policies and procedures when responding to written and verbal inquiries from stakeholders 
  • Support Audits for allowable and unallowable costs 
  • Support continuing ERP system improvements and upgrades 

 

 

 

Key Qualifications and Skills 

  • BA/BS degree in Accounting or related field or the equivalent business-experience 
  • Minimum of 3 years work experience in a high-volume Accounts Payable environment 
  • Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel & Office 365 
  • Knowledge of Oracle Cloud AP is preferred 
  • Working knowledge of government grant and/or government contracts 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 with operations team/non-accounting professionals, deal with complex accounting/project codes/org codes. 
  • 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 

 

 

Job Functions 

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position.  These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation.  Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations.  An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards. 

  • Motor Abilities: Sitting and standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands). 
  • Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds. 
  • Repetitive work: Prolonged. 
  • Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work and ability to perform role in personal protective equipment. 
  • Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day. 

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government.  TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements.  To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States.  Government export authorization approval times vary.  Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.   

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