Accounts Payable Associate
Overview
A company specializing in large-scale, turnkey charging solutions for autonomous and electric vehicle fleets is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join their growing accounting team. This role offers an opportunity to gain experience in a fast-paced, early-stage environment focused on developing and operating charging infrastructure across the US.
Responsibilities
- Input invoices into the accounts payable (AP) system
- Ensure timely payment of bills
- Communicate effectively with department leads
- Enforce expenditure approval processes for purchasing and payments
- Reconcile credit card transactions
- Process employee expenses
- Set up new vendors
- Create and process purchase orders
- Support the accruals process
- Prepare general journal entries to support bank reconciliations
- Assist in preparing month-end and quarter-end working papers
- Prepare bank reconciliations
- Identify opportunities for process improvements within the AP function
- Manage the AP close calendar end-to-end, ensuring invoices, approvals, and reconciliations are completed on schedule and issues are flagged proactively
- Perform ad hoc accounting tasks as needed
Minimum Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in accounts payable, audit, or corporate accounting
- Basic knowledge of accounting principles
- Proven ability to meet recurring deadlines in a high-volume, detail-oriented role
- Strong task management and prioritization skills with appropriate escalation
- Good attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to adapt to system conversions and changes
- Positive and flexible attitude toward change
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing a recurring close process (accounts payable, payroll, or reporting) from start to finish
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $80,000 - $92,000, dependent on location, skills, experience, and internal equity
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Performance-based incentives where applicable
Location
- US Remote
- San Francisco, CA (hybrid work arrangement available)
Additional Information
The organization is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants who require them during the hiring process or to perform essential job functions.
Artificial intelligence tools may be used to assist in reviewing applications and assessing candidate materials; however, final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters.