Senior Accountant, Accounts Payable

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. 

Senior Accountant,  Accounts Payable

The Senior Accountant will demonstrate extensive knowledge in GAAP as well as experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud or another Tier 1 ERP system (SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365). 

Responsibilities

• Process leader of Accounts Payable cycle
• Ensuring that root causes of payment issues are identified, documented and resolved. Implementation of sustainable process changes & improvements
• Establishment of clear ownership, action plans and follow up for AP exceptions
• Cross-functional work across finance & business operations functions to resolve complex or recurring AP issues. Translation of finance requirements into guidance for non-finance stakeholders
• Escalate material, time sensitive, or control related issues with clear facts, options and recommended solutions
• Daily accounting activities and period-end close by monitoring & reconciling general ledger accounts, preparing journal entries, and providing timely & accurate internal and external reporting
• Support complex accounting matters & business transactions
• Identifies & implements automation opportunities and process improvements
• Proactively identifies and proposes accounting solutions for new or unusual business transactions and helps to ensure that the day-to-day accounting is consistent with corporate accounting policies and procedures
• Supports ERP system projects, including defining requirements & testing/validating outputs
• Ability to implement policies and procedures to help improve efficiencies
• Supports internal and external audits. Submits initial deliverables & handles follow-up queries

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required
• Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including significant end-to-end AP or procure-to-pay responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience owning AP operations, resolving complex exceptions, and partnering with non-Finance stakeholders.
• Experience with ERP-based invoice workflows, approval routing, three-way matching, payment processing, and AP reconciliations.
• Experience designing or improving accounting processes and internal controls.
• Strong Excel and data-analysis capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Publicly traded company experience is preferred
• Experience leading an AP function, team, or major process-improvement initiative.
• Experience in a project-based, engineering, construction, regulated, or rapidly scaling environment.
• Oracle Fusion Cloud AP experience.
• Experience developing dashboards or operational performance reporting.
• Experience supporting a publicly traded company or public-company readiness environment.
• Experience with electronic invoicing, workflow automation, supplier portals, or approved AI-enabled finance tools.

Critical Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to resolve sensitive or high-pressure payment and supplier issues with professionalism and sound judgment.
• Skilled at influencing stakeholders and driving accountability without relying solely on formal authority.
• Able to listen to operational concerns, explain control requirements clearly, and develop solutions that balance risk and business needs.
• Skilled at managing competing priorities and maintaining constructive relationships during disagreements
• Demonstrated discretion when handling confidential vendor, employee, banking, and payment information.
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills, with an ability to de-escalate issues and maintain stakeholder trust.

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 for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.
• Repetitive work: Prolonged
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day
• Travel required 0-10%

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.

Job Details: 

Salary Range: $81,382.37 - $105,961.39 

*Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’s qualifications experience.  This range is specific to Washington State.

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
  •   Medical
  •   Vision
  • Dental
  • Life and Disability
  • Gender Affirmation Benefits
• Parental Leave
• 401k Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule
  • 10 paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

TerraPower Career and Benefits information:  https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/