Accounts Payable Accountant

Lunar Energy is seeking a detail-oriented, hands on and results-focused candidate to join our growing Accounting team as an Accounts Payable Accountant. The Accounts Payable Accountant will be responsible for accounting related to procure-to-pay, expenses reimbursement, credit card, monthly accrual processes, annual 1099 filings, and ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial data. The Accounts Payable Accountant should be efficient in working in a fast-growing start-up environment and be able to contribute to process improvement.

Lunar Energy was founded to transition homes to 100% clean energy—making our electricity greener, our air cleaner and our energy more safe, secure and reliable for all. We’re a fast-growing, global company building the world’s best clean energy products to electrify all homes and connect communities to form clean, resilient virtual power plants.

On a given day at Lunar, you’ll likely…

• Manage the invoice process, including 2-way/3-way matching, invoice coding, check request processing, and weekly payment runs.
• Monitor 2-way/3-way matching validation errors daily and resolve them quickly.
• Process the purchase requisition and coordinate with purchase requestors on any irregular requests.
• Review and verify the accuracy of invoice information, including GL and department coding to ensure expenses are recorded and recognized accurately.
• Communicate with vendors and team members regarding billing inquiries, issues, and research discrepancies.
• Process weekly payment runs and ensure no late invoice payments.
• Manage and monitor the Accounting alias email inbox throughout the day to ensure timely processing of invoices.
• Facilitate the set up of new vendors process and organize and store all new vendor forms and vendor master files such as signed W-9 or W8 Ben.
• Review company credit card statements, collect all receipts, and process in NetSuite.
• Review employee expense reports and process them in Expensify.
• Manage company credit card charges for each department and submit expense reports monthly.
• Prepare month-end AP accruals.
• Manage annual 1099 filings.
• Calculate use tax quarterly.
• Coordinate with other departments to resolve purchase orders, invoices, and payment process-related issues.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration or related field or 5+ years of Accounts Payable experience with a solid understanding of Accounts Payable procedures and cycles.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills to determine and/or review invoices for account classifications, approvals, and supporting documentation.
• Be detail-oriented and demonstrate a sense of urgency.
• Able to navigate in a dynamic, fast-paced, high-volume environment with multiple priorities and challenging deadlines.
• Be proficient with Excel and Word.
• Understand U.S. GAAP.
• NetSuite, Bill.com, and Expensify experiences are preferable.

Desired Skills:

• Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to navigate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and challenging deadlines.
• Working knowledge of finance and/or accounting and financial accounting.
• Ability to multi-task efficiently and to be flexible with ever-changing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong commitment to quality and compliance; experience with anticipating and comfortable with intercepting issues that may arise.
• Experience managing risk and triaging issues in order of relative urgency and importance.
• A proactive approach to understanding, improving, and implementing systems and processes that improve quality and efficiency.
• Good communication skills, comfortable engaging with all levels of the organization.
• Commitment to learning and interest in diversifying responsibilities as the company grows.
• Ability to multi-task efficiently and to be flexible with ever-changing priorities and deadlines.
• Must work well with others in a fast-paced, customer service-oriented environment and be responsive to co-workers and colleagues.
• Must also work independently, with minimal supervision, and have the ability to take initiative and create solutions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as use of the Internet.
• Ability to learn and implement other programs quickly and efficiently.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Active participation as a Newfront team member, suggesting improvements in processes and procedures and w