Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist

Lunar Energy is seeking a detail-oriented, hands on and results-focused candidate to join our growing Accounting team as an Accounts Payable Specialist. The Accounts Payable Specialist ideal candidate will possess outstanding written and communication skills and will be responsible for accurately entering all vendor invoices received within Accounts Payable into our ERP system (NetSuite). Accounts Payable Associate will work with vendors or customer companies to resolve billing or payment issues. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Code and enter all AP invoices into Bill.com/Stampli/NetSuite on daily basis.
• Matches invoices received to purchase order and receiving documentation.
• Review and verify the accuracy of invoice information and price extension, including financial
  coding and departments to ensure expenses are recorded accurately.
• Apply proper use tax accruals and partial use tax exemption to vendor bills
• Payment processing including checks, wires, ACH and intercompany.
• Monitor 2-way/3-way matching validation errors daily and resolve them quickly.
• Communicate with vendors externally, and team members, buyers, shipping/receiving internally
  regarding billing inquires, 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 with timely responses to vendors.
• Facilitate the set up 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 in Expensify.
• Prepare month-end AP accruals.
• Support annual 1099 filings.
• Coordinate with other departments to resolve purchase order, invoice and payment process
  related issues.
  Position Requirements
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration or related field or 2+
  years of Accounts Payable experience with a solid understanding of Accounts Payable
  procedures and cycle.
• 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.

Position Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration or related field or 2+ years of Accounts Payable experience with a solid understanding of Accounts Payable procedures and cycle.
• 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, Stampli, Expensify experiences are preferable.
• Personal Qualifications
• 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 ways to make the organization better.

About Lunar Energy

Lunar Energy is a cutting-edge clean energy company still in "stealth mode." We build and deploy products to electrify homes, which are connected through an integrated software platform. The Accounting team is the financial reporting epicenter of Lunar Energy. We are focused on building an accounting infrastructure with policies, processes and automated systems to provide accurate and timely financials to the Executives, Board Members, Investors and Bankers. All the while, we also ensure the company maintains a healthy capital balance to fund the exponential growth needed to meaningfully impact decarbonization. Joining the Lunar. finance team presents a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a high growth clean tech company and grow your career while also addressing the climate crisis