Accounts Payable Specialist

Terawatt Infrastructure is leading the once-in-a-century transition to autonomous and electric vehicles by delivering large-scale, turnkey charging solutions for companies rapidly deploying AV and EV fleets. With a growing portfolio of sites across the US, Terawatt develops, finances, owns, and operates charging infrastructure that simplifies fleet electrification. The company combines capital, real estate, development, and site operations to build permanent transportation and logistics infrastructure.

About the role

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our growing accounting team. The ideal candidate will bring strong attention to detail and a collaborative approach to improving processes. This role is responsible for setting up vendors, inputting bills within our AP system, processing employee expenses, and other ad hoc projects. You'll work closely with a small but nimble team in a fast-paced, early-stage environment. This is an exciting opportunity for someone early in their accounting career looking to build experience and grow with the company.

Responsibilities

• Inputting invoices into our AP module
• Ensuring bills are paid on time
• Communicating with department leads
• Enforcing our expenditure approval process for purchasing and payments
• Reconciling credit card transactions
• Processing employee expenses
• Vendor set up
• Creating and processing purchase orders
• Supporting the accruals process
• General journal entries to support bank reconciliations
• Helping prepare month-end and quarter-end working papers
• Preparing bank reconciliations
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements within the AP function
• Keeping the AP close calendar on track end-to-end; invoices, approvals, and reconciliations completed on schedule, with issues flagged proactively
• Ad hoc work

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience with the AP function, or equivalent experience in audit or corporate accounting
• Eagerness to learn and contribute ideas as you build AP experience
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles
• Track record of consistently meeting recurring deadlines in a high-volume, detail-heavy role (e.g., month-end close, payroll cycles, reporting deadlines)
• Ability to manage and prioritize a queue of tasks reliably, escalating when needed
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to adapt to a system conversion as we grow
• Optimistic and flexible with change

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing a recurring close process (AP, payroll, or reporting) from start to finish

Location

San Francisco, CA / hybrid