Senior Accounting Manager, Natrium

TITLE: Senior Accounting Manager, Natrium
LOCATION: Bellevue, WA, USA
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. TerraPowers 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 companys 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.
Senior Accounting Manager, Natrium
This role will be responsible for supporting the Natrium Project in general ledger accountability, improving the close & account reconciliation process, and supporting new system implementations. The ideal candidate is highly motivated and eager to collaborate, strengthening accounting operations in a fast-paced, rapid growth and data-driven environment.
Responsibilities
Prepare monthly financial statements, reporting, reconciliations, related supporting schedules and intercompany elimination for subsidiaries and corporate
Manage key areas of month-end close process, including preparing and reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations and financial reporting and variance analysis
Enhance existing accounting procedures and internal controls, and seek opportunities to improve accounting operational efficiency and effectiveness
Perform intercompany transfer
Develop good working relationship with internal/external stakeholders; regularly interact with business owners and management on accounting matters.
Support the general accounting functions including, but not limited to: accounts payable, receivable, general ledger, intercompany
Develop, document and process cost allocations among different legal entities and projects
Setup and implement cost accounting system for operations
Perform indirect cost allocation, consolidation and reporting
Fixed asset, inventory processing and reporting
Assist with budget planning and analysis
Financial and profitability analysis as requested
Support with financial projects such as year-end close, audit, tax package, and budgets
Responsible for assisting with the annual financial audit with independent auditors
Maintain balance sheet integrity and accuracy
Assist in effort to transition from cash basis to US GAAP accounting
Assist accounting system related projects and other accounting projects as needed
Support contract review for accounting/tax implications
Prepare project cost analysis to measure and monitor project financial performance.
Perform accounting analysis and prepare memos for accounting treatment of project construction costs
Key Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
Bachelors Degree in Accounting with preference for CPA or CMA.
Minimum of 12 years progr