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About Terawatt Infrastructure
The once in a century transition to autonomous and electric vehicles is underway and will require a multi-trillion-dollar investment in energy and charging infrastructure, and the real estate to site it on. Terawatt is the leader in delivering large scale, turnkey charging solutions for companies rapidly deploying AV and EV fleets. Whether it’s an urban mobility hub, or a carefully located multi-fleet hub for semi-trucks, Terawatt brings the talent, capabilities, and capital to create reliable, cost-effective solutions for customers on the leading edge of the transition to the next generation of transport.
With a growing portfolio of sites across the US in urban hubs and along key logistics and transportation corridors. Terawatt is building the permanent transportation and logistics infrastructure of tomorrow through a robust combination of capital, real estate, development, and site operations solutions. The company develops, finances, owns, and operates charging solutions that take the cost and complexity out of electrifying fleets.
Our Values
Six core values guide how we work: commitments we make to each other. Our pace is set by a simple conviction: imperfect action beats perfect inaction, so we move with purpose, adapt without ego, and measure ourselves by progress rather than activity. Ownership travels with autonomy. Your name is on the work, and the best answer wins the conversation, wherever it lives. That candor works because of what surrounds it: people who show up with intention and have each other's back, tough on ideas and generous with people. Our customers feel this as reliability earned daily, every interaction treated as a chance to build something lasting. And underneath it all is why the work matters. The climate doesn't wait, and the stakes are also human: behind every checklist and every inspection is a person going home safely. We call it "This work has a heartbeat” — it's what the other five rest on.
Role Description
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our growing accounting team. The ideal candidate will bring good attention to detail and a collaborative approach to improving processes over time. 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.
Core Responsibilities
- Inputting invoices into our AP module
- Ensuring bills are paid on time
- Ability to communicate 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
- Support the accruals process
- General journal entries to support bank reconciliations
- Help prepare month end working papers
- Help prepare quarter end working papers
- Prepare bank reconciliations
- Identify opportunities for process improvements within the AP function
- Keep the AP close calendar on track end-to-end; invoices, approvals, and reconciliations completed on schedule, with issues flagged proactively
- Ad hoc work
Minimum Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience with the AP function, or equivalent experience in audit or corporate accounting
- Eager 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
- Good attention to detail
- Proficient 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
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