Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Rocket Lab’s Finance team is responsible for all financial transactions for the company, operating as a well-oiled machine to maximize the value of our work. Our Finance team are made up of planners, analysts and accountants, and manage our policies, compliance, and reporting. They’re the ones who keep our financial...

Based onsite at Rocket Lab’s Global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Accounts Payable Specialist will be responsible for assisting in processing payroll for employees and processing payments for vendors.

Full-cycle of Accounts Payable functions, three-way matching.

Ensure proper coding of invoices, departmental approval and accurate entry into ERP system
Work across functionally to solve any discrepancies that may arise
Review and process employees’ expense reports into ERP system
Maintain GRNI (good receipt, no invoice) report to ensure invoices are cleared in a timely manner. Resolve any unmatched items with Purchasing & Receiving
Assist with vendor onboarding process
Assist with month end close process
Data entry of invoices
Vendor payments
Problem resolution
Maintaining organization of all AP documents
Support Transactional Accounting Manager
Provide excellent customer service internally and externally
Support Accounting Operations Manager
Ad-hoc project

4+ years of experience and a High School Diploma 
Experience with high volume and a fast-paced environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Associates Degree in Accounting 
Experience with ERP Systems SAP, Oracle, LN 
Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written
Detail oriented, logical, and methodological approach to problem-solving
PC/MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) proficient

Citizenship of AU / NZ / EU / NATO