Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Alameda, CA; Albuquerque, NM; Oak Ridge, TN; Remote

Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Senior Accountant

Job Summary

The Kairos Power Controllership team is looking for a highly motivated Senior Accountant with a combination of accounting and process skills.  This is an opportunity to join a dynamic organization.

The Kairos Power Controllership team is responsible for the proper accounting, compliance and internal control environment for Kairos Power.  The successful candidate will find him/herself surrounded by sharp professionals with diverse backgrounds, operating in a fast-paced, intellectual, and team-oriented environment.  The position will report to the GL Senior Manager. 

Responsibilities

• Manage the Manufacturing Enterprise System (MES) project implementation and operation from an accounting perspective, to support accurate project-level and grant-level financial tracking.
• Support the month-end close process by validating accruals, reviewing journal entries for proper accounting, performing fluctuation analyses on account balances, and preparing or reviewing account reconciliations.
• Monitor & ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, company procedures and reporting requirements.
• Provide reporting support as needed including census and state reporting requirements.
• Monitor upcoming actions for month-end close impact (events, projects, releases, etc.).
• Document and help develop processes and assist with projects to improve performance and efficiencies.
• Provide support for external audits, including general ledger extracts and variance analysis.
• Drive compliance initiatives across the business to establish strong governance and enhance the control environment.
• Review existing processes to assess risk, internal control and overall effectiveness and efficiency, as well as the risks associated with financial reporting and/or fraud.
• Execute report queries to ensure accuracy of substantive financial reports.
• Work in a cross functional role spanning Finance, Accounting, KP Business, IT, etc.
• Identify, lead, support, and/or implement continuous improvement initiatives for various processes including the month-end close, reporting, data gathering, and analysis.
• Support new business initiatives through identification of accounting requirements and ensure implementation of financial controls and process and system solutions.
• Partner with Finance team to align accounting operations with the company’s broader financial strategy and growth roadmap.
• Lead accounting system strategy, including optimization of ERP platforms, procurement tools, expense systems, and financial reporting workflows.
• Support new tools and technologies evaluation to improve accuracy, scalability and efficiency across the accounting function.
• Act as a business partner across departments to align financial processes with operational needs.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of accounting or finance experience with progressively increasing responsibilities; experience with manufacturing system implementation, a plus.
• Prior experience in regulated industries such as nuclear energy, utilities or manufacturing with complex cost structures, a plus.
• NetSuite ERP experience preferable.
• System implementation experience, a plus.
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills.
• CPA is desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Precise and detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Hands on team player with willingness to pitch in where necessary.
• Problem solving, issue-resolution skills, ability to work in a cross functional work environment, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task are essential.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and make things happen in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment; strong bias for action and value add, coupled with excellent judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully with teams across the organization; experience influencing and leveraging the skills of yourself and others to achieve objectives.
• Strong knowledge in accounting principles, business processes and internal control evaluation.
• Ability to design and implement processes in support of new business or governance initiatives and experience leading operational and process change.
• Passion for operational excellence and our customers.
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team and proven team player working with various teams.
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
• Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others.
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge.
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues.

Physical Demands

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment.

Safety and PPE

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs..
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
• Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes, etc.

Travel

• Some travel may be required (5%)

Additional Requirements

• Requires occasional non-standard work-week hours.
• Requires occasional extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines.

About our Benefits

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)