Accounts Payable Processor - Glendale, AZ

Job Description

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Project Overview :

Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far - enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year.

As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, Bechtel is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team contractors engineering and building the facility. We are also managing procurement of about $1 Billion in goods and services.

Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway.

The project is located in the high desert and wide-open spaces of north-central Nevada about 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada and 3 hours northeast of Reno.

Planned with sustainability and the environment in mind, the facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times. Once the second phase of the project is complete, Thacker Pass will produce more than 16 times the current U.S. output of lithium.

Bechtel is proud to play a critical role in the U.S. transition to cleaner energy and offers the following opportunity on the Thacker Pass Project.

Job Summary :

In this role, you will correspond with project personnel on commitment documents to ensure timely payment of invoices. You will collaboratively process, audit, research, and analyze invoices and actively resolve outstanding issues. You will use metrics and tools to monitor group work to ensure workload is evenly distributed. Your efforts will contribute to organizational compliance and financial success.

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership"

Major Responsibilities :

Performs the functions of processing invoices, responsible for entering / updating invoices related to complex project payables.

Researches, analyzes, and resolves invoice with (holds) issues with Project team, Contracts / Procurement departments, Customer, and Supplier.

Initiates contact / corresponds with project personnel on the commitment documents, material receiving reports, approvals, and other issues to ensure timely payment of invoices.

Ensures invoices are scheduled for payment as per terms.

Reviews invoices to ensure adherence to the project / corporate policies and procedures.

Participates in periodic meeting with key stakeholders, including organizing the hold report.

Assists in resolving the outstanding issues, monitors communications for the quality control and escalates unresolved issues to Management.

Performs reconciliations to ensure cost and commitments align between the accounting system and downstream dashboards.

Assists in identifying the process improvement opportunities, developing new solutions / improvements and process documentation.

Provides trainings to new colleagues and existing colleagues in the team.

Additional Qualifications / Responsibilities

Education and Experience Requirements :

Level I : Bachelor's degree related (or international equivalent) and 1-2 years of experience or 4-5 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.

Level II : Bachelor's degree related (or international equivalent) and 2-3 years of experience or 5-6 years of relevant experience work experience in lieu of degree.

Required Knowledge and Skills :

Must have strong customer service focus

Must be dependable, punctual, conscientious, and function well in a team environment

Prior experience in an accounting operation using a major ERP (Oracle / SAP / other) system is highly desirable

Specific knowledge of accounts payable cycle from material requisition to actual payment is highly desirable

The ideal candidate will be flexible and adaptable and have the ability to maintain a positive and professional attitude and maintain composure under stress

The ideal candidate must be 'self-starter' capable of working independently, taking initiative identifying and resolving issues, managing workload, and handling correspondence

The ideal candidate must possess good organization skills, ability to provide constant attention to detail, and have ability to apply quality control over a heavy volume work with tight deadlines

Candidate is expected to maintain confidentiality of all information entrusted to the position