Accounts Payable Specialist I

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Pet insurance

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, headquartered in North Austin, TX, is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to ensure invoices are recorded, tracked, approved, and paid on time. You will collaborate with finance teams and external vendors to maintain accurate financial records and support the company's mission to enable space launches and operations.

The role requires 2+ years of AP experience, strong Excel and AP software skills, and a detail-oriented mindset to uphold tax compliance and cost control across

Qualifications

• 2+ years of accounts payable experience in a corporate environment.
• Knowledge of payables, budgeting, and accounting best practices.
• Experience with financial transaction reporting.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office and accounts payable software.
• Understanding of tax obligations and reporting requirements for payables.
• Strong quantitative and analytical ability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Track company invoice obligations, make accurate and timely invoice payments.
• Gain approval where necessary, and identify and report inaccuracies and variances.
• Reconcile and verify all company invoices and monthly statements, assign payments to applicable cost centers.
• Maintain accounts payable processes and monitor costs for company operations.
• Make and track appropriate sales and use tax payments on invoices as needed.
• Work with external vendors to resolve any invoice problems or inaccuracies.
• Ensure all accounts payable processes meet applicable compliance guidelines and corporate standards.
• Collaborate with other accounting and finance team members.
• Assist with corporate audit and other financial reporting requirements as needed.

Skills

Accounts payable

Budgeting

Financial reporting

MS Office

AP software

Communication

Tools

AP software

Excel

Job description

As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

In the Accounts Payable Clerk role, you will be responsible for ensuring all company invoices are properly recorded, tracked, approved, and paid. You will work closely with company financial professionals and management, and outside vendors. Success in this role will be demonstrated through accurate payment and financial transaction processing.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Track company invoice obligations, make accurate and timely invoice payments,
• gain approval where necessary, and identify and report inaccuracies and variances
• Reconcile and verify all company invoices and monthly statements, assign
• payments to applicable cost centers
• Maintain account payable processes and monitor costs for company business
• operations
• Make and track appropriate sales and use tax payments on invoices as needed
• Work with external vendors to resolve any invoice problems or inaccuracies
• Ensure all accounts payable processes meet applicable compliance guidelines and
• corporate standards
• Collaborate with other accounting and finance team members
• Assist with corporate audit and other financial reporting requirements as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• 2+ years of accounts payable experience in a corporate environment
• Knowledge of payables, budgeting, and accounting best practices
• Experience with financial transaction reporting
• Expertise in Microsoft Office suite and accounts payable software
• Understanding of tax obligations and reporting requirements for payables
• Strong quantitative and analytical ability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including

• generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
• parental leave
• educational reimbursement
• short term disability
• pet Insurance
• flexible PTO options

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.