Senior AP Specialist – Space Tech Growth

Rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 74,501,000 - 94,558,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

Paid vacation and sick time

401(k) company match

EV charging subsidy

Onsite fitness centers

Job summary

Rocket Lab’s Finance team in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist to manage full AP cycles, vendor payments, expense processing, and ERP entry on-site at our Global headquarters.

The role requires 4+ years of AP experience, high-volume processing, and strong MS Office skills. Nice-to-have associates in accounting and ERP know-how (SAP, Oracle, LN) with excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience and a High School Diploma.
• Experience with high volume and a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Excellent communication

Detail oriented

Logical problem solving

Education

High School Diploma

Associates Degree in Accounting

Tools

SAP

Oracle

LN

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Rocket Lab’s Finance team in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist to manage full AP cycles, vendor payments, expense processing, and ERP entry on-site at our Global headquarters.

The role requires 4+ years of AP experience, high-volume processing, and strong MS Office skills. Nice-to-have associates in accounting and ERP know-how (SAP, Oracle, LN) with excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.