Travel & Expense Accounting Specialist (Contract)

Radiant; El Segundo (CA); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equity incentive

Comprehensive health and dental plans

Flexible PTO

Team outings

Résumé du poste

Radiant seeks a Travel & Expense Specialist to manage employee T&E activity and credit card charges for a nuclear energy company. You will ensure expenses are accurate, policy-compliant, and properly recorded while supporting travelers to project sites, vendor facilities, and regulatory meetings.

You will review expense reports, process card transactions, and ensure proper cost tracking across projects and cost centers. This role supports month-end close and documents policy improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in travel and expense processing or similar finance roles.
• Experience reviewing expense reports for accuracy and policy compliance.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion.
• Experience with corporate card programs and reconciliation.
• Familiarity with government contract cost principles (FAR, DCAA) or DOE contracting.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Knowledge of multi-currency expenses and foreign per diem rates.

Responsabilités

• Review and process employee expense reports for accuracy, policy compliance, and proper documentation.
• Process corporate card transactions and reconcile card statements to the general ledger.
• Verify correct coding of expenses to cost centers, projects, and accounts, including project-specific cost tracking.
• Ensure compliance with company travel policy and applicable government contract cost rules (e.g., per diem, allowable costs).
• Respond to employee questions and resolve expense report issues in a timely, professional manner.
• Follow up on missing receipts, overdue reports, and unreconciled items.
• Prepare periodic reports on travel spend, policy exceptions, and outstanding balances.
• Support month-end close activities related to T&E accruals.
• Identify process improvements and help maintain T&E policy documentation.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Travel & expense processing

Excel

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Regulated industry experience

FAR/DCAA knowledge

Corporate card reconciliation

ERP systems

International travel expenses

Formation

Accounting/Finance/business degree

Outils

Ramp

Concur

Expensify

Workday

Coupa

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Description du poste

We are seeking a T&E (Travel & Expense) Specialist to manage the processing and review of employee T&E activity and credit card charges for our nuclear energy company. You will help ensure expenses are accurate, policy-compliant, and properly recorded, while providing responsive support to employees who travel to project sites, vendor facilities, and regulatory meetings

• Review and process employee expense reports for accuracy, policy compliance, and proper documentation
• Process corporate card transactions and reconcile card statements to the general ledger
• Verify correct coding of expenses to cost centers, projects, and accounts, including project-specific cost tracking
• Ensure compliance with company travel policy and applicable government contract cost rules (e.g., per diem, allowable costs), where relevant
• Respond to employee questions and resolve expense report issues in a timely, professional manner
• Follow up on missing receipts, overdue reports, and unreconciled items
• Prepare periodic reports on travel spend, policy exceptions, and outstanding balances
• Support month-end close activities related to T&E accruals
• Identify process improvements and help maintain T&E policy documentation

Benefits

• Equity: Substantial incentive stock plan for all salaried employees
• Medical: 100% up to base silver level plan for employee + 50% dependents, offers up to Platinum plans
• Dental: 100% coverage, orthodontia extra, 50% for dependent
• Voluntary Life, Accident, Hospital, Critical Illness, Commuter and FSA are offered as employee contributed benefits
• Flexible PTO policy
• Vision: 100% coverage + 50% for dependents
• Beautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean
• Team-bonding company outings, happy hours and in-person camaraderie

• Experience with expense management platforms (e.g., Ramp, Concur, Expensify, Workday, Coupa)
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• 3+ years of experience in travel and expense processing, accounts payable, or a similar finance role
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Experience supporting a regulated industry such as nuclear, energy, aerospace, or defense
• Familiarity with government contract cost principles (e.g., FAR, DCAA requirements) or Department of Energy contracting
• Experience with corporate card programs and reconciliation
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)
• Experience with international travel, foreign per diem rates, and multi-currency expenses