Payroll and Equity Accountant

Summary

Join Oklo's team as an experienced Accounting Manager, playing a key role in managing the company's financial books, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and supporting public company reporting requirements. You will own and execute GAAP accounting and bookkeeping, review key schedules (accounts payable, accruals, etc.), and collaborate with third-party resources on complex accounting matters. Responsibilities include overseeing the close process, managing cash, reviewing expenses, maintaining documentation, and drafting accounting policies. You will also serve as a primary contact for external auditors and work cross-functionally with various departments. This role requires strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, along with a passion for clean energy and a willingness to work in a fast-paced startup environment. Oklo offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or related field
• Active CPA
• Five to seven years of accounting experience at a public company
• Proven project management experience
• Strong systems focus and familiarity with NetSuite

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close process by leveraging the FloQast close automation tool, ensuring close targets are timely met and appropriate supporting documentation is maintained
• Review and approval of journal entries within NetSuite ERP and oversee the consolidation of Oklo subsidiary Atomic Alchemy into the corporate entity, including review of any intercompany transactions
• Maintain the close calendar and hold regular close meetings with the team for effective project management of the close
• Provide accounting support for new and upcoming accounting issues, such as capitalization and R&D expense recognition and revenue recognition
• Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP, including creating procedures to validate the accuracy, reliability, and effectiveness of data utilized within the accounting organization
• Train staff on accounting close best-practices and work to further build out the accounting function
• Work to drive automation in the close process to both speed up and streamline the close process
• Liaise with external auditors during audits and provide necessary documentation and explanations regarding their testing of focus areas
• Work closely with various departments, including finance and accounting, operations, procurement, and engineering to ensure comprehensive accounting for business activities
• Collaborate to ensure compliance with US GAAP reporting and Department of Energy statutory audits as needed by serving as a key stakeholder for the accounting function

Preferred Qualifications

• Big 4 audit experience is highly preferred
• Master’s degree in accountancy preferred
• Experience at a fast growth startup, IPO or de-SPAC experience
• Preferred remote location: U.S. Mountain or Central time zones. Preferred physical location in the bay area, California

Benefits

• Flexible time off
• Equity
• Competitive pay
• 401k
• Health insurance
• FSA
• Flexible work hours