T&E Accounting Specialist (Contract)

Radiant is an El Segundo CA-based startup building the worlds first mass-produced portable nuclear microreactors. Rising energy demand is straining the U.S. grid and driving up utility costs emissions and interconnection backlogs. Radiant decentralizes energy producing power close to where its used. Its first reactor Kaleidos is a factory-built 1-megawatt fail-safe microreactor that can be transported by land sea or air and runs up to 5 years without refueling. Deployed locally without a decade-long build or permitting fight Kaleidos provides independent power for critical infrastructure like military bases data centers hospitals and remote sites. Founded in 2020 Radiant is under contract to deliver power to the U.S. Army Air Force Navy and has pre-order agreements with Equinix with deployments beginning in 2028.

Job Summary:

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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

Required Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• 3 years of experience in travel and expense processing accounts payable or a similar finance role

• Experience with expense management platforms (e.g. Ramp Concur Expensify Workday Coupa)

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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

• Stock: Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.

• Medical: 100% up to base silver level plan for employee 50% dependents offers up to Platinum plans.

• One Medical: Sponsored memberships for employees and their dependents.

• Vision: 100% top tier plan coverage 50% for dependents.

• Dental: 100% top tier plan coverage orthodontia extra 50% for dependents.

• Voluntary life accident hospital critical illness commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits.

• 8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents. Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees.

• Daily catered lunch. Free snacks and drinks.

• Flexible PTO policy. Remote workday allocation.

• Company and team-bonding events happy hours and in-person camaraderie.

• Beautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean.

Total Compensation and Benefits
Radiant compensates people for impact and invests in those who continue to raise the bar. Radiants new hire compensation package includes base salary substantial equity grants and comprehensive health benefits. Total compensation and level are determined through a rigorous evaluation of interview performance experience education and qualifications and are designed to support continued growth as scope responsibility and impact expand at Radiant.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicants capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.

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