Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oklo Inc. is developing advanced fission power plants, nuclear fuel recycling technologies, and clean energy solutions. The Cost Accountant will manage cost identification, capitalization, fixed asset accounting, depreciation, reconciliations, audits, internal controls, and financial close activities for capital projects, plant, and inventory workstreams.
Responsibilities
- Partner with project controllers, procurement, accounts payable, and other stakeholders to review project spend for proper capitalization treatment under company policy
- Maintain complete supporting documentation for capitalization conclusions, asset records, depreciation, and disposals in accordance with accounting policy and internal controls
- Support internal and external audits by providing fixed asset schedules, transaction support, control evidence, and timely responses to inquiries
- Partner with project controllers, procurement, and accounts payable to confirm asset descriptions, ownership, location, useful life, cost center, and placed-in-service status
- Align with project team for single source of truth related to capital project portfolio reporting as empowering projects teams to focus on progressing their projects
- Manage the capital project lifecycle, including additions, transfers, placed-in-service dates, disposals, retirements, and other changes to the fixed asset register
- Monitor construction-in-progress balances and coordinate the timely transfer of completed projects into the appropriate fixed asset categories
- Run monthly depreciation, validate system calculations, and prepare or post the related journal entries as part of the month-end close
- Reconcile the fixed asset subledger to the general ledger each month and research and resolve reconciling items promptly
- Prepare fixed asset journal entries for additions, transfers, disposals, impairments, reclassifications, and other required adjustments
- Prepare monthly and quarterly fixed asset roll-forwards, capital expenditure schedules, and related financial reporting support
- Coordinate periodic physical inventories and asset verification procedures and investigate identified discrepancies
- Identify opportunities to improve and automate fixed asset accounting, capitalization review, reconciliation, and reporting processes
- Support other accounting responsibilities and special projects as assigned as the Company's operations and asset base continue to grow
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including fixed asset or cost accounting responsibilities
- Experience managing fixed asset additions, depreciation, disposals, reconciliations, and capitalization assessments
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, fixed asset accounting principles, and Microsoft Excel
- Analytical
- Policy oriented
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Organization
- Communication
- Systems proficiency
- Process improvement
- Willing and able to learn quickly
- Willing to think differently and do things in new ways
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
- Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before
- Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
- An excellent writer in a modern active voice
- Able to communicate technical content and results verbally
- A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team
- Motivated: You are self-motivated
- A team-player
- An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator
- Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day
- Detail-oriented
- Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible
- Experience using NetSuite and NetAsset fixed asset management software
- Experience using Zip
- CPA or CMA is a plus
- Master's degree in accountancy
- Fast growth startup or public company experience
Benefits
- Flexible time off
- Equity
- Bonuses
- Competitive pay
- 401(k)
- Health insurance (with employer contribution)
- HSA
- FSA
- Flexible work hours
- Wellness credits
Company Overview