T&E Accounting Specialist (Contract)

The role

This person will manage the processing and review of employee T&E activity and credit card charges. They will ensure expenses are accurate, policy-compliant, and properly recorded for a nuclear energy company.

What you will do

• 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
• Ensure compliance with company travel policy and applicable government contract cost rules
• Respond to employee questions and resolve expense report issues
• 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

• Associate's or Bachelor's 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

Nice to have

• 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

Benefits

• 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
• Nuclear Engineering Certificate Program: 100% covered educational program with Penn State University, for eligible employees
• Daily catered lunch
• Free snacks and drinks
• Flexible PTO policy

Before you apply

• Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls

About the company

Radiant is an El Segundo, CA-based company building the world's only mass-produced, transportable nuclear microreactors. Founded in 2020, Radiant is under contract to deliver power to the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force.