Accounts Payable Accountant

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

We are seeking an experienced, self-directed Accounts Payable Accountant to own the full procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle across multiple legal entities and business units. The right candidate brings solid GAAP knowledge, familiarity with SOX internal controls, and the professional maturity to work accurately and independently in a dynamic, multi-entity environment. This is not a role for someone who needs everything figured out before they can be effective. You will be expected to execute at a high level, stay organized under competing demands, identify and clearly communicate issues to management, and adapt as processes and systems evolve around you.

WHAT YOU’LL WALK INTO

We believe in being upfront about the environment you’re joining:

The Current Environment

A multi-entity, multi-business-unit structure requiring careful entity-level coding and cost allocation

AP processes that are being actively assessed and improved by management

Data quality issues that are being identified and remediated — your accuracy and attention to detail matters here

Systems that may be mid-configuration or in transition

A team rebuilding its foundation — reliability, consistency, and clear communication will be valued above all

If you’re the kind of person who looks at that list and thinks “I can work in this,” we want to talk.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Full-Cycle AP Processing — Multi-Entity Environment

Process high-volume invoices accurately across multiple legal entities and business units, with correct entity, GL, and cost center coding on every transaction

Apply intercompany and cross-entity coding rules correctly; escalate ambiguous allocations rather than guessing

Perform 2-way and 3-way PO matching for both direct (inventory/production) and indirect (operating expense) vendor invoices

Understand the distinction between direct and indirect spend and apply the appropriate controls, approval workflows, and coding for each

Manage payment runs (ACH, wire, check); monitor aging and ensure accuracy of payment terms across all entities

Maintain vendor master data, collect W-8/W-9s, and support year-end 1099/1042 preparation and filing

Tax Abatements — Applied Knowledge

Maintain working knowledge of which tax abatements apply to the company, which entities and transaction types they cover, and when they are in effect

Review vendor invoices for sales tax charges and apply informed judgment: know when a tax charge is correct, when it should be disputed, and when we are responsible for remitting tax directly

Professionally dispute incorrect tax billings with vendors, providing clear documentation of the applicable abatement

Escalate ambiguous tax situations to management rather than processing through incorrect charges

GR/IR Reconciliation Controls

Perform regular GR/IR (Goods Receipt / Invoice Receipt) reconciliation to ensure receipts and invoices are matched and cleared on a timely basis

Investigate and resolve GR/IR open items: unmatched receipts, invoices without receipts, quantity and price variances

Coordinate with procurement and receiving to clear aged GR/IR items and prevent subledger distortion

Follow established internal controls consistently: proper approvals, documentation, and segregation of duties

Maintain complete, audit-ready records for every transaction; support internal and external audit requests

Month-End Close

Prepare month-end AP accruals across all entities; ensure liabilities are captured at the correct entity level before close

Reconcile the AP subledger to the general ledger at the entity level and resolve open items on schedule

Deliver accurate AP aging reports and close deliverables by established deadlines

Issue Identification Communication

When something doesn’t look right — a duplicate, a mismatch, a missing approval, an incorrect tax charge — catch it, document it, and bring it to management promptly

Participate in UAT for system changes or upgrades: execute assigned test scenarios, note discrepancies, and report findings clearly to management

Provide clear, timely status updates so management can make informed decisions

Adapt readily when processes, systems, or priorities change; maintain accuracy through transitions

Vendor Stakeholder Management

Build and maintain professional relationships with both direct and indirect vendors; manage vendor statements and reconciliations

Communicate clearly with internal stakeholders (procurement, operations, finance) to resolve coding, matching, and approval issues efficiently

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

3–7+ years of full-cycle …