Accounts Payable Clerk

LightGrid is looking for an Accounts payable Clerk/Specialist to work at our Virginia Beach VA Office. Responsibilities
The Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist is responsible for supporting the full-cycle accounts payable process within LightGrid. This includes onboarding and maintaining vendor profiles, ensuring all required documentation is complete, and processing vendor invoices with accuracy and timeliness. The role requires matching invoices to purchase orders and receiving documentation, maintaining organized and audit-ready records, and ensuring all costs are properly coded to the appropriate project, contract, or indirect cost pool. All activities must align with internal policies and government contracting requirements, including compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
This position also supports employee expense processing, including travel and corporate credit card reconciliations. The AP Specialist ensures expenses are properly reviewed, coded, and supported by required documentation while enforcing company travel and expense policies. A strong understanding of cost principles is required, including ensuring expenses are allowable, allocable, and reasonable under federal guidelines. The role also involves assisting employees with expense-related questions and maintaining accurate records that support audit readiness and strong internal controls.

• Onboard new vendors and maintain vendor profiles and required documentation
• Maintain organized and audit-ready records of all AP transactions
• Match invoices with purchase orders and receiving reports to ensure accuracy.
• Ensure expenses are properly coded to the correct project, contract, or indirect cost pool
• Processes travel expenses and ensures compliance with Federal regulations and contract term
• Monitor and enforce company travel and expense policies, including receipt and documentation requirements
• Ensure costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable under government guidelines.
• Reconcile corporate credit card statements and ensure all charges are properly coded and supported with receipts
• Assist employees with questions related to expense submissions and coding.

2-5 years of relevant experience is required.
Bachelors in Finance with Concentration in Accounting or Bachelors in Accounting, Associates degree with qualified experience.
Experience with : Unanet/Procas/Costpoint/Deltek familiarity, Cost accounting principles, GAAP, FAR Knowledge (Specifically FAR 31), Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) Proficient in reconciliations, proficient in Excel, Word and Adobe is required.