About Waga Energy 

Waga Energy was established to further our founders' commitments to preserving the common good and acting collectively to ensure a sustainable future.

Committed to the fight against global warming and to a sustainable energy transition, Waga Energy has developed a breakthrough technology to recover landfill gas into biomethane, also called Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). Our WAGABOX® landfill gas upgrading units deliver high-quality biomethane, regardless of the quality of the raw biogas. The biomethane produced by the WAGABOX® can be injected directly into the gas grid or used as fuel for vehicles. Waga Energy builds, owns, operates, and maintains the WAGABOX® units under long-term contracts with landfill owners, and biomethane sales revenue is shared

Already in operation at dozens of landfill sites worldwide, this revolutionary landfill gas purification solution has been producing clean, local renewable energy since 2015. Waga Energy is committed to a mission of driving a sustainable energy transition by making RNG accessible to all.

Guided by the values of Audacity, Mastery, and Cooperation, Waga Energy employees in Europe, North America, and other locations are united by a common purpose: maintaining a livable planet for future generations.

Waga Energy is currently seeking candidates for the position of Accounts Payable Accountant in our Bala Cynwyd, PA (Philadelphia area) office.

About the Position - Responsibilities & Duties

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Accounts Payable Accountant is responsible for the accurate, timely processing of payables transactions across multiple legal entities while ensuring compliance with intercompany accounting procedures. This role requires cross-functional collaboration with Waga Energy’s accounting, procurement, and operations teams to support a complex, multi-entity organizational structure.

Principal accountabilities include, but will not be limited to:

• Coordinating the daily management of AP related workflows.
• Vendor maintenance to include establishing and maintaining relationships with new and existing vendors.
• Accurately maintaining a vendor database and AP records.
• Preparing weekly check distributions.
• Researching and resolving vendor and invoice issues.
• Processing invoices and issuing payments accurately and on time, ensuring alignment with closing deadlines and maintaining the integrity of the General Ledger.
• Verifying signature authority for all non-purchase order invoices.
• Analyzing vendor statements.
• Processing transactions and performing accounting duties such as account maintenance, recording journal entries, and reconciling accounts.
• Preparing accounting related party entries to all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring alignment with company needs and compliance with US GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Developing relationships with the purchasing and receiving team, fully understanding their process and how it impacts AP related tasks and identifying any gaps in control or needed process improvements.
• Building relationships with key business leaders within 3 months of hire date.
• Accurately performing primary responsibilities with little guidance within 3 months of hire date.
• Researching and resolving any issues with accounts payable within 3 months of hire date.

About You - Qualifications & Skills 

The ideal candidate is an organized, detail oriented, self-motivated professional with:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a closely related discipline. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in a job costing related role within the construction industry, including:
  • Allocating vendor invoices to specific projects/jobs, cost codes, and phases.
  • Tracking costs against budgets.
  • Ensuring proper coding for timely reporting.
  • Collaborating with project managers to resolve discrepancies and maintain accurate job cost records.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation project, including involvement in data migration, system testing, and adapting accounts payable processes to align with new system requirements is highly desirable as is experience working with a complex ERP system such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Excel, Outlook, and Word is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to effectively build and maintain coworker, vendor and external partner relationships are critically important for success in this role.

Culture

Faced with the urgent need to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the employees of Waga Energy have commitment themselves to take meaningful action to contribute to sustainable energy transition and the construction of a more environmentally friendly society. In serving as members of this committed team of professionals, Waga Energy employees are supported in meeting their professional development and career advancement goals within a fair, ethical culture focused on cooperation, humility, integrity, respect, and teamwork.

Benefits

Waga offers a competitive annual salary and benefits package including 20 days of paid time off, 11 paid holidays and paid parental leave along with health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance and a 401k plan with company matching contributions.

Recruiting Process 

Waga Energy's recruiting process typically includes the following steps:

1. Interview with human resources representative via Teams (web conference). 
2. Interview with applicable department manager and human resources via Teams. 
3. Potential additional interview with senior level manger via Teams or in-person.  

Waga Energy is an equal opportunity employer. 

Note to Recruiters/Staffing Agencies: Waga Energy, Inc. is currently managing all recruiting efforts internally and is not accepting inquires or candidate recommendations from external agencies.