Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup launched in 2020 by Tesla alumni that is bringing the $26B recreational vehicle industry into the electric age. Based in San Francisco and Broomfield, Colorado, Lightship is designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing.

This is an exciting time to join Lightship as we scale production and operations. We are seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist who values precision as much as progress — someone who loves the “build” as much as the “balance.”

We are not simply looking for invoice processing support. We need a partner who will:

- Build scalable AP controls within a complex manufacturing environment

- Master and optimize our tech stack (NetSuite + Ramp)

- Protect cash, inventory accuracy, and gross margin

In this role, you will own the end-to-end accounts payable lifecycle — from purchase order review and three-way match enforcement to vendor bill processing, payment execution, and vendor communication. You will work closely with Accounting, Supply Chain, Production, and Operations to ensure disciplined purchasing practices and audit-ready financial reporting.

Beyond day-to-day processing, you will support month-end close activities including accruals, prepaid expense tracking, subledger reconciliations, and variance analysis. You will help identify pricing discrepancies, resolve receipt and billing mismatches, and strengthen internal controls across purchasing and payables workflows.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a critical function in a high-growth manufacturing company — building structure, improving systems, and contributing meaningfully to Lightship’s financial integrity as we scale.

Hybrid roles at Lightship require onsite work from our offices Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Tuesdays and Fridays are optional work from home days, when your work will be executed more successfully from home. Speak to the hiring manager to learn more.

- Healthcare, Dental, Vision

- 401k

- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!

- 8 Company Holidays + the company observes a period of scheduled downtime during the end of the year for a week, allowing all employees to enjoy a break

- 12 weeks paid parental leave

- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip