Vendor Operations Specialist

Job Description

Accounting Generalist | Relativity Space

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Relativity Space, located in Long Beach, CA. Relativity Space designs, builds, and launches rockets like Terran R, which delivers customer payloads to orbit and aims to advance science and exploration. This role is critical in ensuring the financial integrity of the organization, providing accurate and timely reports essential for strategic planning and decision-making as the company pioneers progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means contributing to developing a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up, with opportunities for autonomy, ownership, and significant impact.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Long Beach, CA
• Pay: $29.23–$43.85 hourly
• Team: Reports to the Accounting team.
• Mission: This person ensures the financial integrity of the organization by accurately processing and maintaining vendor records, managing payments, and completing financial reconciliations.
• Tech Stack: Infor LN ERP (previously BAAN), ERP systems, JIRA workflows, Amazon account administration, 1099 reporting process

What You’ll Actually Do
• Vendor Setup: Review, process, and set up vendors by validating onboarding requests, W-9s, banking details, credit applications, and maintaining Business Partner records.
• Reconciliation: Prepare and complete month-end reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies as needed.
• Payments & Billing: Execute payment and billing tasks, such as reviewing and approving invoices, pulling Accounts Payable reports, and assisting with Accounts Receivable and invoicing as needed.
• Vendor Communication: Handle day-to-day vendor communications, including onboarding support, tax exemption questions, documentation follow-ups, terms discussions, and bank details confirmation.
• Process Maintenance: Maintain operational processes and documentation, including updating SOPs, supporting onboarding training, and ensuring vendor procedures are followed correctly.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Foundational understanding of finance operations, accounts payable, or vendor onboarding principles.
• Experience: Prior experience in vendor onboarding, accounts payable, or finance operations is preferred.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy; ability to manage multiple priorities; ability to operate effectively under quickly evolving conditions.
• Bonus: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; experience using Infor LN ERP; familiarity with ERP systems, the 1099 reporting process, and JIRA workflows.