Accounts Payable Oversight and Inventory Control Leader

Exowatt is revolutionizing the energy landscape for the AI era with our groundbreaking P3 system that captures solar energy, stores it as heat, and generates electricity on demand. Founded in 2023 and backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sam Altman, and Felicis, we're committed to providing clean, modular, and scalable power that meets the rapidly growing demands of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to make sustainable renewable energy always available and almost free, enabling technological advancement while protecting our planet.

The Accounts Payable Oversight and Inventory Control Leader will bridge the gap between corporate finance and factory-floor supply chain operations. You will fully own the end-to-end procure-to-pay (P2P) automated process in ZipHQ, managing critical component vendor relationships while supervising physical inventory control, materials tracing, and manufacturing cost variance. Your goal is to maximize working capital efficiency, eliminate engineering and manufacturing department’s P2P bottlenecks, and enforce rigorous financial controls as we scale hardware production.

This role is based at our headquarters in Miami, FL. Relocation to Miami, FL is required, and relocation assistance will be provided.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable Oversight

Manage End-to-End P2P: Supervise vendor invoice matching (2-way matching), coding, routing, approvals, and disbursement schedules.

Resolve Vendor Exceptions: Act as the primary point of contact to resolve complex pricing, quantity, and billing discrepancies with suppliers.

Optimize Working Capital: Monitor aging reports and structure cash disbursements to take advantage of early-payment discounts.

Enforce Compliance Controls: Maintain rigorous 1099 reporting, tax compliance, internal audit paths, and SOX-aligned internal controls.

Inventory Control Leadership

Govern Inventory Accuracy: Lead physical counts, cycle-counting programs, and perpetual inventory reconciliations across all locations.

Analyze Variances: Track, investigate, and report material usage variances, scrap rates, and inventory shrinkage.

Co-ordinate Logistics: Oversee material receipts and inventory transfers between manufacturing hubs and data center deployment sites.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.

Experience: Minimum of 4–6 years of experience managing accounts payable and inventory control within a hardware manufacturing environment.

Industry Acumen: Practical knowledge of solar components, raw metals, electronics manufacturing, or large-scale capital infrastructure projects.

Technical Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP) and automated AP software (e.g., ZipHQ).

Core Competencies: High attention to detail, strong data analytics skills, and the agility to navigate a fast-paced, hardware startup environment.

What We Offer:

Competitive salary and equity options.

Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and retirement plans.

A dynamic work environment that fosters creativity and innovation.

Opportunities for professional growth and development in a rapidly evolving industry.

Relocation assistance.