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Accounts Payable Analyst roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA Accountant category, which requires a degree in accounting or a related field. Canadian citizens can apply at the border or port of entry without a lottery. Mexican citizens follow a consular process with a limited annual allocation.
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We're seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Accountant, Capital Programs to support large, heavy-civil infrastructure programs, including highways, roads, bridges, transit (both rail and bus), international airports, and water/wastewater projects delivered through both traditional and alternative methods. Your primary focus will be accounts payable for a major transit capital program, where accurate contractor and consultant payments, clean grant reimbursements, and audit-ready records keep construction moving and funding flowing. You'll work directly with the chief financial officer and finance staff across the full accounts payable cycle and support month-end and year-end close, 1099 and sales and use tax reporting, and reporting to funding agencies.
This is a long-term, full-time, hybrid position (3 days per week on-site, with willingness to report up to 5 days per week as required), in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Responsibilities
may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Review contractor and consultant invoices and progress payment applications against contract terms, schedules of values, and supporting documentation before disbursement.
- Process progress payments, retention withholding and release, and change order payments, and track prompt payment deadlines to closure.
- Verify that expenditures are properly coded, authorized, allowable, and documented to contract terms and state and federal grant requirements.
- Process complex vendor invoices, employee expense reports, and payroll documents, and resolve voucher exceptions with multiple departments.
- Prepare cash receipt vouchers and month-end and year-end journal entries for accruals, corrections, and adjustments, analyze accrual accounts against budget, and reconcile accounts for periodic close.
- Prepare financial statements, general and subsidiary ledgers, and supporting schedules, maintain expenditure and budgetary control accounts, and post property tax, inventory, and debt service fund entries.
- Reconcile bank statements, petty cash accounts, and daily cash handling reports, and report variances in cash collections to management.
- Reconcile and prepare 1099 adjustments before issuance, and prepare and file quarterly sales and use tax returns.
- Prepare work papers, reimbursement support, and financial reports for federal, state, and local funding agencies, including reporting on grant-funded expenditures and monthly and quarterly performance reports.
- Maintain capital-funded payment files and fixed asset system input so records are complete and audit-ready.
- Analyze financial management system reports for accuracy, make correcting entries, and recommend procedure improvements.
- Interpret and apply agency policies and government regulations, provide technical support to project and department staff, and resolve accounting questions with vendors and outside agencies.
Attributes
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
- Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships.
- Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Strong attention to detail and sound independent judgment when applying accounting standards, internal controls, and regulations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2+ years of increasingly responsible professional accounting experience.
- Experience processing accounts payable, including complex vendor invoices, employee expense reports, and voucher exceptions, and verifying proper authorization and documentation for disbursements.
- Experience preparing journal entries, financial reports, and statements, and analyzing, posting, balancing, and reconciling accounts for month-end and year-end close.
- Experience reviewing, interpreting, and verifying the accuracy of complex financial reports, ledgers, records, and contract documents.
- Knowledge of the principles, practices, and terminology of general, commercial, fund, and governmental accounting.
- Knowledge of budgeting principles and the laws and regulations governing public fiscal operations.
- Knowledge of payroll processing and wage and benefit plan concepts.
- Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) or financial management systems for processing and analyzing accounting data (e.g., Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, etc.).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in accounting or finance.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) (Association of Government Accountants), or Certified Accounts Payable Professional (CAPP) (Institute of Finance and Management).
- Experience processing contractor and consultant payments on capital construction programs, including progress payments, retention, and change orders.
- Experience with large (> $500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects that include highways, roads, bridges, transit (including rail and bus), and/or airport projects.
- Experience processing and reporting on FTA or other federal and state grant-funded capital expenditures.
- Accounting experience with a governmental or public agency.
- Familiarity with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.
Compensation Details
Expected Salary: $89k-$125k/year ($43-$60/hour). Luster provides the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might offer for this position based on the successful candidate's level and years of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education, certifications, licenses, geographic location, etc. Luster reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on circumstances not related to any status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
Just LOOK at the Benefits We Offer!
- Unlimited flexible time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent or elder care)
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
- 401(k) plan with guaranteed employer contribution
- Formal career planning and development program
- $2,500 annually toward professional development
- Wellness program with monthly wellness stipend
- Company cell phone or cell phone plan reimbursement
- Free personalized meal planning and nutrition support with a registered dietitian
- Free personal financial planning services
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discounts
- Employee referral bonus
Specific plan details and coverage for each benefit noted above will be provided upon offer.
Luster is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to criminal history, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
All positions may be subject to a background check and drug test once a conditional offer of employment is made for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities, in accordance with all applicable local, state, and/or federal regulations.
This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.
Luster does not accept unsolicited resumes from any third-party. In the absence of a signed agreement, Luster will not consider or agree to payment of any kind. Any unsolicited resumes presented to Luster personnel, including those submitted to Luster hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Luster.
Please email hiring@luster.com for accommodations necessary to complete the application process.
About the Position
We're seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Accountant, Capital Programs to support large, heavy-civil infrastructure programs, including highways, roads, bridges, transit (both rail and bus), international airports, and water/wastewater projects delivered through both traditional and alternative methods. Your primary focus will be accounts payable for a major transit capital program, where accurate contractor and consultant payments, clean grant reimbursements, and audit-ready records keep construction moving and funding flowing. You'll work directly with the chief financial officer and finance staff across the full accounts payable cycle and support month-end and year-end close, 1099 and sales and use tax reporting, and reporting to funding agencies.
This is a long-term, full-time, hybrid position (3 days per week on-site, with willingness to report up to 5 days per week as required), in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Responsibilities
may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Review contractor and consultant invoices and progress payment applications against contract terms, schedules of values, and supporting documentation before disbursement.
- Process progress payments, retention withholding and release, and change order payments, and track prompt payment deadlines to closure.
- Verify that expenditures are properly coded, authorized, allowable, and documented to contract terms and state and federal grant requirements.
- Process complex vendor invoices, employee expense reports, and payroll documents, and resolve voucher exceptions with multiple departments.
- Prepare cash receipt vouchers and month-end and year-end journal entries for accruals, corrections, and adjustments, analyze accrual accounts against budget, and reconcile accounts for periodic close.
- Prepare financial statements, general and subsidiary ledgers, and supporting schedules, maintain expenditure and budgetary control accounts, and post property tax, inventory, and debt service fund entries.
- Reconcile bank statements, petty cash accounts, and daily cash handling reports, and report variances in cash collections to management.
- Reconcile and prepare 1099 adjustments before issuance, and prepare and file quarterly sales and use tax returns.
- Prepare work papers, reimbursement support, and financial reports for federal, state, and local funding agencies, including reporting on grant-funded expenditures and monthly and quarterly performance reports.
- Maintain capital-funded payment files and fixed asset system input so records are complete and audit-ready.
- Analyze financial management system reports for accuracy, make correcting entries, and recommend procedure improvements.
- Interpret and apply agency policies and government regulations, provide technical support to project and department staff, and resolve accounting questions with vendors and outside agencies.
Attributes
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
- Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships.
- Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Strong attention to detail and sound independent judgment when applying accounting standards, internal controls, and regulations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2+ years of increasingly responsible professional accounting experience.
- Experience processing accounts payable, including complex vendor invoices, employee expense reports, and voucher exceptions, and verifying proper authorization and documentation for disbursements.
- Experience preparing journal entries, financial reports, and statements, and analyzing, posting, balancing, and reconciling accounts for month-end and year-end close.
- Experience reviewing, interpreting, and verifying the accuracy of complex financial reports, ledgers, records, and contract documents.
- Knowledge of the principles, practices, and terminology of general, commercial, fund, and governmental accounting.
- Knowledge of budgeting principles and the laws and regulations governing public fiscal operations.
- Knowledge of payroll processing and wage and benefit plan concepts.
- Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) or financial management systems for processing and analyzing accounting data (e.g., Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, etc.).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in accounting or finance.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) (Association of Government Accountants), or Certified Accounts Payable Professional (CAPP) (Institute of Finance and Management).
- Experience processing contractor and consultant payments on capital construction programs, including progress payments, retention, and change orders.
- Experience with large (> $500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects that include highways, roads, bridges, transit (including rail and bus), and/or airport projects.
- Experience processing and reporting on FTA or other federal and state grant-funded capital expenditures.
- Accounting experience with a governmental or public agency.
- Familiarity with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.
Compensation Details
Expected Salary: $89k-$125k/year ($43-$60/hour). Luster provides the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might offer for this position based on the successful candidate's level and years of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education, certifications, licenses, geographic location, etc. Luster reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on circumstances not related to any status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
Just LOOK at the Benefits We Offer!
- Unlimited flexible time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent or elder care)
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
- 401(k) plan with guaranteed employer contribution
- Formal career planning and development program
- $2,500 annually toward professional development
- Wellness program with monthly wellness stipend
- Company cell phone or cell phone plan reimbursement
- Free personalized meal planning and nutrition support with a registered dietitian
- Free personal financial planning services
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discounts
- Employee referral bonus
Specific plan details and coverage for each benefit noted above will be provided upon offer.
Luster is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to criminal history, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
All positions may be subject to a background check and drug test once a conditional offer of employment is made for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities, in accordance with all applicable local, state, and/or federal regulations.
This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.
Luster does not accept unsolicited resumes from any third-party. In the absence of a signed agreement, Luster will not consider or agree to payment of any kind. Any unsolicited resumes presented to Luster personnel, including those submitted to Luster hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Luster.
Please email hiring@luster.com for accommodations necessary to complete the application process.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as an Accounts Payable Analyst
Match your degree to the Accountant category
TN visa approval for Accounts Payable Analyst roles depends on your degree being in accounting, finance, or a closely related field. A general business degree without accounting coursework has caused denials at ports of entry, so gather your transcripts before you apply.
Target companies with recent visa filing experience
Search job boards for employers with recent visa filings in accounting roles. These employers already understand professional visa processes and are far more likely to move forward with TN sponsorship for an Accounts Payable Analyst. Look for companies experienced with work visa sponsorship—they typically have streamlined hiring processes and established procedures for supporting qualified candidates.
Get the offer letter language right
Your employer's offer letter must specify your title, duties tied to accounting functions, your degree requirement, and the employment period. CBP officers at the border assess TN eligibility on the spot, so vague or generic job descriptions are a common reason for delays or refusals.
Find TN-ready employers through Migrate Mate
Filtering job postings for TN sponsorship willingness manually is slow and unreliable. Migrate Mate surfaces Accounts Payable Analyst roles at employers already familiar with TN visa hiring, so you spend time on applications that are actually viable.
Understand how Mexican citizens handle TN differently
Mexican citizens can't apply at the port of entry like Canadians. You'll need a TN visa stamp from a U.S. consulate, and Mexico has a limited annual TN allocation. Apply early in the calendar year and confirm your employer is prepared for the consular timeline before accepting an offer.
Prepare for CBP scrutiny on AP-specific duties
Accounts payable work spans clerical and analytical functions, and CBP officers sometimes question whether the role truly requires a professional accounting degree. Bring documentation showing your analytical and reconciliation duties, not just invoice processing tasks, to support the specialty nature of your position.
Accounts Payable Analyst TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Accounts Payable Analyst role actually qualify for a TN visa?
Yes, but the qualification depends on how the role is structured and documented. TN visas in the Accountant category require that the position involves accounting functions requiring a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field. Roles focused primarily on data entry or invoice routing rather than analysis and reconciliation can face CBP scrutiny, so your offer letter and job description need to clearly reflect the analytical nature of the work.
How does TN visa sponsorship for this role compare to H-1B?
TN is faster and more predictable for Accounts Payable Analysts than H-1B visa. There's no annual lottery, no USCIS petition required for Canadian citizens, and CBP can approve your TN status at the port of entry the same day. H-1B visa requires employer sponsorship months in advance with uncertain lottery odds. The trade-off is that TN is tied to your current employer and doesn't offer a direct path to permanent residence the way H-1B does.
What documents should I bring when applying for TN status as an Accounts Payable Analyst?
You'll need a detailed employer offer letter specifying your title, accounting-related duties, degree requirement, and employment period. Bring your original degree certificate and transcripts showing coursework in accounting or finance. If your degree is from outside North America, a credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization strengthens your case. Canadian citizens present these documents at the port of entry; Mexican citizens submit them as part of their consular visa application.
How can I find Accounts Payable Analyst jobs where employers will actually sponsor a TN visa?
Many employers list accounting roles without understanding or committing to TN sponsorship requirements in advance, which wastes your time during negotiations. Migrate Mate filters Accounts Payable Analyst opportunities by TN visa sponsorship compatibility, so you can focus on employers who are already equipped to move forward with the process rather than educating hiring managers from scratch.
Can I switch employers after getting TN status as an Accounts Payable Analyst?
Yes, but your TN status is tied to your current employer, so you can't start working for a new employer under your existing TN. Your new employer needs to sponsor a fresh TN, either through a new port-of-entry application for Canadians or a new consular appointment for Mexican citizens. You should time your transition carefully and avoid gaps between your last day with the old employer and your first day with the new one.