Contract Accounts Payable Associate

Fate Therapeutics is seeking a highly motivated Accounts Payable Associate to join our Accounting team in support of the company’s accounts payable operations. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and collaborative AP professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and brings strong experience in invoice processing, reconciliations, and vendor communications. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate and timely processing of financial transactions while supporting month-end close activities and cross-functional business needs. This is a contract position working full-time onsite at our corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities:
• Day-to-day invoice processing, verifying and reconciling invoice discrepancies while heavily utilizing Accounting ERP and Procurement software.

• Verify invoice 3-way and 2-way matching, while ensuring proper account coding, and that proper approvals and packing slips are obtained.

• Communicate with vendors and employees on payment inquiries, and billing discrepancies.

• Work alongside the Business Planning & Sourcing and Shipping/Receiving departments to resolve issues as needed.

• Maintain and file electronic AP files & keeping electronic vendor files up to date.

• Lead the preparation of check runs.

• Assist in ad hoc requests and month-end close.

Qualifications:
• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred; equivalent work experience will be considered.

• 1+ years of hands-on accounts payable experience, preferably within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.

• Strong understanding of accounts payable processes, including invoice processing, matching, and payment cycles.

• Experience working with ERP systems and AP automation tools.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Adobe Acrobat.

• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills with a customer-service mindset.

• Ability to work independently while also collaborating cross-functionally.

• High level of professionalism, integrity, and reliability.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
• Subject to extended periods of sitting and standing, vision to monitor, and moderate noise levels.

Compensation:
• The anticipated hourly rate for this role is $30–$35.

The preceding job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. Additional and incidental duties related to the primary duties may be required from time to time.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Privacy Notice
To learn about how Fate collects and uses job application information, please visit Fate's online Privacy Notice.

About Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
Fate Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients. Using its proprietary iPSC product platform, the Company has established a leadership position in creating multiplexed-engineered master iPSC lines and in the manufacture and clinical development of off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived cell products. The Company’s pipeline includes iPSC-derived T-cell and natural killer (NK) cell product candidates, which are selectively designed, incorporate novel synthetic controls of cell function, and are intended to deliver multiple therapeutic mechanisms to patients. Fate Therapeutics is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit www.fatetherapeutics.com.

⚠️ Recruitment Fraud Alert

Recently, we have been made aware of unauthorized individuals falsely presenting themselves as Fate Therapeutics employees or recruiters as part of online scams or phishing attempts. Impersonators may use the Fate Therapeutics name and logo, as well as employee names and job titles, to gain a job seeker’s personal or banking information or to request payment as a condition of being considered for a position at the company. Fate Therapeutics and its employees are not involved in these scams.

Here are a few things to be aware of to help identify recruitment fraud:
- Our Talent Acquisition team only corresponds from our @fatetherapeutics.com domain.
- At no stage in our hiring process will we require payment or ask you to make deposits in your bank account.
- We will only ask for personal information when applying for a position via our Careers page or thereafter.
- At no stage during our hiring process will we ask you to click a link to begin a one-way video interview.
- We do not use Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, or other third-party messaging platforms to recruit candidates or conduct interviews.

Please exercise caution. If something feels off about your interactions, we encourage you to contact us at [email protected] to confirm the authenticity of the message. Your security is important to us, and we appreciate your vigilance.