Senior Accountant

Startupforge; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 102,000 - 136,000; Part time

Job summary

StartupForge in West Valley City, UT is seeking a temporary Senior Accountant to help scale our finance operations. With 7 years of experience, you’ll own the P&L bridge, drive internal controls, and partner with leadership to manage a growing budget.

You’ll bring strong judgment, mentoring ability, and an UT-focused mindset. This role offers a clear path to leadership as we expand our team and improve month-end close and grant compliance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ownership of company funds.
• Ability to mentor or support senior teammates.
• Self-directed work style and clear communicator.

Responsibilities

• Build the finance P&L bridge explaining every dollar of swing.
• Own grant compliance to ensure no restricted dollars are incurred.
• Close the books each month with accuracy across all entries.
• Establish internal controls that survive audits.
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround.
• Maintain airtight deferred revenue schedules as contracts renew.
• Close monthly books on time without missing deadlines.
• Forecast headcount costs in partnership with HR.

Skills

Ownership

Mentoring

Self-direction

UT market awareness

Reliability

Judgment

Job description

Ready to grow your finance career? our temporary Senior Accountant role in West Valley City, UT puts you at the center of the action. Frame it as StartupForge trusting your 7 years with $102,000 - $136,000, a finance mandate, and the room to grow into leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the finance P&L bridge that explains every dollar of swing
• Own grant compliance so StartupForge never returns a restricted dollar
• Close the books each month and ensure accuracy across all entries
• Stand up internal controls that survive a surprise audit
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time
• Keep deferred revenue schedules airtight as contracts renew
• Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at StartupForge
• Forecast headcount costs and partner with HR on compensation planning

What You'll Bring

• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support senior teammates
• Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
• An UT sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
• Judgment seasoned by at least 6 years of real consequences

StartupForge was founded on a hunch that finance could be far less awful, and West Valley City turned out to be the perfect place to prove it. Growth budgets at StartupForge are generous because a sharper Internal Controls you means a stronger team.

Pair your ACCA with our $102,000 - $136,000, our mentors, our benefits, and our flexible West Valley City, UT culture, and the math works in your favor.

This West Valley City, UT opening is current, active, and reviewing folks now.