Senior Accountant

Job description

Location: Denver (Hybrid - Min 2-3 days/week at our office in LoHi Denver)

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Annual Salary Range: $80,000 - 100,000

About Uptick:

Uptick is a fast-growing B2B software company revolutionizing the building compliance industry. With offices in London, Melbourne, South Africa and Denver, we empower fire service providers with a market-leading cloud platform that streamlines compliance, maintenance, and reporting. Thousands of field service professionals trust our software to improve efficiency, ensure safety, and drive business growth. Our software is trusted to maintain the compliance of millions across 6 countries.

With Private Equity backing, we are scaling rapidly in each of our markets via a mix of organic and inorganic growth to achieve our goal of making 100 million people safer where they work, live and play.

About the Role:
We're scaling fast in the US and are looking for a Senior Accountant. You’ll thrive here if you’re curious, resourceful, and energized by learning and collaboration. You’ll be supported by a high-trust team that’s committed to doing meaningful work while building a company we’re proud of.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the monthly North American management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) and KPI reporting.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and rolling forecast updates
• Support FD on US tax compliance - Sales tax, payroll tax, corporation tax - with coordination from external accountants
• Manage day-to-day finance ops: invoicing, ledgers, supplier payments, customer billing, payroll & reconciliations
• Support the Finance Director in preparing monthly reporting packs
• Help strengthen and embed financial controls across the business
• Improve and streamline finance processes with a proactive, solutions-first mindset
• Get hands-on with strategic, commercial & cross-functional projects

What You’ll Need to Bring:

• CPA/CMA or equivalent qualified. Preferred, but not mandatory
• 3-5+ years’ experience in industry or practice
• Strong grasp of financial and management accounting principles
• Experience dealing with & managing tax filings (with support from FD and advisors)
• Confident using accounting tools (Xero preferred)
• Clear, confident communicator who works well with senior leaders
• Commercially savvy with a business-first mindset
• Hands-on, process-focused, and action-oriented
• Comfortable in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Ambitious and ready to grow into a finance leadership role
• Bonus: if you have experience working in a startup, SaaS or rapidly scaling team

Job Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of day-to-day North American finance, payroll, management reporting, and KPI tracking
• Support budgeting, tax compliance, and regulatory reporting
• Work closely with the Finance Director and US leadership
• Challenge the status quo and suggest best-practice improvements
• Bring a hands-on, process-driven, and detail-focused approach
• Apply strong finance and commercial acumen to drive rigour
• Ideal for someone ambitious to grow into a Regional Financial Controller role in 1–2 years

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• 401(k) match at 4% of base salary
• 18 days PTO + 1 extra day for your birthday
• 11 paid public holidays
• 10 paid sick days
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, disability) fully covered for the employee
• Plus other exciting perks like company retreats!

Our culture begins with our values:

• Care: Care about our customers, and care about what we do
• Excellence: Be excellent (not perfect). Have hard conversations
• Growth: Grow our customers, grow our people

Equal Opportunity Employment:

We’re building a team that’s fired up to keep you safe where you work, live and play. Our software supports the technicians in keeping people safe, and we’re driven by passion, skill, and a commitment to making a difference. We hire the best person for the job, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition, creed, ancestry, national origin, or any other legally protected status. Equal opportunity makes us stronger and more effective.