Manager, Fixed Asset and Project Accounting

The posting, as Valar Atomics wrote it

About Valar Atomics

At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.

The Role

Valar is building the capital accounting backbone for a program that runs from one plant to many. Our first pilot plant is two things at once — a demonstration of a first-of-a-kind reactor and a productive asset that will sit on our balance sheet for decades — and dividing every dollar of engineering, equipment, and field labor between those two identities is the judgment this role owns. You will set the capitalization policy, build the allocation basis behind the split, stand up the CIP and fixed asset ledger that proves it, and carry all of it through our first external audit. Then you make it repeatable, so the tenth plant inherits a system rather than a starting point. You will begin as the whole function and build it into one worth staffing, growing with the capital program as it scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the capital versus research and development split on the pilot plant: define what share of engineering hours, equipment, and construction scope serves demonstration purposes versus a productive asset, document the basis in writing, and re-test it as design matures and scope changes.
• Own capitalization policy outright: set the thresholds, cost eligibility rules, and asset classes, and carry your positions through auditor challenge rather than leaving them in one person's head.
• Own the fixed asset and CIP subledger end-to-end — project setup, cost capture, transfers, placed-in-service determinations, depreciation, disposals, and impairment indicators — and unitize completed construction into discrete assets with supportable lives, working from component scope, as-built configuration, and turnover packages.
• Build and maintain the project cost structure — WBS and cost-breakdown coding, project hierarchies, and CapEx categories — so every dollar in CIP traces to a commitment, an invoice, and a scope of work, and the capital and R&D split falls out of the coding instead of a spreadsheet at quarter-end.
• Drive the monthly CIP and fixed asset close: cost roll-forward, capital accrual, interest and indirect cost capitalization where applicable, reconciliation to the GL, and variance commentary on project spend.
• Review contractor pay applications, change orders, and progress billings for proper capital treatment, partnering with AP and Procurement so coding is right at intake instead of c

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r converting a fixed asset or project accounting system.

• Experience supporting a self-performed or owner-as-general-contractor construction program, including direct review of subcontractor billings.
• Experience with asset retirement obligations, decommissioning accruals, or leases under ASC 842.
• Experience hiring or developing junior accounting staff as a function grew.
• Exposure to a VC-backed company and investor or board-level capital reporting.

The Team

As part of the Business organization, Accounting ensures the financial integrity of Valar Atomics through accurate reporting, strong internal controls, and sound financial stewardship. The team supports strategic decision-making by delivering timely financial information while maintaining compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Unlimited PTO
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
• Generous PPE stipend
• High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders
• The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Valar Atomics is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment and will provide reasonable accommodation as required by law.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
Salary
$137,000 — $168,000 USD