Benjamin Young is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), financial controller, and strategic finance leader based in Provo, Utah. With more than 22 years of experience in accounting, financial operations, audit readiness, and organizational leadership, he has supported nonprofit organizations, healthcare institutions, educational entities, and growing businesses throughout Utah and across the United States.

Benjamin Young is known for combining technical accounting expertise with operational leadership and long-range strategic planning. His experience includes financial reporting, budgeting, internal controls, compliance oversight, audit coordination, and organizational finance modernization.

Professional Experience

Benjamin Young has held leadership positions in accounting and finance across multiple industries, with specialized experience in nonprofit finance, healthcare accounting, and education-sector financial operations. 

During a consulting engagement with Riley Blake Designs, a leading textile manufacturer generating more than $60 million in annual revenue, Benjamin Young led a complex financial cleanup initiative focused on resolving systemic inventory and accounting discrepancies within NetSuite. Through detailed analysis of more than 16,000 lines of transactional data, he identified the root causes of recurring inventory variances and helped implement corrective controls that improved long-term financial data integrity, including identifying a $1.8 million inventory correction. In addition to supporting ERP and financial system optimization using NetSuite and MineralTree, he streamlined workflows involving accrued purchase orders, prepaid inventory, and tariff accounting. Benjamin Young also conducted operational and workflow assessments during a critical 90-day engagement, providing leadership with strategic recommendations related to staffing capacity, process efficiency, and financial operations improvement. 

Recently, he served as Financial Controller for Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he helped oversee financial reporting and operational accounting for an organization managing more than $165 million in assets. His work included audit readiness, internal controls, financial analysis, and executive-level financial reporting.

In addition to organizational finance leadership, Benjamin Young provides strategic accounting and advisory support through his consulting and fractional controller work, including QuickBooks system optimization, accounting process improvement, and financial reporting support for small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Certifications and Technical Expertise

Benjamin Young holds multiple professional certifications and finance-related credentials, including:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Utah

• Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)

• Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor

His technical expertise includes:

• Financial reporting and analysis

• Internal controls and compliance

• Audit readiness and coordination

• Budgeting and forecasting

• QuickBooks Enterprise and Intuit Enterprise Suite migrations

• Fractional CFO and controller services

Professional Leadership and Service

In addition to his civilian accounting career, Benjamin Young serves as a Major in the United States Army Reserve. His military leadership experience includes operational planning, organizational resource management, logistics coordination, and financial oversight in complex environments.

He currently serves as National Treasurer for the Reserve Organization of America (ROA), supporting financial governance and oversight for the national organization.

Benjamin Young has also served in leadership roles within the Utah Association of CPAs (UACPA), where he has contributed to professional development initiatives and finance leadership programs.

Based in Provo, Utah

Benjamin Young is based in Provo, Utah and works with organizations throughout Utah County and the surrounding region, including Orem, Lehi, Springville, and Salt Lake City.

His work focuses on helping organizations strengthen financial operations, improve reporting accuracy, and develop scalable accounting systems that support long-term organizational success.

Learn More

• Benjamin Young CPA in Provo, Utah

• Financial Controller Services

• QuickBooks Consulting and Audit Readiness