Senior Accountant

At Forge (NYSE: FRGE), we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market, our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold, humble and accountable. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day, helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation, from space travel to planet-saving, plant-based nutrition and more.

Our mission is to empower more people to exercise ownership in the world’s leading private companies via a world-class technology platform with access to the largest network of buyers and sellers in the world. With liquidity solutions, exclusive data and insights, a custody offering, and a vibrant marketplace, Forge’s goal is to build the best-in-class technology infrastructure to power a global private market that is transparent, accessible and seamless for companies, their employees and investors. Through Forge, employees can sell their private shares, employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity and individual and institutional investors can participate in private unicorn growth.

Forge's differentiated global marketplace addresses rising demand among individual and institutional investors for exposure to private company stocks and it is building a growing network effect with defensible competitive advantages. The Forge marketplace has over 440,000 registered users and private shares have traded in more than 500 companies since inception, representing over $12 billion in volume across over 21,000+ transactions.

Our ability to offer these powerful financial solutions has generated incredible interest from investors, demand from customers, and a need to grow our team to meet the needs of more companies, teams, and innovators in this way.

The Role:  

We are looking for an Senior Accountant who will have responsibility for supporting internal financial reporting processes and controls. This role will support the financial reporting needs for our internal business partners and for external reporting as required. 

This will be a hybrid role where you'll be onsite 1-3 days a week.

Responsibilities: 

• Support the monthly close for areas including cash, investments, lease accounting, fixed assets and prepaids. 
• Perform monthly account reconciliations to ensure accurate and complete financial information. 
• Perform analytical reviews of assigned areas within the financial statements, including fluctuation analysis. 
• Perform as a key participant in independent annual audits and quarterly reviews. 
• Support a continuous improvement approach to improve accounting operations efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability. 
• Support SEC reporting, internal SOX audits. 
• Partner with FP&A team to ensure accuracy of financial information 

Requirements: 

• 3+ years of industry experience in fintech and/or financial services preferred; a desire to work in a fast growing, exciting and agile business. 
• Fluency with GAAP and accounting policy
• Comprehension of ASC 606, 842 
• Experience working with external auditors and tax providers. 
• Sound organizational skills, timeline management skills and attention to detail 
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes; very good verbal and written communication skills. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong with Excel; prior NetSuite experience. 
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time in an office setting or in home office setting while working.

For residents of San Francisco/Bay Area, CA or New York, NY the annual salary range for this role is $110,000 - $120,000 + annual bonus. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, annual bonus, and other factors. 

Forge implements a mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, which applies to all employees. All employees covered by this policy are required to be fully vaccinated as a term and condition of employment at Forge. Employees are considered full