Staff 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.

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 a Staff 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.

Responsibilities:

• Support the monthly close for areas including cash, fixed assets, prepaids, and intercompany
• Support the quarterly and annual SEC reporting process by updating disclosures and performing quality control checks on forms 10Q and 10K
• Perform monthly account reconciliations to ensure accurate and complete financial information
• Support technical accounting team with technical account research on as needed basis
• 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
• Assist with tax accounting including gross receipts/franchise taxes
• Support a continuous improvement approach to improve accounting operations efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability
• Support SOX audits
• Partner with FP&A team to ensure accuracy of financial information

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of accounting experience, including Big 4 experience [Deliotte, PwC, Ernest & Young(EY), KPMG] or any large regional accounting firm
• Fluency with GAAP and accounting policy
• Experience working with external auditors and tax providers
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
• Very good verbal and written communication skills
• Sound organizational skills, timeline management skills and attention to detail
• Industry experience in fintech and/or financial services a plus
• NetSuite experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong with Excel
• A desire to work in a fast growing, exciting and agile business
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time in an office setting or in home office setting while working

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 fully vaccinated two weeks after completing primary vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine, with, if applicable, at least the minimum recommended interval between doses. Employees must provide truthful and accurate information about their COVID-19 vaccination status, and, if applicable, their testing results as of the first date of their employment.

Employees may request an exception from this mandatory vaccination policy if the vaccine is medically contraindicated for them or medical necessity requires a delay in vaccination. Employees also may be legally entitled to a reasonable accommodation if they cannot be vaccinated because of a disability, or if the provisions in this policy for vaccination conflict with a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. All such requests will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Forge is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.