Chief Accounting Officer

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 SVP, CAO will be the leader of Forge’s accounting team which includes responsibility for the record to report cycle, month end close, regulatory compliance, revenue and financial reporting and flux analysis. You’ll also collaborate cross functionally with the broader organization and leadership teams across our Four Pillars. Success in this role is dependent on leadership, organizational and people development, process improvement, strategic execution, ability to deal with a rapidly changing business environment and excellent communication.

• Lead all areas of global accounting, both technical and transactional: including technical accounting, revenue accounting, consolidations, international accounting, operational accounting, internal controls and Sarbanes Oxley compliance, external SEC reporting, and tax
• Develop and adopt the best policies and operational standards through peer benchmarking and risk management
• Continue to scale end-to-end business processes, systems and financial controls in support of the future growth of the Company, including leading, evaluating and executing on global expansion initiatives
• In combination with Internal Audit, responsible for Audit Committee agendas and interactions and support Compensation Committee initiatives and other Board of Director meetings/activities
• Serve as the executive accounting sponsor and primary contact for cross-functional teams to support various projects and initiatives, such as M&A. For each transaction, actively advise and support negotiations of terms of agreement with legal, the financial impact of transaction with Corporate Development, and the forecast of new business with FP&A
• Sponsor and partner cross-functionally to support full process and system integrations for acquisitions
• Continue to build a high-performing, high-potential, and diverse accounting team, by embodying a multiplier mentality Deeply invest in the development and growth of team members through training, mentorship, and rotational opportunities
• Collaborate across the company to improve controls, enhance processes and advance company performance. Serve as primary contact with external auditors to ensure effective execution of audit, internal controls and financial reporting activities
• Responsible for the development and implementation of accounting policies, adapting to the changes in our business as well as changes to U.S. GAAP

• Previous experience as a public company Chief Accounting Officer or Corporate Controller of a public corporation required 
• Bachelor's degree, with emphasis in accounting or finance
• CPA or MBA required
• At least 15 years work experience in accounting
• 4+ years in Big 4 public accounting
• Comprehensive understanding of financial accounting and reporting under US GAAP and SEC requirements
• Merger & acquisition and integration accounting experience
• Deep technical knowledge
• Comprehensive understanding and prior experience with design and implementation of accounting policies and procedures
• Previous experience in a public company SOX environment
• Proven success in developing and leading a team of people using a collaborative management style in a public company environment
• 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.