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Regulatory Accounting and Reporting Manager

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:   

The position reports to the Senior Director, Regulatory Accounting and Reporting and is responsible for the preparation of broker/dealer month end close reports and regulatory filings, ensuring compliance with the requirements of SEC, FINRA and GAAP Rules. 

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

Responsibilities: 

  • Assist in ensuring the integrity of financial data and compliance with GAAP and in maintaining proper internal controls over regulatory and financial reporting 
  • Participate in the month end financial close process including preparing month end balance sheet reconciliations and income statement analysis 
  • Prepare the Customer Reserve computation in compliance with Rule 15c3-3, Net Capital computation in compliance with SEC Rule 15c3-1, Focus Report and supplemental reports in compliance with Rule 17a-5, ATS-R Report in compliance with SEC Rule ATS and the Company’s 10K and 10Q filings 
  • Prepare filings for other domestic and international regulators 
  • Support the annual audit and quarterly review with internal and external auditors, SEC and FINRA exams and inquiries from other regulatory agencies 
  • Recommend and assist in implementing process improvements to continually improve departmental productivity 

Qualifications:  

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance 
  • Minimum of 5 to 7 years' accounting and brokerage industry experience 
  • Series 99 desired; candidate will be required to obtain upon hiring 
  • Working knowledge of SEC and FINRA Rules, US GAAP, PCAOB and AICPA standards 
  • Ability to work and excel in an innovative, fast-paced environment 
  • Collaborative team-player, with the ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders across the Forge organization 
  • Excellent analytical and oral/written communication skills 
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
  • Strong Excel and general PC skills 
  • Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time in an office or home office setting while working 
  • This will be a hybrid role where you'll be onsite 1-3 days a week.

For residents of San Francisco/Bay Area, CA or New York, NY the annual salary range including bonus for this role is $125,000 - $170,000 + 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 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.

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