Senior SEC Reporting Analyst

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 a  Senior SEC Reporting Analyst who will play a critical role in building out the processes of the reporting and technical accounting functions. This role will support and collaborate with internal business partners, prepare financial statements and related documents, analyze significant complex accounting transactions, maintain technical areas of the general ledger, and conduct research for new accounting disclosures.  

This will be a hybrid role in San Francisco, CA where you'll be onsite 1-3 days a week.

 Responsibilities: 

• Participate in the preparation and/or review of financial statements and footnote disclosures for Form 10-Qs and Form 10-Ks as well as earnings materials and other SEC filings on an ad-hoc basis 
• Prepare quarterly fluctuation analyses, cash flow statements, statements of stockholders’ equity, earnings per share, and other technical accounting workbooks 
• Prepare monthly equity and lease journal entries and other technical accounting journal entries on an ad-hoc basis 
• Perform technical accounting research and prepare/update quarterly memos, such as the goodwill impairment analysis, segment reporting, intangible asset impairment analysis, capitalized software, etc. 
• Work with external auditors to support quarter-end reviews and year-end audits by providing timely and accurate data and communications

Qualifications:  

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of organization  
• Proficient in use of technology, especially Microsoft Office products  
• Strong analytical abilities combined with accounting knowledge and ability to research and resolve issues independently  
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize with minimal supervision 
• High attention to detail and accuracy 
• Results-driven, high-energy team player that approaches challenges in a fast moving and high-pressure environment with enthusiasm  

Requirements:  

• 2-5 years of experience in public accounting or equivalent experience working in a technical accounting/reporting role 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance  
• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP/ SEC accounting and reporting requirements; exposure to ASC 842, ASC 718 and ASC 606 
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills  
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time in an office setting or in home office setting while working  
• This will be a hybrid role in San Francisco, CA where you'll be onsite 1-3 days a week.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• CPA  candidate 
• NetSuite and/or Workiva experience 
• Experience in public accounting at a Big 4/Public Company

For residents of San Francisco/Bay Area, CA or New York, NY the annual salary range for this role is $100,000 - $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 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.