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Fora Financial · 13 hours ago

Director of Accounting

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $200K/yr

Fora Financial is a technology-enabled provider of flexible financing to small and medium-sized businesses. They are seeking a Director of Accounting to lead Sage Intacct strategy and administration, optimize accounting systems, and develop a high-performing team in a rapidly scaling business.

BankingFinanceFinTechLending

No H1B

Responsibilities

Own the strategy, architecture, and administration of Sage Intacct, including chart of accounts, dimensionality, entities, controls, and user permissions

Lead the redesign of accounting structures built for legacy systems into scalable Sage Intacct best-practice configurations

Establish standards for journal entry logic, reducing manual processes and one-off workflows across the organization

Define and execute an automation roadmap, delivering interim solutions (Power Query, structured imports, VBA) that evolve into API-based integrations and automated bank feeds

Oversee the design of advanced reconciliation and workpaper frameworks integrating GL, bank, subledger, and merchant data

Lead, mentor, and develop accounting and systems team members; set clear expectations, workflows, and documentation standards

Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, and Engineering to improve data flows and system reliability

Ensure system stability during change, owning root-cause analysis, controls, and continuous improvement initiatives

Drive GAAP compliance, audit readiness, and executive-level reporting

Qualification

Sage IntacctAccounting operationsAutomationAdvanced ExcelBanking integrationsAPIsVBA scriptingProcess designTeam leadership

Required

Proven Sage Intacct implementation and administration experience

Demonstrated success in building, mentoring, and leading high-performing, results-driven teams

Strong accounting background with hands-on operational and leadership experience

Advanced Excel, Power Query, and Power Pivot skills

Experience with banking integrations, APIs, and accounting automation

Demonstrated ability to think strategically about systems, scalability, and process design

Preferred

VBA scripting experience

Experience with Ramp, BlackLine, FloQast, Numeric, or similar platforms

Experience leading accounting systems in fast-growing or complex environments

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

401K Match

Life Insurance at No Cost to Employees

Generous Time Off Plan Including Rollover Vacation Days

Commuter Benefits

Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

Hybrid working model based out of our New York office (2-3 days per week in office)

Company

Fora Financial

Fora Financial provides flexible financing to small and medium-sized businesses to sustain and grow their enterprise.

Founded in 2008

New York, New York, USA

51-200 employees

https://www.forafinancial.com

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

$482.9M

Key Investors

ATLAS SP PartnersTruist

2025-04-03Debt Financing· $16M

2024-12-10Debt Financing· $200M

2024-09-12Debt Financing· $126.9M

Leadership Team

Jared Feldman

Co-Founder - CEO

Daniel Smith

Co-Founder

Recent News

PR Newswire

Fora Financial Appoints John Egerman as Chief Financial Officer

2025-09-17

PR Newswire

Fora Financial Ranks on the Inc. 5000 List for the 8th time

2025-08-13

Seattle TechFlash

Choosing the right financing partner can be the difference between your business succeeding or not

2025-08-08

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