Forum Ventures

Accounting Manager

New York. Posted 3 months ago

The role

You will own the end-to-end monthly close, inventory accounting, and cash management for a recycled commodities technology company. You will build the control environment, manage accounting systems, and handle payroll and tax compliance.

What you will do

  • Own the monthly close including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations
  • Manage AP and AR workflows, bill processing, and cash application
  • Own inventory accounting for physical metal
  • Manage cash and prepare weekly borrowing base certificates for the credit facility
  • Run payroll, benefits, and tax compliance across jurisdictions
  • Develop and implement accounting policies and internal controls
  • Act as primary contact for external auditors and banks
  • Manage QuickBooks Online, Ramp, and other integrated systems
  • Lead ERP evaluation and migration
  • Supervise AI agent output for transactional tasks

Required qualifications

  • 5–10 years of progressive accounting experience
  • Full ownership of a monthly close
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
  • Knowledge of GAAP and internal controls
  • Deep QuickBooks Online or equivalent ERP skills
  • Comfort with integrated fintech stacks like Ramp and bill-pay tools

Nice to have

  • Inventory, manufacturing, commodities, or distribution accounting experience
  • Asset-based lending or borrowing base reporting experience
  • Public accounting foundation (audit)
  • ERP evaluation, implementation, or migration experience
  • Experience preparing for a first audit or investor diligence
  • Hands-on use of AI tools in accounting workflows
  • CPA

Benefits

  • Equity in a high-growth company

About the company

Outlast is building the technology infrastructure for the recycled commodities supply chain. They use technology and AI to create a more efficient and sustainable market for secondary raw materials.