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.