Senior Accountant
About Fora
Fora is the modern travel agency, empowering anyone with a passion for travel to build a thriving advisory business. Our comprehensive, business-in-a-box platform combines cutting-edge technology, personalized training, a vibrant community, and exclusive industry partnerships, giving travel entrepreneurs everything they need to launch and scale successfully. At the heart of Fora is our mission: to power the next generation of travel entrepreneurs to transform their love for travel into a fulfilling full-time or part-time career, offering unparalleled flexibility, autonomy, and support. We believe that everyone, from seasoned travel professionals to first-time entrepreneurs, can build a career that’s both profitable and aligned with their passions.
Founded in 2021 by seasoned entrepreneurs, Fora has grown steadily since, expanding to a team of 200+ full-time employees based in downtown New York City. In 2025, we announced our $60 million Series B and C investment rounds, led by Thrive Capital and Insight Partners, with participation by previous investors including Forerunner and Heartcore Capital. We've also been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Startup 2024, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies 2025 and 2023, and Built In 2025 Best Places to Work.
We're building the first truly unified platform for all travel needs—leveraging the best of human expertise and technology to transform how people plan and book travel.
About The Role
Fora is seeking a Senior Accountant to support the company’s international expansion and strengthen a growing finance function. The Senior Accountant will own meaningful areas of the month end close, help maintain accounting integrity and controls, and play a key role in scaling processes as Fora grows. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced accountant who wants both ownership and growth. The person in this seat will influence how accounting evolves, gain visibility into how the business operates, and step into a role that values judgment, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute daily, weekly, and month end close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, roll forwards, variance analysis, and financial statement preparation
- Own specific close areas such as balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, revenue related entries, and select international accounting workflows
- Support accounts receivable and accounts payable operations including invoice creation, customer setup, cash application, and reconciliations
- Maintain and improve accounting policies, documentation standards, and internal controls
- Partner with cross functional teams to support financial reporting, business operations, and system workflows
- Collaborate with external auditors and assist with annual audit preparation
- Identify and recommend improvements to streamline close timelines and enhance process scalability
- Work with FP&A partners on budget monitoring, variance explanations, and financial insights
- Contribute to implementing new tools, systems, and accounting processes to support growing transaction volume and expanding international footprint
- Support ad hoc projects, reporting, and strategic initiatives as needed
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
- 3 plus years of public accounting (Big 4 preferred) or corporate accounting experience, or 5 plus years in small to medium business accounting
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and financial reporting standards
- Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookup functions, and advanced formulas, with comfort working with large datasets
- Hands on experience with accounting or finance systems such as QuickBooks, Netsuite, Campfire, Ramp, Sage Intacct, Mercury, or Metabase
- Experience preparing or reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements
- Demonstrated ownership of month end close responsibilities including balance sheet and income statement components
- Experience with accrual accounting, revenue, or complex accounting estimates
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem solving skills
- Detail oriented, proactive, collaborative, and comfortable in a fast paced, evolving environment
- Able to work in the US and currently based in NYC or willing to relocate
Strongly Preferred
- Experience working with external auditors
- Experience improving close timelines
- Experience implementing new tools or workflows
- US federal tax filing experience and/or state tax filing experience
- Bi-lingual Spanish-English or Portuguese-English
Compensation
Compensation for this role varies based on experience, with an indicative range of $70K–$100K + equity. Final compensation will depend on the level at which the candidate is hired, as we’re considering multiple levels for this role.
Additional benefits include:
- Unlimited vacation
- Health Insurance (including an option completely covered by Fora HQ)
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Wellhub Memberships
- 401k plan with company match
- Commuter Benefits
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Stock Options
This role is based in our beautiful New York City office (Tribeca/Fidi) with lots of natural light and great views.
Our Values
We’re forging our own path
Fora has always been about driving change within the industry. We’re not interested in maintaining the status quo.
We’re stronger together
Community is our cornerstone and collective power is our strength. We believe we can all go further when we operate together, using our combined leverage to unlock better opportunities and outcomes for our advisors, partners, and travelers.
We believe in technology
We believe technology is an answer to some of the most fundamental challenges the travel industry faces. We believe advancements in AI, bold investments in our platforms, and a world-class data infrastructure will transform the work of our advisors and our partners, while creating better travel experiences for travelers.
We’re here to serve
We operate in service of our community and believe that when they’re empowered to focus on what they do best, we all win. It’s why we relentlessly advocate for our advisors and prioritize their best interest every step of the way.
We mean business
Fora is equal parts fun, meaningful work and serious travel business. We’re unlocking opportunities for thousands of travel entrepreneurs, delivering a stream of high-quality guests at scale for our partners, and providing a superior travel experience for our travelers. It’s a better equation for the future of our industry.
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WORK AUTHORIZATION
Authorization to work in the United States is required for full-time roles based in our New York City office. Fora is unable to sponsor or assist with U.S. work authorization. Roles based outside of the United States are not subject to this requirement.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Fora is committed to an equitable hiring process and an inclusive work environment. BIPOC and traditionally underrepresented candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We will not discriminate and will take action to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.
