Controller

About Us

Forus is building an AI-powered network that connects doctors, pharmacies, payers, and biopharma to accelerate new science to patients. Our platform automates the complexity between a doctor prescribing a medicine and a patient starting treatment, including insurance coverage, financial assistance, and supply chain navigation. We provide this support free to doctors and patients, helping them get life-changing medicine faster, cheaper, and easier. The resulting network enables biopharma companies to design better research, launch new drugs more effectively, and invest in harder-to-treat conditions.

About The Role

As our first dedicated accounting hire, you will own core accounting operations end-to-end, including monthly close, GL, AP/AR, payroll, tax, and technical accounting, and set the cadence that delivers accurate, timely financials. Design and document the controls, policies, and processes of a best-in-class accounting function, building infrastructure the team can inherit as we grow. Drive technical accounting decisions across revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, multi-entity reporting, and capitalization policies. Evaluate and implement the tools and systems (ERP, AP/AR, payroll, and adjacent platforms) that scale with the demands of the business. Partner with Strategic Finance to produce the monthly reporting package, board materials, and investor reporting. Work with Legal and Operations to structure contracts, pricing, and financial controls that hold up as the business scales.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of accounting experience, including Big 4 or equivalent audit experience
• Demonstrated experience implementing modern financial systems and ERPs — QuickBooks, NetSuite, Ramp, Bill, Rippling, or similar — with informed opinions about what fits at our stage versus the next one
• Deep working knowledge of US GAAP, financial controls, and technical accounting
• Excellent written and verbal communication: capable of translating complex financial insights into clear narrative
• High NPS with your former teammates
• Bonus: Experience standing up an accounting function from scratch at an early-stage or hyper-scaling company

What We Offer

We provide competitive compensation with meaningful equity (for full-time employees). Everyone who joins will be a major contributor to our success, and we reflect this through ownership and pay. We also provide rich benefits to ensure you can focus on creating impact (for full-time employees): Fully covered medical, vision, and dental insurance. Memberships for One Medical, Talkspace, Teladoc, and Kindbody. Unlimited paid time off (PTO) and 16 weeks of parental leave. 401K plan setup, FSA option, commuter benefits, and DashPass. Lunch at the office every day and Dinner at the office after 7 pm.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.