Inside Sales Associate

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New York City, NY
In-Office
50K-60K Annually
Entry level
Financial Services
The Role
As an Inside Sales Associate, you'll provide consultative sales support to small business owners, manage inbound leads using Salesforce, and develop sales skills through structured training and mentorship.
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Launch Your Sales Career. Learn. Earn. Advance. – Career Track to High Six-Figure Earnings

At Fora Financial, we’re not just offering a job—we’re offering a launchpad. Our Inside Sales Associate role is designed specifically for entry-level professionals who are ready to train, grow, and rise quickly into a high-impact, high-income sales role.

In this role, you'll receive intensive hands-on training from top-performing sales leaders, giving you the tools and real-time experience to succeed. This is your opportunity to learn sales the right way, from the ground up, with an average path to promotion as early as 6–12 months.

What You’ll Do as an Inside Sales Associate:

  • Serve as the first point of contact for small business owners across the country, helping them explore working capital solutions tailored to their business goals
  • Learn and apply a consultative sales approach while honing your communication and active listening skills
  • Manage a steady stream of inbound leads (no cold calling), using Salesforce to track pipeline activity and follow-ups
  • Participate in our structured Sales & Development Training Program, designed to accelerate your knowledge, confidence, and sales effectiveness
  • Collaborate daily with a team of supportive leaders and colleagues who are invested in your growth

Compensation & Perks:

  • Starting base salary: $50,000 + commission (average ~$2,000/month during initial ramp-up with top performers earning up to 5,000/month commission)
  • Promotion Opportunity: Top performers can be promoted to Capital Specialist, within 6–12 months on average, if targets are met and close deals from start to finish and unlock a significant increase in earning potential.
  • Performance-based bonuses, weekly and monthly contests, and team incentives
  • Ongoing coaching from senior leaders, plus access to internal training programs and e-learning
  • Fun, driven office culture with team events, happy hours, and more
  • Free breakfast, snacks, and weekly lunch in the office
  • Hybrid work option (1 day remote per week)

What We’re Looking For:

We’re looking for individuals who are:

  • Hungry to learn and build a successful career in sales
  • Coachable, with a growth mindset and strong work ethic
  • Highly motivated by financial success and long-term advancement
  • Great at listening, asking smart questions, and building rapport over the phone
  • Confident, articulate, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment

About Fora Financial

Fora Financial is a technology enabled, leading provider of flexible financing to small and medium sized businesses. Since our inception in 2008, we have supported more than 55,000 merchants nationwide with over $4 billion of capital used for a variety of purposes, from funding everyday operating expenses to managing cash flow gaps to facilitating business expansion, and much more. Leveraging our proprietary technology, Fora Financial is able to deliver capital to our customers via a streamlined and simple process that can be completed in as little as 24 hours, compared with the weeks or even months it often takes for a business to receive a bank loan.

Over the past seventeen years, Fora Financial has grown from two founders in a small Manhattan workspace to a company of nearly 200 employees. Fora Financial prides itself on being a partner-centric organization, offering a customized funding approach, collaborating with our small-business customers to understand their needs in a dynamic and ever-changing economic environment.

We offer a competitive salary, growth potential, and a casual yet professional hybrid work environment. Located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, you can enjoy lunch downstairs listening to the summer band series or around the corner in Bryant Park. After work, you can hop on a Citi Bike to ride to the Hudson River Park, take a stroll to a show on Broadway or attend an event at Madison Square Garden. Our office sets the stage for our employees’ success and well-being. We provide all the tools and support needed to maximize your career potential, in addition to perks and extras like daily breakfasts, endless snacks, catered lunches, a chill lounge/games area and more. While we work very hard, we do not take ourselves too seriously. We enjoy a family-like camaraderie that fosters a passion for success in each Fora Financial Team member. 

The Benefits of Working for Fora Financial:
  • Opportunity for Advancement
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage
  • 401k Plan with Company Match
  • Gym Reimbursement for Employees on Medical Plans
  • Life Insurance at No Cost to Employees
  • Generous Time Off Plan
  • Flexible Spending and Commuter Benefits

Fora Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under local, state, or federal law. Fora Financial provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodations due to a disability during the application process, please contact [email protected].

 

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
168 Employees
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

Fora Financial was founded in 2008, with the mission to provide capital funding to small business under a simple and seamless process.

We are passionately driven to solve business owners’ biggest challenge to success: access to capital. With Fora Financials’ help, small business can finally unlock potential to reach new heights.

Fora Financial is a leading business financing lender, that has provided over $2 billion to more than 25,000 business owners nationwide. We provide fast, flexible financing for small to mid-sized businesses so that they can invest in their operations however they see fit.

At Fora Financial, we provide a customized funding approach, listening to customers and understanding their needs in an ever-changing financial market.

Located in new offices in New York and Miami, the Fora Financial team is responsible for providing our clients with personalized consultative support. We are a partner-centric organization, and we pride ourselves on supporting the small business community.


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