Director of Accounting

Director of Accounting About The Company Industrious is the largest premium workplace-as-a-service provider and home to the highest-rated workplaces in the industry. Everything we do comes down to creating great days for teams of all sizes and stages, including our own. We believe that what makes a great day at work is the people on your team and the problems you get to solve together. We’re looking for people who love thinking outside the box and thrive in a truly collaborative setting. As teammates, we encourage new ideas and toast every win. We’re excited about having a meaningful impact on people’s workplace experience. Great days also start when everyone can be their authentic self at work. Diversity of backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas is critical to our success in delivering great workplace experiences, both for our members and for each other. Industrious is committed to creating an inclusive, respectful environment that embraces your individuality and quirkiness. You are valued for who YOU are. We celebrate our people as individuals who can accomplish great things when we work together as one team. We are proud to have been recognized as one of America’s 500 fastest-growing companies in 2020 by Inc. Magazine and one of Forbes’ Best Startup Employers. To learn more, visit www.industriousoffice.com/careers http://www.industriousoffice.com/careers. About The Role As our Director of Accounting, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the accounting function at an exciting inflection point in Industrious' growth. Recently acquired by CBRE, we are actively working through multiple integration projects that create a dynamic and high-impact environment for a seasoned accounting leader. In this role, you will have significant involvement in new and complex transactions, driving process improvements and accounting policy across the finance organization. You will oversee a broad range of operational finance responsibilities, including general ledger management, revenue recognition and related cost of sales, SG&A, P&L reporting by department and location, balance sheet reconciliations, deferred revenue, journal entries, and technical accounting matters. This is a unique opportunity to join a collaborative and fast-moving team where your technical expertise and judgment will directly influence the integrity of our financial reporting and the direction of our accounting function. This is a hybrid role, based in New York City, and is expected to be in office 1 day per week. You will report directly to our Controller. Key Responsibilities - Assist in the month-end close process, ensuring accounting records are maintained in accordance with GAAP, free from material misstatements, and that the NetSuite GL and its sub-ledgers are closed on a timely basis; includes the review and posting of journal entries during the monthly close process. - Prepare/review monthly and quarterly P&L variance analysis packages for the Controller. Review all monthly balance sheet reconciliations. - Lead remediation of identified control gaps and deficiencies across accounting processes in close partnership with the CBRE SOX teams, targeting SOX effectiveness in 2026. - Serve as a key technical accounting resource for the team. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply key accounting standards, including ASC 606 (revenue recognition) and ASC 842 (leases), to a variety of complex and non-standard arrangements, including modifications, terminations, and changes in assumptions, ensuring accurate financial reporting outcomes and alignment with US GAAP and CBRE requirements. - Monitor emerging accounting issues and new pronouncements to ensure the Company adopts applicable guidance on a timely basis, collaborating closely with the CBRE technical accounting team to ensure alignment with policies and reporting standards. - Provide proactive accounting guidance during the planning and structuring phase of new transactions and ... (truncated, view full listing at source)