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.

About The Role

As our Director, Technical Accounting, you will bring strong accounting knowledge and expertise to our US accounting team. You will have significant involvement in new and complex transactions, and drive organization-wide processes and policy.  You will be responsible for ad hoc projects that support the Finance team and the Company, in providing guidance and finance expertise on matters including, but not limited to, new product innovations, complex or novel transactions, reporting, internal controls, and M&A. Using your advanced knowledge of accounting principles, you will support our Controller and provide guidance and direction to the team and the business as we navigate the rapid growth, changing nature, and increasing complexity of our business. The position will be responsible for documenting accounting policies and internal controls, work cross-functionally with department heads to understand one-off and new transaction types, and support projects related to M&A and the Company’s rapid growth and expanding reporting objectives. This is a highly visible role that will partner across finance, cross-functional departments and international operations.

The ideal candidate enjoys working on novel and high-profile special projects as an individual contributor, and is motivated by establishing precedent and best practices for an emerging industry. This position reports to the VP, Controller and is based in New York City. 

Responsibilities

• Develop approach and provide accounting guidance for one-off and complex transactions of the Company, such as unique share-based awards, purchase accounting, debt restructuring
• Evaluate and lead adoption efforts for new accounting standards
• Prepare technical accounting analysis and prepare accounting memos and analysis in support of conclusions 
• Coordinate with cross-functional leaders and partners on assessing process and accounting application for new revenue streams and contract types, including performing review over contract language
• Drive the development and documentation of accounting policy and the establishment of a strong system of internal controls 
• Support on one-off special projects that relate to the business objectives and reporting needs of the business
• Provide recommendations and guidance to legal and other functional teams
• Confident interpreting and applying complex accounting standards, such as ASC 606 (Revenue), ASC 805 (Business Combinations), ASC 718 (Share-based compensation), ASC 810 (Consolidations) and ASC 480 (liabilities / equity)
• Provide expertise related to reporting questions, regulatory challenges and the internal metrics and best practices
• Support initiatives related to the Company’s treasury and inter-company practices
  

Requirements:

• CPA license
• BS/BA in Accounting
• 8+ years progressive accounting experience, including several years of experience at a Big 4 accounting firm
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and experience writing technical white papers / accounting memos
• Experience with internal controls and the documentation of process and control design
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex accounting terms across a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong critical thinking and technical accounting skills
• Self-starter with exceptional prioritization skills who’s excited to work in a high paced entrepreneurial environment
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA/MACC
• Familiarity with consolidation tools, ERP and other financial systems
  

Compensation and Benefits:

The annual base compensation range for this role will be between $165,000 and $175,000. The successful candidate's actual compensation will be based upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to work experience, job related knowledge, skills and professional qualifications.

Financial compensation is just one component of Industrious’ total compensation package that may be available to employees. Other great employee perks and benefits include heavily subsidized healthcare plans, generous paid time off, company stock options, wellness programs, professional development grants, 401k plan, and many other benefits, subject to applicable eligibility criteria and company policies.

If your expected compensation falls outside of the given range, and you are still interested in working at Industrious, we’d love for you to join our Talent Pipeline and be kept in the loop for all new opportunities that could be a good fit for your experience.