Comptroller/Finance/Accounting

Industrious is the largest premium workplace‑as‑a‑service provider and home to the highest‑rated workplaces in the industry. Diversity of backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas is critical to our success in delivering great workplace experiences, both for our members and for each other. This is a critical, senior‑level role that will directly influence our finance roadmap and operational efficiency as we continue to grow organically and integrate with our parent company, CBRE. Reporting to CBRE’s Controller – Building Operations and Experience (BOE), Americas, with a dotted line to the Industrious CFO, you will lead a global team of 30, with six direct reports based in New York, London, and Singapore. You will be a key player in navigating a dynamic, high‑growth environment while ensuring a seamless connection to the financial governance and reporting of a large, publicly traded company.

Strategic Leadership: Set the strategy for the accounting function, designing processes and systems that support and enable the company’s growth and commercial initiatives.

Partner with Industrious’ leadership team and cross‑functional partners to drive scale and enable the Company’s innovation and commercial growth.

Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a global team of 30, including ultimate oversight of our accounts receivable, billing, accounts payable, treasury, reporting, and GL accounting teams.

Financial Reporting & Compliance: Own the process for meeting SEC reporting and close deadlines for our parent company. Oversee statutory and regulatory compliance, and support CBRE’s income tax and SALT teams.

Finance Transformation: Drive modernization and efficiency through finance transformation initiatives. Champion a continuous improvement mindset, seeking to scale and automate financial processes.

Transaction Management: Provide perspective, intake, and coordination on one‑off strategic transactions, including M&A, legal matters, and geographic expansion.

Systems Management: Lead the financial systems roadmap, including the design and implementation of new systems and technologies.

Navigate and Simplify Complexity: Be a trusted finance voice to Industrious’ FP&A and Executive Teams to understand, assess, communicate, and provide guidance on accounting implications and process design for complex accounting and reporting matters.

An Expert in Governance: You are highly mindful of proper governance, risk mitigation policies, and internal controls. A Decisive Communicator: You possess excellent communication skills, distill complex concepts for non‑financial audiences, and can make intricate decisions with confidence.

CPA required.

Minimum of 12 years of progressive accounting experience.

Demonstrated experience with finance transformation initiatives, internal controls, and public company reporting.

Experience with network businesses and high‑volume leasing businesses.

Experience with scaling operations into new international geographies, and experience with business combinations is preferred.

Experience with financial systems migration or implementation is preferred.