(ASHBY) National Team

Industrious • New York, NY

6d • $95,000 - $110,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Industrious is scaling aggressively, with ambitious growth targets for new locations. This growth requires a robust Design & Construction team and a precise Finance team. Currently, project accounting is handled by generalists, leading to missed opportunities in tracking reimbursements and reporting capital spend. This brand-new role is designed to bridge this gap by owning project accounting end-to-end for the construction portfolio. The Project Accountant will be responsible for budget tracking, invoice review, landlord TI reconciliation, and financial closeout, ensuring buildout financials are accurate, timely, and actionable. This position sits at the intersection of Design & Construction and Finance, translating contracts, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring all eligible Tenant Improvement (TI) dollars are collected. The role involves building this function from the ground up to support the company's expanding national portfolio. The role reports to the Head of Construction and collaborates closely with project managers, landlords, Finance, FP&A, Accounting, and Procurement. It offers direct exposure to leadership, autonomy in problem-solving, and the opportunity to build a critical function.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 4 to 6 years of direct experience in project accounting or equivalent role in construction, real estate development, or capital-intensive environment
• Proficient construction accounting knowledge, including CAPEX treatment, accruals, retainage, change order tracking, and job cost accounting principles
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, financial modeling, and data manipulation
• Strong analytical disposition with high attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational rigor

Nice To Haves

• Analytically sharp and love extracting order from messy, one-off transactions that don't fit templates
• Thrive in the gray space between construction and finance, translating contracts into logic and explaining accruals to people who have never touched a GL code
• Natural bridge builder who can partner effectively with project managers, landlords, vendors, and finance teams without formal authority over any of them
• Process-minded but pragmatic, someone who can build a system that scales without over-engineering it
• High follow-through and take full ownership of your work, chasing down invoices and missing documentation without needing to be reminded
• Energized by seeing your work move the needle, whether that is recovering cash through tighter TI processes or delivering clean financial reporting that supports capital planning decisions
• Want to build something from scratch at a company that is scaling fast, with the autonomy to design processes and the satisfaction of watching them take hold across a national portfolio

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project accounting for all construction buildouts, including budget tracking, cost coding, invoice review, change order management, and financial closeout
• Review and approve invoices, change orders, and payment applications for budget alignment, contract compliance, coding accuracy, and proper supporting documentation
• Track and manage project commitments, contingency usage, retainage, pending change orders, and forecasted final cost exposure throughout the lifecycle of each project
• Lead and continuously improve project financial closeout processes, including final cost reconciliation, open commitment resolution, landlord reimbursement reconciliation, and coordination with Accounting and Fixed Asset teams
• Maximize recovery of tenant improvement allowances by preparing accurate landlord invoices and reimbursement requests in accordance with lease terms, tracking submission and payment status, and investigating discrepancies
• Serve as primary financial liaison to Design & Construction project managers, participating in project meetings, interpreting contracts, and ensuring alignment between operational decisions and financial impact
• Identify and implement opportunities to standardize and scale construction financial operations, reporting tools, internal controls, and cross-functional workflows to support growth and improve data integrity
• Support month-end close activities for the Accounting and Finance teams, including accrual preparation, capital project reporting, budget versus actual variance analysis, forecasting support, and audit documentation

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans to support you and your family
• Flexible paid time off, to maintain balance
• Paid parental leave to help you welcome a new child and focus on what matters most
• Annual professional development grants so you can keep learning and growing
• 401(k) retirement savings program to support long-term financial wellbeing
• Wellness initiatives and additional employee support programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level