A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Maisons in Fashion, Leather Goods, Jewelry and Watches: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, Ulysse Nardin, Girard-Perregaux, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Maisons to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: “Empowering Imagination.”

Your Opportunity

Kering is currently seeking a Senior Accountant based in our Wayne, New Jersey location to support the accounting activity for our brands.

How you will contribute

The Senior Accountant will be a key contributor in our monthly close process. This position will help us report accurate and timely financial data within a defined process. Specific tasks include:

• Maintain general ledger records to ensure accurate financial results
• Develop accurate accrual methods and apply them where needed
• Manage a task list to deliver timely financial statements in accordance with established schedule and in coordination with the rest of the accounting department
• Reconcile subledgers to GL, understand and address any discrepancies
• Reconcile accounts by authenticating, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, and addressing discrepancies
• Support financial data with proper documentation
• Analyze financial statements for discrepancies and other issues that should be brought to Management’s attention
• Review all inter-company transactions and generate invoices as necessary
• Conduct Balance Sheet account reconciliations on key accounts
• Prepare analysis and supporting schedules for both internal and external audits
• Comply with legal and company policies
• Any other ad hoc activities as needed

Who you are

• 5 – 7 years of accounting experience with in-depth knowledge of Accounting Principles, both GAAP and IFRS
• Strong communication skills
• Strong analytical, research skills and problem solving skills
• Close attention to detail, curious to learn and eager to address discrepancies
• Ability to meet hard deadlines
• Experience utilizing accounting and finance software such as SAP, Hyperion, MS Excel, Smartview, Lawson, Movex and Blackline
• Able to manage large amounts of data
• Able to manage confidential information