KERING - Senior Accounting Analyst

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

• Execute and support the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and propose corrective actions when necessary.
• Analyze profit and loss accounts, ensuring proper classification and allocation of revenues, expenses, and accruals.
• Manage and reconcile intercompany balances, identifying discrepancies and coordinating resolutions with local and international stakeholders.
• Review direct taxes, indirect taxes, and withholding tax calculations against the general ledger, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Process and validate payroll-related journal entries, ensuring alignment between payroll reports and accounting records.
• Ensure compliance with the accrual accounting principle and proper recognition of financial transactions and business events.
• Prepare financial reports, schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for submission to corporate and regional headquarters.
• Support the preparation of statutory financial statements in accordance with Brazilian Accounting Standards (CPCs), IFRS, and local regulations.
• Participate in internal and external audits, providing required documentation, explanations, and support throughout the audit cycle.
• Act as a key partner to Tax, Payroll, AP, AR, and Shared Services teams to ensure data accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Monitor accounting controls and identify opportunities to strengthen compliance, accuracy, and process effectiveness.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through automation, standardization, and enhanced accounting procedures.
• Support regulatory reporting requirements, including submissions to governmental and statistical agencies such as IBGE.
• Maintain and validate vendor registration records within the local ERP environment.
• Assist with ad hoc projects, financial analyses, system implementations, and process improvement initiatives as requested by management.
• Contribute to maintaining a strong internal control environment and support compliance with Group policies and procedures.

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Solid experience in accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
• Strong understanding of BRGAAP, IFRS, accounting controls, and financial statement preparation.
• Experience managing balance sheet and P&L analysis, account reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience working with ERP systems and financial reporting tools.
• Fluent English is required.
• Experience supporting multinational environments is highly preferred.
• Retail, luxury, consumer goods, or shared services experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Hands-on profile with initiative, accountability, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across functions and countries.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
• Customer-service oriented, with the ability to build strong relationships across Finance and business teams.