KERING FINANCE Procurement to Pay Accountant

About us A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods and Jewelry: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Houses 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”. In 2021, Kering had over 42,000 employees and revenue of €17.6 billion. We are currently looking for an Accountant P2P, based in Cadempino, who will report to the Accountant P2P Coordinator of our Financial Shared Service Swiss team.

Your opportunity 

You will work collaboratively within the Finance Shared Services department to support the ‘Procure to pay’ (P2P) / accounts payable function. You will be in charge of supporting the daily and monthly accounting workflow and analysis, managing the accounting of our luxury brands.

How you will contribute 

• Supervise the department day-to-day activities and reports

• Manage third party and intercompanies invoices, including the payment process

• Support daily accounting duty and perform ad hoc assignment from time to time, as assigned by supervisor

• Monitor intercompany interface and intercompany monthly reconciliations; manage bank reconciliations

• Prepare fiscal declaration required, collaborating with local consultant

• Manage month-end journal entries and effective completion of tasks on Blackline

• Maintain the accounts payable documentation archive

• Be the key person for payable flow and other relevant information for auditors

• Effectively communicate with store network

Who you are

• High school graduate (a university degree in economics will be considered a plus)

• Accountant with a former experience at least in a similar role; any experiences in supporting retail / luxury retail business within a finance function would be a plus

• Effective and positive team player with excellent communication skills and agile, collaborative and inclusive approach

• Proactive detail-oriented person, able to regularly meet challenging deadlines and handle a high volume of tasks

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel especially (working knowledge of AS400 and SAP will be a plus)

• Fluent both in English and Italian

Why work with us

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the social, environmental and security landscape of one of the world’s most influential luxury Groups. Talent development is a managerial principle at Kering and we are committed to fostering internal mobility. Our common vision promotes leadership skills and helps every employee to reach their potential in an open, diverse and stimulating work environment.

Kering is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.