Your Opportunity

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

How you will contribute

The Inventory Accountant will be a key contributor in our monthly close process. This position will help us report accurate and timely financial data in inventory purchase, IC trade payables and sales margin. 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

• Prepare analysis and supporting schedules for both internal and external audits

• Comply with legal and company policies

• Any other ad hoc activities as needed

• Verify and confirm sales figures

• Reconcile IC transactions on inventory purchases and Trade payables to counterpart invoices and statement

• Accrue In-Transit Inventory

• Accrue Duties, Freight and Brokerage fees

• Reconcile Inventory transactions in Movex (Wholesales) and JDA(Retail) to Lawson including communication with relevant stakeholders to clear discrepancies

• Conduct BS account reconciliations on Inventory accounts including accruals

Who you are

• 5 – 7 years of accounting experience with in-depth knowledge of Accounting Principles, both GAAP and IFRS

• Experience with inventory valuation method

• Strong analytical, research, 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, JDA and Blackline

• Able to manage large amounts of data

• Able to manage confidential information