Finance Analyst - Lease Accounting

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At Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach, Kate Spade New York, and Stuart Weitzman. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

The Finance Analyst will be the “go to” person for all lease accounting matters and will play an integral role in the general accounting team.

The role will take full responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of our lease accounting and will be a valued business partner to our business development and legal teams, as well as being the key contact person for our landlords. They will be responsible for production of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and support internal/ external audits.

The finance analyst will join a high-performing team and will work cross-functionally to monitor controls and key processes and to ensure continuous improvement. This will include:

Supporting the Tapestry Europe finance control team and monthly close process, which includes posting journal entries, performing reconciliations, and closing the legal entity books;

Assisting in maintaining and improving our internal controls and processes;

Building close working relationships with the FP&A team and cross business partners;

Supporting the wider finance team on current initiatives; and

Ad hoc analysis.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in accounting to...

Support the Tapestry Europe finance control team and be a team player.

The accomplished individual will possess...

A Bachelor’s Degree

ACA/ACCA part qualified or qualified

Minimum of 3 years+ accounting experience at multinational public company or major accounting firm

Strong technical accounting skills, including extensive experience with lease accounting under US GAAP, IFRS and UK GAAP

Strong Excel Skills

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Self-starter, takes initiative, highly motivated

Ability to multi task and be flexible regarding changing priorities and tight deadlines

Ability to perform critical analysis and thinking, prioritize and problem solve

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

An outstanding professional will have...

Retail experience

European language skills

A good level of SAP experience

Our Competencies for All Employees

Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.

Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Perseverance: Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.

Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.

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