Manager, Accounting

We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what’s possible. At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands – Coach, Kate Spade New York, Stuart Weitzman – was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We’re always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized. We are a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.

Primary Purpose: The Manager, Accounting is an integral member of the Tapestry Europe General Accounting team and responsible for lease accounting and supporting transfer pricing and marketing accounting. Reporting to Senior Manager, Accounting, the Manager produces journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supports internal & external audits as required.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Accounting to:

• Own lease accounting for Tapestry’s Europe stores, collaborating closely with Business Development and Global Lease Accounting teams.
• Partner with the Accounting team to complete monthly changes to leases in the lease accounting tool (Tririga).
• Own key lease accounting journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations in Blackline.
• Manage the monthly marketing accrual journal in collaboration with FP&A.
• Liaise with the Global Transfer Pricing team to ensure transfer pricing and intercompany service fee journals are processed.
• Support the wider Finance Control team with ongoing projects and initiatives.

The accomplished individual will possess:

• Minimum of 3 years+ accounting experience at a multinational public company or major accounting firm.
• Strong technical accounting skills, including extensive experience in lease accounting.
• Strong attention to detail, and organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated, self-starter, and takes initiative.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to perform critical analysis and thinking.

An outstanding professional will have:

• Retail lease accounting experience at a multinational public company.
• Experience using SAP, Tririga and Blackline.

What Tapestry can offer you:

• Hybrid working (3 days working from the office, 2 days remote).
• Option to finish early on a Friday (Flex Fridays).
• 1 Paid Volunteering Day per year and opportunities to volunteer with global projects.
• Internal mobility & career progression.
• Regular Social Events - Seasonal & Cultural.
• Equity Inclusion & Diversity initiatives which include employee resource groups & regional inclusion council.
• Other benefits include: 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays.
• Annual Incentive Plan (company performance bonus).
• Multi brand discount up to 50% off Coach, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman.
• Private Healthcare with health assessment (Bupa).
• Bupa rewards - Financial wellbeing support and wellness discounts.
• Free 24/7 support for family building, fertility and menopause with Maven.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Interest free season ticket loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Our Competencies for All Employees:

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.