Senior Accountant - Consolidations, Reporting & Corporate Accounting

LVMH Group

New York, NY

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$92,000–$110,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounting Consolidation, Accounting Standards and Regulations, Analysis Skills, Automation, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Projection, Cash-Basis Accounting, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Detail Oriented, Documentation, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Financial Systems, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Government, Home Automation, Identify Issues, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Interpersonal Skills, J D Edwards, Java IDE (Integrated Development Environments), Journal Entries, Leadership, Legal, Manage Agenda, Microsoft Excel, Multitasking, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Portfolio Accounting, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procedure Development, Process Improvement, Profit & Loss, Public Accounting, Reconciliation, Retirement Plan, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Royalty Accounting, Team Player, Technical Accounting, Time Management, Treasury, Treasury Accounting, Writing Skills
LOCATION
New York, NY
POSTED
2 days ago

Tiffany & Co. is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the Consolidations, Reporting & Corporate Accounting team at our Whippany, NJ corporate office. This is a newly elevated role within a high-performing team undergoing a deliberate and thoughtful redesign — creating an opportunity for a technically strong accountant to step into a position with significant scope, clear ownership, and meaningful opportunity for professional development.The Senior Accountant is responsible for the preparation and ownership of complex recurring corporate accounting activities, technical journal entries, and analytical reviews across the Tiffany & Co. global legal entity structure. The role spans a technically diverse portfolio including hedge accounting, pension and post-retirement benefit accounting, equity and non-controlling interest, minority interest entries, and selected consolidation support activities. In addition to owning a meaningful body of technical preparer work, the Senior Accountant serves as the primary first-level reviewer of work prepared by the Staff Accountant — making this a role with both individual contributor depth and emerging leadership responsibility.This role also plays an active part in the team's process improvement and automation agenda, identifying opportunities to streamline recurring close processes, building automated templates, and helping to reduce manual effort across a high-volume, deadline-driven close environment.The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, the ability to manage multiple competing priorities during a fast-paced close cycle, a continuous improvement mindset, and the interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across functions and levels of the organization.Why This RoleThe Consolidations, Reporting & Corporate Accounting team is the final leg of financial reporting before results reach the LVMH Group — a position that carries real weight, real visibility, and real impact. The Senior Accountant who joins will be working at the intersection of technical accounting depth and global reporting scale, in a role that has been deliberately redesigned to offer meaningful ownership from day one.Specifically, you will have the opportunity to:Build deep expertise across a portfolio of technical accounting disciplines — including hedge accounting, a specialized area that is genuinely difficult to find exposure to at this stage of a careerDevelop emerging leadership skills by serving as a first-level reviewer and coach to the Staff AccountantContribute to a live automation and process improvement agenda with tangible resultsWork within a globally connected accounting environment with direct interfaces to international markets and LVMH Group reportingBe part of a team that is investing deliberately in its people, its processes, and its futureLocationThis position follows a hybrid schedule requiring 4 days in-office at our Whippany, NJ location and 1 day remote.Key AccountabilitiesTechnical Corporate Accounting Ownership and Team DevelopmentOwn a technically diverse and meaningful portfolio of corporate accounting work spanning hedge accounting, pension and post-retirement benefit accounting, equity and non-controlling interest, minority interest, and treasury-adjacent accounting — building deep expertise across disciplines that are rarely available at this career level.Prepare and maintain complex recurring corporate accounting entries across all assigned technical accounting areas (listed above), executed with a high degree of accuracy and within tight close deadlinesPrepare and maintain balance sheet rollforward schedules and analytical support packages to support LVMH Group reporting submissions and internal reporting requirementsPrepare financial statements and supporting documentation for annual pension plan filings across multiple benefit plansPerform monthly account reconciliations for assigned corporate accounting areasServe as the primary first-level reviewer for the majority of work prepared by the Staff Accountant across the full monthly close cycle, including cash accounting, debt accounting, royalty accruals, and intragroup fee arrangementsProvide timely, direct, and constructive feedback to the Staff Accountant to support their professional development and minimize rework at the Manager review stageIdentify and elevate issues or errors to the Manager with a clear summary and recommended resolutionConsolidation Support and Close AdministrationSupport the monthly global consolidation process by preparing selected system submissions and maintaining select chart of accounts review to ensure accurate account utilization across global entitiesPerform monthly and quarterly analytical reviews including intercompany P&L reviews, balance sheet variation analyses, and cash flow statement reviews at quarter-end and hard-closeMaintain and update selected quarterly reporting files and schedules in support of legal and risk management stakeholder requirementsPrepare semi-annual management representation letters in coordination with international markets and legal stakeholdersSupport quarterly balance sheet financial review preparation in partnership with the ManagerPrepare and submit required US Government and Canadian census and statistical filings on a quarterly basisSupport statutory financial statement request coordination in partnership with the Staff AccountantProcess Improvement and AutomationActively identify and implement opportunities to automate recurring technical accounting entries and analytical templates within the monthly close processLead or support the build-out and maintenance of automated templates and workflows for assigned accounting areasPartner with the Manager, Director, and IT teams to advance the team's process improvement agenda while maintaining the integrity of the internal control environmentBring a continuous improvement mindset to all assigned responsibilities — regularly evaluating close processes for efficiency, accuracy, and control effectivenessDocument process changes and maintain updated close procedures as improvements are implementedRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related fieldMinimum 2 years of public accounting experience or 4+ years of progressive private accounting experienceStrong knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP with demonstrated ability to apply technical accounting standards to complex and recurring accounting areasDemonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a deadline-driven, fast-paced monthly close environmentStrong analytical skills with the ability to identify issues, investigate root causes, and communicate findings clearly and conciselyExcellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present accounting findings and support documentation to management and external auditorsAbility to interface effectively with all levels of management and cross-functional stakeholdersStrong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and completeness in all deliverablesProficiency in Microsoft Excel including the ability to build, maintain, and work with complex financial models and reconciliation templatesComfort navigating and learning new financial systems and ERP platforms in a multi-system environmentPreferred QualificationsCPA license or active pursuit of CPA licensureExperience with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) or similar consolidation platformExperience with JD Edwards (JDE) or similar ERP systemsExperience with BlackLine or similar close management and reconciliation platformsPrior experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency global accounting environmentExperience in technical accounting areas such as hedge accounting, pension accounting, or treasury-adjacent accountingExperience identifying and implementing process automation or improvement initiatives within an accounting close environmentBig 4 or large regional public accounting firm experienceThe hiring range for this position ranges from $92,000 - $110,000. The rate of pay offered will be dependent upon candidates' relevant skills and experience.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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