KERING Accountant - R2R

How You Will Contribute

In this role, you will own and optimize the financial closing and reporting cycle, serving as a vital link between Shanghai and our HK/Macau operations. Your contributions will ensure transparency, control, and insight.

Financial Closing & Reporting:

• Managing day-to-day accounting, taking ownership of key closing activities including journal entries, accruals, provisions, and adjustments.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing with precision and timeliness.
• Prepare accurate and compliant statutory financial statement in line with IFRS and local GAAP along with variance analysis and provide explanations for key fluctuations.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation and follow up on open items, ensuring all accounts are properly reconciled and all balances are fully substantiated.

Compliance, Control & Audit support:

• Serve as the first line of defense for financial controls, ensuring compliance with the internal control framework to safeguard assets and ensure data integrity.
• Support internal and external audits with organized documentation and clear explanations.
• Proactively monitor accounting issues and escalate potential risks timely. Ensure adherence to internal control policies and strengthen control awareness.

Finance Partnership & Continuous Improvement:

• Collaborate closely with in-house brand finance to resolve discrepancies, clarify transactions, and align on accounting treatments.
• Drive process improvements and digitalization initiatives within the R2R cycle, leveraging SAP (FICO) to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and automation.
• Participate cross-functional finance projects, including system enhancement, new accounting standard implementations and integration of new business activities.

Who You Are

You are a meticulous and proactive accountant who thrives in a detail-oriented yet business-partnering role. You bridge geographical and cultural gaps with professionalism and seek to add value beyond the numbers.

Your Professional Foundation:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• A professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, HKICPA) is highly preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant accounting experience, with a strong preference for backgrounds in luxury retail, retail, or fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).
• In-depth, practical knowledge of HKFRS/MFRS and IFRS is essential.
• Mandatory proficiency in SAP (FI/CO modules); experience with S/4HANA is a significant plus.

Your Skills & Competencies:

• Analytical & Detail-Oriented: You possess analytical skills with an unwavering attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in complex reconciliations and reports.
• Effective Communicator: Excellent command of written and spoken English is required to collaborate with all stakeholders.
• Independent & Collaborative: Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability in handling closing activities independently, while maintaining effective relationships across borders in a multicultural environment
• Integrity & Drive: You operate with a high degree of professionalism and integrity. You have a continuous improvement mindset, constantly seeking ways to optimize processes, controls, and reporting outcomes.