Accountant (Hybrid-Jacksonville, FL or N Bergen, NJ)

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.

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Primary Purpose: The accountant will provide accounting and analytical support for North America ecommerce and order management. Overall team responsibilities include participation in the Tapestry close process, monthly reconciliations, fraud analytics, customer care support, testing, and SOX compliance. It offers multifaceted experience and opportunity for cross-functional collaboration with Tapestry Brand and Regional Controller teams, Customer Care, Corporate Finance and IT. The position will report to the Manager, Retail Accounting.

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

• Month end close responsibilities including journal entries, preparing account reconciliations and ensuring Tapestry's deadlines are met
• Monitor activities of various functional areas to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, GAAP, SOX, and industry "best practices"
• Monitor financials, investigate and correct errors in financial posting and reporting
• Ability to review reports and data analytically for accuracy
• Assist Manager with special assignments and ad hoc analysis due to new systems
• Assist with internal and external auditor requests
• Learn process flow of all transactions in order to be able to get into the detail when issues need to be researched
• Analyze chargebacks and fraud patterns

The accomplished individual will possess...

• B.S. in Accounting
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent team player who works extremely well in a collaborative environment
• Attention to detail and delivery focused
• Willingness to understand transactional details and apply to the larger picture
• Strong desire to learn
• Critical Thinker
• Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Excel

An outstanding professional will have...

• 1 year or more of experience
• Ability to multi task and strong organizational skills
• High attention to detail and is highly motivated
• Strong analytical and ability to research and problem solve
• Willingness to understand transactional details and apply to the larger picture

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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 (not including direct reports) 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.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
  and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

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.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or employeerelations@tapestry.com

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BASE PAY RANGE $55,000.00 TO $65,000.00 Annually
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