Senior Accountant

Hermès was born in Paris in 1837 as a laboratory of harnesses and saddles for horses: since then, six generations of artisans have explored new crafts, animated by a creative impulse, combined with beautiful and processed with care material.

Today Hermès is an international group committed to innovation in a subtle harmony between past, present and future. It is a company founded on high standard values of dedication to excellence and authenticity of its objects. An independent family house that pursues its French artisan tradition: Hermès creates, sells and manufactures beautiful, useful and durable objects.

The company brings together more than 20.000 employees in 50 countries; the Italian branch is located in Milan and provides the local support and management to the 10 Stores present in the country.

Hermes Italie was born in 1987 with the first store in Milan, 21 via Sant’Andrea. Since then the branch was opened and the continuous growth lead to the current retail presence in the country: 10 stores, including 2 seasonal openings and 2 flagship stores, located in Milan and Rome.

GENERAL ROLE

The Senior Accountant will be responsible to ensure accurate and timely accounting activities, including closings, payables and receivables.

Reporting directly to the Accounting and Treasury Manager, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for overseeing all accounting operations, ensuring compliance with local regulations and Hermès standards.

The position is based at the Milan HQ.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

Payables

• Invoice processing: Receive, verify, and reconcile invoices, matching them against purchase orders and contracts;
• Oversee the administration of procurement (Coupa) and finance (SAP) platforms, including user access rights, approval workflows, purchasing thresholds, and vendor data governance;
• Expense management: Monitor and track all payments and expenditures, including purchase orders, payroll, and statements;
• Record-keeping: Maintain historical records, accounting ledgers, and prepare financial reports for management;
• Vendor communication: Respond to vendor inquiries and maintain positive vendor relationships.

Receivables

• Invoicing: Create and send invoices and billing statements to customers for services.
• Record keeping: Maintain accurate AR ledgers and financial records, processing and recording all financial data correctly;
• Reporting: Generate reports on accounts receivable operations, cash flow, and outstanding balances for management.

General accounting and closing

• Ensure all financial transactions are correctly processed and recorded in compliance with the group and accounting standards;
• Key reconciliations in accounting and treasury to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the financial statements;
• Validation of receptions, of invoices and expense notes, preparation and documentation of payment requests to be submitted to approvers;
• Prepare and process the corporate tax entries and other key manual entries correctly. (e.g. accruals, foreign exchange accounting, VAT and other necessary booking entries.);
• Analytical review in PL and BS;
• Support in preparation of the local statutory account and the external audits;
• Ensure that all the compulsory taxes (Corporate tax, VAT, Social charges…) are filed and paid correctly on a timely manner with support of tax advisors.

PROFILE

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree preferably with Economics, Accounting or STEM;
• Minimum 5 years of relevant accounting experience, ideally within an international group;
• Strong experience with ERP, preferably SAP. Excel mandatory;
• Solid knowledge of Italian GAAP and tax regulations, experience with Group reporting standards (e.g. IFRS) is a strong plus;
• Full professional fluency in Italian and English, working knowledge of French is considered a plus.

Hermès engages positive and passionate people who own the following requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a customer service orientation;
• Team player mentality to build meaningful relationships and ability to work autonomously;
• Availability, flexibility and dynamism to function in a high-pace environment;
• Determined to be part of a people centric retail project, for which is required vocation for human values, passion and a strong aesthetic sense.

In Hermès diversity of experience and perspectives create a better work environment, we value, ensure and believe in gender equality, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds. Join the human adventure of Hermès!

“Créateur, artisan et marchand d’objets de haute qualité, Hermès est, depuis 1837, une maison française, familiale et indépendante qui emploie près de 25 185 collaborateurs dans le monde. Animé par un esprit d’entreprendre continu et une exigence constante, Hermès cultive la liberté et l’autonomie de chacun grâce à un management responsable. L’entreprise perpétue la transmission de savoir-faire d’exception par un ancrage territorial fort dans le respect des hommes et de la nature – source de matières d’exception. Seize métiers artisanaux irriguent la créativité de la maison dont les collections rayonnent dans près 300 magasins dans le monde.”

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