Senior Fixed Assets Accountant

Overview

Tiffany & Co. is an iconic luxury jewellery maison known for its craftsmanship, distinguished design and global retail presence. As part of the LVMH Group, the brand operates within a network of luxury houses, offering a professionally rigorous, design-led environment with international finance and retail functions and opportunities to work across cross-border projects and systems implementations.

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day North America fixed asset accounting: capitalization, transfers, splits, disposals, accelerations and impairments in compliance with company policy and applicable accounting standards.
• Maintain the fixed asset subledger—record asset costs, accumulated depreciation, depreciation expense, start dates and useful lives—and execute monthly depreciation calculations and postings.
• Prepare capital expenditure accruals, fixed asset roll-forwards and reconciliations to the general ledger and capital projects database; provide clear variance explanations and commentary.
• Analyze Balance Sheet and P&L fluctuations related to fixed assets, prepare consolidated Balance Sheet slides for financial reviews and contribute to month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities.
• Review internal software and cloud computing arrangements for appropriate accounting treatment under applicable guidance (e.g., IAS 16 where relevant) and support tax and audit requests related to PP&E.
• Act as primary global contact for international Finance teams on fixed-asset matters; maintain and update standard operating procedures and the core model for markets onboarding JDE E1.
• Serve on project teams for JDE E1 market onboarding—review system setup, lead training, participate in testing and support go-live and hyper-care activities.
• Submit taxonomy reporting to the LVMH Group and partner with FP&A, Global Store Development, IT and other stakeholders to track Construction in Progress (CIP) and project go-live dates.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives to reduce manual calculations and support system upgrades and enhancements as the fixed-asset subject-matter expert.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting or equivalent
• 4+ years of public and/or private accounting or related experience, with direct fixed asset accounting exposure
• Practical knowledge and application of IAS 16 (Property, Plant and Equipment) and related technical accounting guidance
• Excellent oral, written and analytical communication skills with strong organizational and time-management capabilities
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong general PC skills; willingness to work flexible hours during closings and special assignments

Skills

Experience

Minimum 4+ years of public and/or private accounting experience, including hands-on fixed asset accounting and month-end/year-end close responsibilities; Big 4 experience preferred.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Culture

Tiffany & Co. combines American design heritage with the operational rigor of the LVMH Group, fostering a culture of craftsmanship, attention to detail and high ethical standards. The finance organization operates collaboratively across global markets, valuing technical excellence, cross-functional partnership and continuous process improvement.