Senior Lease Accountant

Overview

Tiffany & Co. is an iconic American maison renowned for fine jewelry and exceptional craftsmanship. Now part of the LVMH group, the brand operates within a global luxury conglomerate and combines heritage product excellence with rigorous international finance, retail, and compliance standards.

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day lease accounting for North America (US and Canada), ensuring full compliance with IFRS16 and LVMH Group accounting policies.
• Maintain and populate the Leasa lease accounting system; ensure accurate journal entries, reconciliations and data integrity across lease accounts.
• Calculate and manage monthly percentage rent accruals for US and Canadian retail locations and coordinate with Lease Administration on sales letters and payments.
• Lead month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities for lease balances; analyze Balance Sheet and P&L fluctuations and produce commentary for management reviews.
• Prepare consolidated Balance Sheet slides, review lease cash flows and ensure correct postings into SyRUS during hard closes.
• Provide global oversight for international lease accounting: review international lease contracts, validate entries, and act as primary contact for international Finance teams.
• Design and deliver Tiffany-specific IFRS16 training and standard operating procedures to international finance stakeholders to enforce consistent application of policies.
• Support external audits by preparing required audit schedules and responding to lease-related inquiries and testing.
• Own submission of taxonomy reporting to the LVMH Group and participate in cross-functional projects to improve lease accounting processes.
• Identify and propose automation and continuous improvement opportunities to reduce manual calculation effort and standardize global workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
• Minimum 4 years of public and/or private accounting or related experience with demonstrated lease accounting exposure.
• Practical experience applying IFRS16 lease accounting guidance.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong computer literacy.
• Excellent oral, written and analytical skills with strong organizational and time-management capabilities.
• Willingness to work flexible hours during monthly, quarterly and year-end closings and for special assignments.

Skills

Experience

Minimum of 4 years of accounting experience in public and/or private practice with specific exposure to lease accounting; Big 4 experience is preferred.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Culture

Tiffany & Co. blends a heritage-focused, design-driven culture with the operational discipline expected within the LVMH group. Teams emphasize craftsmanship, high standards of client service and collaborative, cross-border partnership, while maintaining structured financial governance and professional development opportunities.