Kering Accounts Payable Accountant

About Kering

Kering is a global luxury group renowned for nurturing some of the world’s most influential Houses in fashion, leather goods, jewelry, and eyewear, including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, and Boucheron. As an employer, Kering offers a distinctive environment where creative excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and long-term sustainability converge. The Group empowers its talents to shape the future of luxury through innovation, craftsmanship, and responsible business practices. With an international culture grounded in diversity, inclusion, and shared ambition, Kering provides meaningful career opportunities for professionals seeking to contribute to exceptional brands while advancing a more sustainable and imaginative luxury industry.

Kering is seeking an Accounts Payable Accountant to handle invoice processing and transactional work, support service-level performance, improve processes and maintain stakeholder relationships. The role also contributes to team training and workload coordination; a diploma with at least 5 years of experience or a relevant degree with 4 years of experience is required.

Role & Responsibilities

• Process invoices within the Service Level Agreement (SLA), escalate and resolve issues promptly, carry out period-, quarter- and year-end processing, and respond to vendor and user inquiries.
• Support troubleshooting and decision-making, and identify and communicate potential issues and risks.
• Monitor, manage and improve service levels; undertake ad hoc tasks as required; and provide backup for the Senior Accountant or Team Lead when needed.
• Participate in continuous improvement (CI) and problem-solving activities.
• Assist with new process implementations and maintain Accounts Payable policies and procedures.
• Contribute to process efficiency and effectiveness improvements, adhere to internal control programmes, and comply with accounting principles, shared service centre (SSC) standards and SLAs.
• Address stakeholder issues and requests, and establish and maintain cross-functional working relationships.
• Strengthen team interaction and effectiveness, foster a positive work environment, coach and train new team members, share knowledge and job experience, and help balance team workloads.

Qualifications

• Diploma with at least 5 years of work experience, or a degree in a relevant field—preferably Commerce, Finance or Accounting—with 4 years of experience.
• Business proficiency in English and Japanese, including reading, writing and speaking; JLPT N2 to N3.
• Experience performing the Purchase-to-Payment process.
• Ability to assess and resolve problems promptly.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures.
• Intermediate knowledge of expenditure-cycle rules, including purchase orders, invoices, credit/debit notes and payment terms.
• Intermediate knowledge of treasury functions and rules, including bank statements and cash operations.
• Intermediate knowledge of intercompany recharge principles and rules.
• Understanding of general administrative duties and procedures.
• Good knowledge of overall operations.
• Ability to use SAP and other financial systems relevant to the functional area.
• Good computer skills and a proactive approach to learning.
• Ability to work effectively with team members and build productive working relationships.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
• Understanding of cultural sensitivities.
• Ability to interact courteously with stakeholders and provide high-quality service.
• Ability to coordinate with internal departments to deliver seamless stakeholder service.

Skills

Experience

At least 5 years with a diploma, or 4 years with a degree in a relevant field.

Education

Diploma, or a degree in a relevant field, preferably Commerce, Finance or Accounting.

Workplace

Culture

Kering fosters a dynamic, purpose-driven culture where creativity, entrepreneurship, and collaboration support the distinct identities of its luxury Houses. As an employer, the Group places strong emphasis on sustainability, diversity, and talent development, encouraging people to innovate responsibly while contributing to the future of modern luxury.

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