Finance Analyst Graduate

Location: London

Explore the possibilities across our global house of brands. 

Defined by inclusivity rather than exclusivity, Tapestry embraces the exploration of individuality and invests in helping you grow personally and professionally. Every individual in our global house has the opportunity to make an impact, learn and be part of our growing and unique story. 

At Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach, Kate Spade New York, and Stuart Weitzman. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

Primary Purpose: 

The Tapestry finance graduate scheme has been designed to hand pick highly talented individuals soon after they finish higher education and give them an accelerated route through specific training and exposure to develop them into the next generation of Tapestry leaders.

At Tapestry our graduates take ownership of important existing roles within the organization and are given the autonomy and ownership early on to make decisions and deal directly with their business partners.

By doing this we require our graduates to quickly develop key critical soft skills such as curiosity, autonomy, accountability and self-confidence which will support them through their career.

As a graduate will be taking a live analyst role in the accounting team.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to…. 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to…. 

• Supporting the Tapestry multi-brand general accounting team and monthly close process, which includes posting journal entries, performing reconciliations, and closing the legal entity books;
• Playing a key part in the accounting of payroll costs, intercompany and fixed assets;
• Assisting in maintaining and improving our internal controls and processes as the finance function continues to grow;
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business (predominantly Financial FP&A, Payroll, HR and Construction teams);
• Supporting the Finance Analysts and Managers in their day to day activities; and
• Supporting the wider finance team on current initiatives.

Essential requirements for role:

• Individuals who perform well with challenges
• Ability to analyse data and make decisions
• Time management, organisational and prioritisation capability
• A team player with the ability to positively influence the agenda
• Constantly looking for improvements and a better way forward
• A degree in a relevant discipline (i.e. Accounting & Finance) at 2:1 or above
• Intermediate to advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• An individual who shows high degree of curiosity, is ambitious, assertive and has strong interpersonal communication skills
• Has an entrepreneurial mindset and can show examples of this self starter mentality in their extra curricular activities.
• Sponsorship of chosen professional qualification (CIMA, ACCA etc.)

 Our Competencies for All Employees

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Perseverance: Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
• 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.

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.