Luxury Industry Advisory

Luxury Business AdvisoryA CPA who understands the luxury business.

A certified public accountant who has presented a comparative study of LVMH, Richemont, Kering and Hermès at academic conferences, and who has worked inside the industry’s largest groups — advice grounded in how brand businesses actually operate.

Why the luxury industry

Involved with foreign-owned luxury clients since his Big Four days — more than twenty years of accumulated industry insight
Head of accounting at the world’s largest luxury group and head of finance and logistics at Zegna
Experience across French, Italian and American houses
Completed an Executive MBA at the University of Oxford while working for a major luxury group
Ongoing peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations, including at the Japan Fashion Business Association (see Publications)

What we offer

Strategic second opinion

Internal discussion and brainstorming with head office have natural limits when it comes to genuinely objective input. When a CEO or CFO wants an outside specialist’s view, we provide it as an accountant who knows the industry from the inside.

Support with budget and management presentations

We have prepared and delivered budget-meeting presentation materials for a luxury brand company.

Accounting and finance issues specific to the industry

English-language reporting to head office, IFRS compliance and the other finance questions particular to luxury businesses.

Selected engagements

Breitling Japan K.K. — Accounting and finance support during an SAP S/4HANA implementation

With an SAP S/4HANA implementation coinciding with the departure of the finance director, we supported financial reporting to head office, SAP S/4HANA-related work and finance documentation. (Read the client’s account)

Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc. (2023) — Fixed asset accounting for new store openings

Engaged by: Accounting Director and CFO

For multiple new store openings, we handled the accounting for fixed assets in excess of JPY 100 million, including asset classification, determination of useful lives and allocation of common costs. The engagement came at a time when the client’s in-house resources were suddenly stretched. Drawing on hands-on fixed asset experience in corporate finance, we kept the briefing required from the client to a minimum and completed the original scope on schedule.

A luxury brand company — Budget-meeting presentation materials

We prepared and delivered budget-meeting presentation materials for a luxury brand company.