Are you ready to join a team of fun-loving and interactive accounting professionals that is ready to delivery results?
The LEGO Business Service Operations (BSO) is a shared service center that delivers HR and Finance services to the entire LEGO Group from 3 locations: Monterrey, Kladno and Singapore. The purpose of the BSO is to create an effective and efficient platform for growth to support our strategy and reach twice as many kids over the next 5-7 years.
The General Ledger (GL) department interacts with great parts of the LEGO organisation and therefore holds an important role within the Business Service Operations (BSO), supporting the EMEA region. The team is responsible for compliant handling of the general ledger and all engagements related hereto, which involves natural interaction with a broad range of both internal and external stakeholders.
The departmental focus is to:
Make sure we live our partner promise by ensuring high quality, stewardship and full compliance with the LEGO Group's current Accounting Policy and global processes.
Ensure timely, accurate and reliable transactional data is recorded in the general ledger and timely reconciliation of all accounts.
Support internal and external stakeholders with insightful and value-adding financial analyses, recurring statements and reporting, bringing value to the overall business.
This role will play a key role in supporting the successful integration of Local Delivery Centers (LDCs) acquired through acquisitions. During the initial phase, the position will lead and coordinate finance-related integration activities, including process alignment, reporting standardization, systems transition, financial controls, and stakeholder management.
Following the integration phase, the role will become the primary owner of statistical reporting, financial statements preparation, surveys, management reporting, and financial consolidation activities for AME Region. The position will ensure the accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of financial information while driving continuous improvements in reporting processes and governance.
Support the financial integration of acquired entities and LDCs into the company's operating model.
Coordinate integration activities across Finance, Accounting, Tax, FP&A, Operations, HR and IT teams.
Support data migration, chart of accounts alignment, reporting structures and systems harmonization.
Deliver a high-performance, customer- and service-oriented culture where the outside-in approach is the starting point for all processes.
Drive process standardization and best practice implementation across integrated entities.
Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations (local GAAPs and IFRS).
Using Activity Based Working, actively take part in creating a culture that inspires collaboration, encourages knowledge sharing and incorporates exciting “New Ways of Working” in the everyday.
Build and strengthen basic stakeholder relations across areas and geographies, including collaboration and culture, to contribute to the One Global Team (incl. all CFO Organisation areas).
Understand stakeholders' needs.
Manage more advanced execution of GL processes in a timely, efficient and accurate manner, including:
Monthly and yearly closing – review distribution expenses, cost of goods sold and gross profit margins for reasonableness.
Performance of key controls, identification of control weaknesses and suggestions for improvements.
Reconciliations and translating business transactions into journal entries in accordance with IFRS to ensure all accounts are properly stated in legal books.
Prepare and coordinate statistical reports required by government agencies, industry organizations and management.
Lead annual, quarterly and ad hoc surveys and reporting requests.
Strong English communication skills (must).
Strong demonstrated working experience in Accounting, Financial Reporting or FP&A.
Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions or business integrations preferred.
Experience working in multinational and matrix organizations.
Experience with an enterprise-wide accounting software system, preferably SAP.
Microsoft Office at an experienced level.
Analytical, detail-oriented and focused on high quality.
Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
What’s in it for you?
Here are some of what to expect:
Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
Your workplace – You'll find this at the top of this advert and when you join the team, we'll confirm this with you.
We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.
We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.
Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.
We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
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