General Ledger Accounting Manager

Job Title

Management Level

Job Description

Build your career brick by brick at The LEGO Group as an Accounting Manager - Process Improvement & Analytics

We are looking for an individual with a strong accounting background and analytical attitude to join our BSO team. This individual contributor role will have approximately a 50/50 split between recurring accounting responsibilities and projects.

• Optimize processes and work procedures, promoting the LEGO Continuous improvement approach across functional areas.

• Collaboration with peers in Monterrey, Singapore and Business Process Improvement (BPI) process team on critical global projects including Blackline.

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations including IFRS.

• Perform reviews and analysis of internal quality controls, ensuring adherence to business rules.

• Support broad adoption of new technologies and implementation of process changes

• Estimated travel activity – up to 2 weeks per year

• Handle more sophisticated execution of General Ledger processes in a timely, efficient and accurate manner, including:

  • Monthly and Yearly closing.

  • Performance of the key controls, identification of the control weaknesses, suggestions for improvements.

  • Review reconciliations (accounts, intercompany, bank, etc.) translating business transactions into journal entries in accordance with IFRS to ensure all accounts are accurately stated in Legal books.

  • Provide data, analysis and advice necessary to support financial business partners / business in decision making process.

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, Prague and Singapore.

The General Ledger (GL) department is responsible for compliant handling of the general ledger across the EMEA region and all engagements related hereto, which involves natural interaction with a broad range of customers. The Manager Specialist plays a meaningful role in developing an outstanding GL department within the BSO. They are looking for hard-working individuals to improve a high-performing department through collaboration, quality, and enjoyment.

• Demonstrated accounting experience in a similar role; experience in the preparation of statutory Financial Statements.

• Analytical, detail - and high-quality oriented with excellent project management skills.

• Experience with an enterprise wide accounting software system, preferably SAP.

• Knowledge of Blackline or Power BI would be helpful.

• Working experience in an International accounting environment is helpful.

• Experience working with Continuous Improvements / Lean / Sigma would be ideal.

• Personal drive and initiative, strong collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to build trust and credibility with assigned business areas or other key collaborators.

• Presentation and interpersonal skills required to onboard and support user groups in the implementation of new technologies/processes.

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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 is what you can 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 our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

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.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. 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 and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

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.

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