Senior Accountant - GL

Posted 25 Days Ago
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Prague, CZE
Hybrid
Senior level
Kids + Family • Retail • Robotics
The Role
Perform general ledger postings, account clearings, month-end close activities, and balance sheet reconciliations for assigned EMEA entities. Support GL Controllers, maintain accurate and compliant accounting records, resolve issues with finance teams and auditors, and contribute to process improvements, controls, and reporting quality. This is a 12-month temporary hybrid position based in Prague.
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Job Description

Just imagine helping ensure every number tells the right story. Then make it real!


Core Responsibilities:


As a Senior Accountant - GL based in Prague, you'll support assigned countries across EMEA, working hands-on with General Ledger activities that keep the business running smoothly. At the LEGO Group®, you'll combine accounting knowledge, collaboration, and curiosity while helping shape a high-quality Finance organization.


You will also:

  • Perform General Ledger postings, account clearings, and month-end closing activities for assigned entities.
  • Manage balance sheet reconciliations in BlackLine and follow up outstanding balances.
  • Support GL Controllers for assigned countries, ensuring accurate and compliant accounting records.
  • Partner with Finance colleagues, auditors, and business teams to resolve accounting issues and deliver reliable reporting.
  • Contribute to process improvements while maintaining controls, compliance, and high-quality financial data.

This is a 12-month temporary position, and no relocation assistance is available.


Play your part in our team succeeding


You'll join the General Ledger team within Business Service Operations, supporting colleagues and business partners across the EMEA region from Prague. The team works closely with Finance partners across countries and functions, delivering accurate accounting, reconciliations, reporting, and compliance activities while continuing to strengthen quality, knowledge sharing, and process excellence.

Together, we build, rebuild and inspire through collaboration, supporting one another while continuously learning in an international environment where ideas are welcomed and acted upon.


Do you have what it takes?


  • Experience in General Ledger accounting or transferable Finance experience from AP, AR, or Record-to-Report environments.
  • Comfortable handling journal entries, account reconciliations, balance sheet activities, and month-end processes.
  • Hands-on SAP experience is essential, with curiosity to learn new tools and processes.
  • Clear English communication skills and a collaborative approach to working across countries and functions.

Nice to Have:


  • Experience with SAP S/4HANA.
  • Exposure to BlackLine, shared service centers, statutory reporting, or international accounting environments.

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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.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.

Skills Required

  • Experience in General Ledger accounting or transferable Finance experience from AP, AR, or Record-to-Report environments
  • Experience handling journal entries, account reconciliations, balance sheet activities, and month-end processes
  • Hands-on SAP experience
  • Clear English communication skills
  • Collaborative approach to working across countries and functions
  • Experience with SAP S/4HANA
  • Exposure to BlackLine, shared service centers, statutory reporting, or international accounting environments

The LEGO Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The LEGO Group and has not been reviewed or approved by The LEGO Group.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive across many roles and markets, with benchmarking against local markets and an expressed commitment to equal pay. Total compensation is often framed as stronger when considering the full package rather than base salary alone.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as notably expansive, with substantial fully paid time for primary and secondary caregivers and additional paid caregiver leave. Leave is also described as continuing to accrue other rewards such as vacation and bonus eligibility during the leave period.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Benefits are described as extending beyond core insurance into mental health and wellbeing support, including assistance programs, mindfulness resources, ergonomic setups, and fitness-related offerings. Brand-specific lifestyle perks such as sizable product discounts are highlighted as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience.

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The Company
HQ: Billund
19,827 Employees
Year Founded: 1932

What We Do

We are the LEGO Group, the company behind the world’s most loved LEGO® bricks. Our brand name derived from the two Danish words Leg Godt, which mean “Play Well”. We’ve been sparking imaginations and inspiring the builders of tomorrow since 1932. This is our mission and what motivates our colleagues around the world every day. Today, we remain proudly family-owned with headquarters in Billund, Denmark. We have regional hubs in Boston, USA; London, UK; Shanghai, China; and Singapore, as well as 7 manufacturing facilities around the world. These places are home to 28,000+ colleagues in everything from design and engineering to digital technology and marketing. Together we learn, imagine and build – creating play experiences that are sold in over 130 countries worldwide. A purposeful and responsible global brand where creativity helps to inspire builders all around the world. Just imagine being part of that!

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