Senior Accounting Specialist

Job Description

'This is a 3-year fixed-term role' 

• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations including supporting explanations and ensure follow up on outstanding balances and taking corrective action 

• Responsibility for the completion and review of reporting and audit requirements for company-related and third-party purposes 

• Approves journals, ensuring consistency and completeness of all postings with accurate coding, classification and aligned with local accounting standards 

• Performs variance analyses for movements on all accounts to keep financials free from probable errors and misstatements 

• Support all activities including internal audits, statutory audits, tax audits 

• Acts as contact for queries concerning accounting and finance matters 

• Maintain adherence to reporting rules, tax requirements for entities in region and lead communication with auditors 

• Prepare, review and submit government reports 

The LEGO Business Service Operations (BSO) is a shared service centre that delivers HR and Finance services serving the LEGO Group from 3 locations;  

Monterrey, Prague and Singapore. The GL department interacts with great parts of the LEGO organisation and therefore holds a meaningful 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 team members. 

The departmental focus is on: 

• Make sure we live our partner promise by ensuring high quality, stewardship and full compliance with the LEGO Groups current Accounting Policy and global processes  

• Ensure timely, accurate and reliable transactional data recorded in general ledger and timely reconciliation of all accounts 

• Support personnel from various departments along with external partners through insightful and value-adding financial analyses, recurring statements and reporting bringing value to the overall business 

The General Ledger department helps The LEGO Group by providing consistent, high-quality GL processes and customer-focused collaborator management. This allows the BSO to deliver phenomenal value to the LEGO organization.  

• Significant experience working in a Finance function  

• +2 years of relevant experience gained in a similar role 

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

• Microsoft Office at experienced level 

• Analytical and a focus on high-quality actions 

• Be robust, resilient and ability to accept changes, as well as having a proactive mind with a can-do demeanour.  

• Personal drive and initiative, collaboration skills and proven track record to develop trust and credibility with assigned business areas or other key team members 

• Strong written and spoken English, additional languages are an advantage 

• Verified hands-on experience in accounting operations across international environments  

• Experience with preparation of statutory Financial Statements  

• Ability to independently resolve moderate to complex problems  

• Preferably confirmed working experience in international accounting environment  

• Audit experience is an advantage  

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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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