Senior Accounting Specialist

<p><b>Job Description</b></p><h1><b>Are you enthusiastic about LEGO® bricks? Would you like to work for the company whose products bring happiness to millions of children and adults all over the world? How would you like to join the Business Service Operations EMEA team as a Senior Accounting Specialist ?</b></h1><p></p><h1><b>Core Responsibilities</b></h1><ul><li><p>Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations including supporting explanations and ensure follow up on outstanding balances and taking corrective action.</p></li><li><p>Responsibility for the completion and review of internal and external reporting and audit requirements.</p></li><li><p>Approves journals, ensuring consistency and completeness of all postings with correct coding, classification and aligned with local accounting standards.</p></li><li><p>Performs variance analyses for movements on all accounts to keep financials free from probable errors and misstatements.</p></li><li><p>Support all activities including audits, audits, tax audits.</p></li><li><p>Acts as key contact for queries concerning accounting and other finance matters.</p></li><li><p>Maintain adherence to local statutory reporting rules, tax requirements for entities in region and lead communication with external and internal auditors.</p></li><li><p>Prepares, review and submit government reports <span>and ad hoc financial </span><span>information requests. </span></p></li><li><p><span>Understanding colleagues needs</span></p></li><li><p><span>Building and strengthening basic partnership relations across areas and </span><span>geographies including teamwork and culture (incl. Business Controllers, </span><span>Treasury, CRBC, Tax, Group Reporting and our auditors)</span></p></li><li><p>Articulate collaborator priorities and find opportunities to translate to plans in own process and area.</p></li><li><p><span>Continuously </span><span>train </span><span>and mentor</span><span> </span><span>junior </span><span>team </span><span>members </span><span>and </span><span>participate </span><span>in </span><span>preparation of cross trainings for other <span>departments/functions.</span></span></p></li><li><p>Support the Team Leaders and FBP Controllers with ad hoc projects, issue resolution, and improvement in execution.</p></li></ul><p></p><h1></h1><h1><b>Play your part in our team succeeding</b></h1><p></p><p><span>The LEGO Business Service Operations (BSO) is a shared service center that </span><span>delivers HR and Finance services to the entire LEGO Group from 3 locations; </span><span>Monterrey, Prague and Singapore. </span><br/>The General Ledger (GL) department interacts with outstanding parts of the LEGO organisation and therefore holds a meaningful role within the Business Service Operations (BSO).</p><p>Supporting the EMEA region. The team handles the general ledger and all related engagements in compliance, involving natural interaction with a wide variety of both internal and external collaborators.</p><p><span>The departmental focus is to:</span><span> </span></p><p></p><ul><li><p><span>Make sure we live our partner promise by ensuring high quality, </span><span>stewardship and full compliance with the LEGO Groups current </span><span>Accounting Policy and global processes. </span></p></li><li><p><span>Ensure timely, accurate and reliable transactional data recorded in </span><span>general ledger and timely reconciliation of all accounts.</span></p></li><li><p>Assist collaborators both inside and outside the organization by providing meaningful financial analyses, regular statements and reports</p></li><li><p>GL department enhances The LEGO Group by providing customer-focused GL processes and collaborating with partners, team members, and collaborators, supporting BSO or equivalent experience to add new value to LEGO.</p></li><li><p><span>The Senior Specialist plays an important role in developing the best in class General Ledger </span><span>department within the BSO. </span></p></li><li><p>Seeking individuals who enjoy improving a top-performing department through collaboration, process excellence, and quality.</p></li></ul><p></p><h1><b>Do you have what it takes ?</b></h1><p></p><ul><li><p><span>MSc degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Controlling</span></p></li><li><p><span>Significant working experience from Finance </span><span>function </span></p></li><li><p><span>Over two years of proven experience gained in a similar role </span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with an enterprise wide accounting software system, </span><span>preferably SAP</span></p></li><li><p><span>Microsoft Office at experienced level</span></p></li><li><p><span>Analytical, detail - and high-quality oriented</span></p></li><li><p><span>Be robust, resilient and ability to embrace changes, as well as having a </span><span>proactive mind with a can-do attitude. </span></p></li><li><p>Validated self-motivation and proactive approach, excellent teamwork abilities and track record of