Senior Accountant – GL

Job Description

Are you passionate about accounting and motivated by delivering high-quality compliant financial processes in an international environment Join the LEGO Group BSO in Prague and become part of a General Ledger team!

Core Responsibilities

• Performing month-end closing activities preparing journal entries and maintaining general ledger records for assigned entities
• Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations including supporting explanations following up on outstanding balances and taking corrective actions where needed
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls in line with LEGO guidelines and local tax and accounting legislation
• Supporting Team Leaders and FBP Controllers with ad hoc projects and analyses
• Understanding partner needs and providing high-quality financial support
• Supporting all audit-related activities including internal audits statutory audits and tax audits
• Consistently adhering to company policies accounting standards and global processes

This is a temporary 18-month role located in Prague Jinonice. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The LEGO Business Service Operations (BSO) is a shared service center delivering HR and Finance services to the entire LEGO Group from three locations: Monterrey Prague and Singapore!

The General Ledger (GL) department interacts with a broad range of stakeholders across the LEGO organization and plays a vital role within BSO in supporting the EMEA region. The team is responsible for the compliant handling of the general ledger and related activities requiring close collaboration with both internal and external partners.

Do you have what it takes

• Professional working experience in a related financial role or a position with transferable capabilities
• Strong analytical skills with a detail and quality-oriented mindset
• Resilient and adaptable with the ability to embrace change and a proactive can-do attitude
• Personal drive and initiative with excellent collaboration skills and the ability to build trust and credibility with business partners
• Experience with SAP Excel and Blackline
• Microsoft Excel at an experienced level
• Strong written and spoken English; additional languages are an advantage
• SAP4Hana 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 youre interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Whats 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 youll 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 youll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team youll 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 seeksto 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 Childrens 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 Childrens Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO team today.