Finance Manager, Global Cost Management

Come and join The LEGO Group's Global Cost Management Team, supporting our Product & Marketing Development Business

This role is a strong opportunity to gain extensive knowledge of the LEGO Group's financial overheads processes related to the LEGO Product & Marketing Development Business and grow a strong network across the organization.

You will play a key role in driving innovation and continuous improvement in the financial planning processes and build on your already excellent finance career.

The team is part of the larger Business Service Operations Organization, which is a dynamic community of ambitious and skilled finance professionals, striving to support business decisions and drive continues improvements in processes and digital tools.

As Finance Manager you will be the key driver of the planning, control, and guidance for people related Overhead cost in the Global Cost Management Partnering area for the LEGO Product & Marketing Development business. Overall focusing on ensuring responsible management of costs spanning within your area of responsibility while optimizing processes & digital tools and embrac ing technology.

The position will be based in Billund, Denmark and no relocation support is offered.

Core Responsibilities

• Finance business partner support for LEGO Product & Marketing Development on Overhead cost

• Drive core finance processes such as planning & analysis, Month-end closing and reporting for selected Overhead cost for the Product & Marketing Development business.

• Deliver Overheads cost analytics enabling trade-offs & optimization dialogues with partners and finance community.

• Support commercial strategy reporting for Product & Marketing Development workstreams.

• Champion the Business Service Operations Organization (BSO) journey on standardization and automation by identifying , scoping, and implementing activities to simplify, standardize, and optimize the execution of core finance processes, including the utilization of digital tools, while linking to end-to-end finance processes

• Drive collaboration between PMD Finance Business & BSO partners on introducing cost efficiency approaches

Play your part in our team succeeding.

At our HQ in Billund, you will join our team of 12 dedicated and ambitious colleagues working outside both London and Billund in a fantastic environment. We are organized in the Business Service Operations Organization (BSO) and control & govern the financial performance for Overhead costs across the LEGO Group.

Do you have, what it takes

A relevant degree or equivalent experience in Economics or Finance combined with an analytic approach and the ability to translate something complex into a simple storyline.

• +5 years of experience from a global company or a consultancy role within financial planning and analysis, and with Finance Business partner & commercial experience.

• Strong Partner engagement skills and the ability to build good relationships and aligned outcomes

• Ability to drive and prioritize tasks and projects to ensure timely delivery of high quality. Have a planning approach and be motivated by taking initiative to continuously improve execution and act on opportunities.

• Experience working with various data and reporting platforms such as Excel, SAP, business intelligence, and Power BI.

• Commercial savvy and analytical skills, with the ability of linking the financials to commercial drivers

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to work independently and ensure high quality of your own work.

• Are proficient in English for both speaking and writing.

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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