Sr. Finance Manager, Merlin Partnership

7 months ago


Billund, Denmark The LEGO Group Full time

Job Description

Are you a finance professional who is passionate about using financial insights to make an impact to business development?We have an outstanding opportunity of taking the finance lead on some of our key strategic investments within Product & Marketing Development of the LEGO Group.

Our mission is to enable sustainable value creation

To secure delivery on our finance business partnering promise this position will be responsible for the business plan preparations and financial management of strategic investments as well as marketing transformation. Using your excellent commercial competence and financial expertise, you act as a strong business partner to senior executives.

Relocation support is not offered for this role.

Core Responsibilities:

Business Partnering:

  • Act as the primary Finance Business Partner for the Merlin Partnership Team, collaborating with key contributors from Marketing, Branding, Digital, Design, Strategy, and Retail to inform decision-making.
  • Ensure timely communication of financial budgets and results to relevant parties, pinpointing potential risks and opportunities and implementing actionable solutions.
  • Provide financial guidance to support retail and marketing transformation initiatives across LEGOLAND Parks and Discovery Centres.

Strategic Finance:

  • Drive strategic finance and business planning efforts to foster brand consistency.
  • Oversee financial aspects of investment projects from inception through execution to post-investment analysis.
  • Conduct financial modeling akin to M&A evaluations to facilitate senior leaders' decision-making and secure partner funding.

Financial Management & Planning:

  • Lead financial oversight and planning processes, including routine reviews, periodic estimates, and annual plans.
  • Collaborate with the VP of Merlin Partnership to allocate financial resources strategically in line with business strategy.
  • Partner with FP&A to develop, review, and submit financial estimates and plans.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Our objective is to enable sustainable value creation.

To secure delivery on our finance business partnering commitment, this role will spearhead the financial leadership of a major groundbreaking initiative. It involves a deep understanding of business plans and the development of global-level financial management strategies.

Do you have what it takes?

  • Strong understanding of finance, commercial and strategic areas of global brands
  • Business integration or Merger & Acquisition finance expertise
  • Strong commercial business understanding combined with excellent analytical & modelling skills
  • Excellent written & verbal presentation and communication skills
  • Ability and experiences in dealing with uncertainty and ambitious environment
  • SAP, Power BI knowledge is a plus
  • Collaborative working style

Please note: This is a permanent position based in our new vibrant Campus in Billund, DK. Our flexible working model allows employees to work 2 days/week from home (3 days in the office).

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What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to 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.

  • Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.

  • 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.

  • Your 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.



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