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The LEGO Group

Accountant - General Ledger

Posted 14 Days Ago
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Singapore
Mid level
Singapore
Mid level
Responsible for financial reporting and compliance tasks including month-end journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations, payroll activities, and audit support. Collaborate with various teams and ensure high-quality reporting under IFRS while monitoring GL KPI performance.
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Job Description

Looking for a dynamic role where you will be part of our shared service centre, driving financial excellence, and make a real impact on monthly reporting and decision-making?

Here's an exciting opportunity for you to join our Team to make a real impact in our organization!

No relocation assistance is provided for this role.

Core responsibilities

  • Perform month end journal posting and support relevant colleagues with their Manual Journal Entries requests as needed

  • Perform cost center allocations

  • Collaborate with Interco team for OPEX & Marketing related expenses in intercompany accounts

  • Perform rent free calculation and set up CAFM

  • Perform & review end to end payroll activities, OPEX & contribution to trade activities the Regional & Global teams

  • Work with controlling team for process governance and controls

  • Perform monthly Trial Balance review and accounting analysis, to ensure high quality and timely reporting.

  • Perform Balance Sheet reconciliations

  • Drive ad hoc/yearly KMP confirmation

  • Coordinate audit activities (yearly)

  • Support Financial Statement notes preparation

  • Monitor and drive GL KPI performance

  • Identify compliance risks in daily operations and help drive resolutions or mitigation of risks by implementing internal controls

Play your part in our team succeeding

You will be a part of Business Service Operations (BSO), which is a shared service center that delivers Employee and Finance services to The LEGO Group from 5 locations – Monterrey, Prague, Singapore, China and Vietnam. The purpose of the BSO is to create an effective and efficient platform to support the growth strategy of The LEGO Group and our ambitions to reach twice as many children over the next 5-7 years. Joining this team will put you in a professional environment with a culture that is focused on quality, learning and collaboration.

Within BSO, the GL team is responsible for the maintenance of the general ledger, preparation of the consolidation reports and meeting the global tax and statutory compliance requirements. The department balances a mix of internal resources and third parties to efficiently meet global compliance requirements. There is a strong focus on transparent and accurate status reporting, maintaining a strong internal control framework, using technology and standard processes to meet our operational targets.

The role requires a teammate who is independent and has a self-starter mentality, one who can deliver operational objectives through collaboration and with a service approach towards key business partners.

Do you have what it takes?

  • More than 3 years of audit and/or financial accounting experience with solid experience in accounting regulations, preferably in a global MNC environment

  • Proactive and self-motivated with a strong ability to work independently.

  • Strong knowledge of accounting standards like IFRS, with thorough understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of accounting and compliance.

  • Proficiency in financial systems, including SAP and Excel.

  • Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to lead tight deadlines.

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and geographies, including APAC and global team members.

  • Strong problem-solving skills to address local-specific complexities and align them with global processes.

  • Take on problems through effective cross functional collaboration when faced with complex situations/challenges.

  • Curious!

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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.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, if you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

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.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.

Top Skills

Excel
Ifrs
SAP

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