Job Description
We’re looking for a Senior Finance Manager who will play a strategic leadership role in shaping the financial performance of around 200 LEGO branded stores in APAC!
Core Responsibilities:
Provide strategic business partnering to the Head of APAC branded channels and Country channel heads, offering financial insights and challenge to drive operational and commercial decisions.
Present high-impact analytical work and recommendations to senior stakeholders, influencing decisions related to store performance, profitability and portfolio management.
Own and drive the financial performance reporting for LEGO Branded stores, ensuring accurate and insightful monthly P&L updates and executive-level reporting.
Lead the store & partner financial profitability agenda for the branded channel network, partnering with channel leads and to assess store & partner profitability, advise and lead action plans to improve performance.
Coordinate the quarterly store portfolio review process across APAC, including LFL & new store performance vs Business Case.
Lead New Stores business case creation, working closely with key account managers on store commercial assumptions and with BU Finance Business Partner on financials.
Co-lead real-estate strategy with head of APAC branded channels, advising on stores portfolio management.
Oversee and continuously improve store-level reporting tools and data systems, in collaboration with the broader finance team and A&I, to drive automation and data quality.
Work with global teams most notably Global Branded Channels Finance Business Partner, helping to share/leverage best practice with other regions supporting our ambition to converge tools/processes/performance across the globe.
Do you have what it takes?
A degree is not a prerequisite, but the candidate must be able to demonstrate financial acumen / management accounting proficiency.
Strong business partnering experience, with the ability to influence senior commercial and operational stakeholders across markets.
Proven ability to translate data into strategic insights that drive decision making and performance improvement.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, confident in preparing executive-level materials and leading discussions.
Strong organizational and project management skills, able to prioritize effectively and manage cross-functional deliverables.
Nice to have:
Analytical mindset, enjoying getting to the route of issues and making improvements
Finance experience in a retail/consumer goods business would be very advantageous
Comfortable challenging and influencing key partners.
Proficient in SAP and PowerPoint
Speak and write English at an advanced level
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
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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.
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.
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