Job Description
Are you proactive, have a positive mind and service oriented?
The Business Service and Operations at LEGO, works according to principles of dynamic partnership where employees interact and collaborate across departments.
Core Responsibilities
- Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data.
- Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.
- Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements.
- Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients.
- Generate reports detailing accounts payables status.
- Assist with month-end closing.
- Provide supporting documentation for audits.
Play your part in our team succeeding!
The Accounts Payable (AP) Accountant will become part of the established support department mainly covering Americas but not limited to global support. The AP Accountant supports processes within the BSO department and in collaboration with different partners within the LEGO group.
The Accountant contributes to the overall success of the BSO and LEGO strategies by delivering high-quality execution and great service experience supporting the Procure to Pay processes aligned to the LEGO procedures and policies
Do you have what it takes?
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Business Administration, Business Affairs or similar.
- 3-5 years experience in Procure to Pay functions
- IT skills o Microsoft Office at intermediate level.
- SAP knowledge preferably, or other ERP.
- Analytical, detail - and high-quality oriented
- High customer service approach
- Experience in working in highly collaborative environments
- Proven working experience as an Accounts Payable Accountant.
- Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles.
- Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records.
- Data entry skills along with a curiosity about numbers.
- Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software.
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Proficient in reading / writing / speaking English.
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 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.
Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs 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.
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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. 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.
We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
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.
We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
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