Finance Director, Europe Central

Job Description

Are you a finance professional who is brilliant in finance business partnering? Do you enjoy taking finance leadership and growing together with an inspiring company?

We are looking for a strong Finance business partner to join LEGO in its exciting journey in Wester Europe.

Responsibilities

• Finance lead of Europe Central BU (the second biggest BU in The LEGO Group), steering BU financial performance from revenue to EBIT
• Key member of EUC LT and Western Europe Market & Channel Finance team
• Define EUC short-term and long term growth strategy and investment direction (e.g. 3yr strategy planning, annual target setting, integrated commercial planning, gap to target)
• Champion investment efficiency and productivity agendas with financial analysis and data insights
• Lead in-year financial planning and review cycles in EUC
• Steer overall P/L management with deep focus on revenue management, marketing spend, overhead and part of distribution, and collaborate/guide EUC Senior Finance Manager on trade investment management
• Represent Finance in EUC business steering meetings and LT meetings to bring in financial insights for better decision making e.g. demand planning, business performance reviews
• Drive strong financial governance including strengthening of internal control attitude, behaviors and processes
• Ad-hoc projects

Do you have what it takes?

• Relevant proven ability in Finance field
• Experience in business LT teams
• Comfortable to act as individual contributor with no direct people leadership
• Proven track record of being able to lead financial planning process and influence investment decision with financial insights
• Comfortable with ambiguity and is not afraid of getting into details
• A phenomenal teammate with strong communication and interpersonal skill
• Takes initiative, recognizes, and acts on opportunities with high degree of autonomy
• Good knowledge of Germany, Switzerland and Austria market
• Proficient in English speaking and writing
• German language is preferred but not crucial

Join the global LEGO® family

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 proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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.”

Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.

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, you’ll be rewarded through our global bonus scheme.
• Your workplace –Our offices will be your primary workplace with flexibility to work from home during your working week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model, role eligibility and frequency with you.

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

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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