Senior Finance Manager, Romania, Bulgaria & Israel

Job Description

Are you a Finance leader with a passion for collaborating with businesses? Do you have the ability to strategically think?  We have an outstanding opportunity within the LEGO Group 'Markets and Channels' Finance team to be the Finance Business Partner for the Romania, Bulgaria and Israel region.

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who would like to drive the finance agenda in this region, and at the same time collaborate strongly with colleagues across multiple geographies in Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Core Responsibilities

Strategic

Partner with the Business Division’s General Manager for ROBGIS to
evaluate, plan and deploy strategic investments across Trade and Marketing.

We expect you to provide financial analyses, data and insight to support both tactical and strategic decision making

Work together on crafting the BU’s strategic planning through
working closely with the commercial teams.

Operational

Ownership of BU financial reporting and planning processes with a focus on sales and local cost performance to budget.

Target settings (or cascading and breakout from higher
level targets) and co-owning financial performance.

Perform ad-hoc analyses as requested by management and
use an analytical approach to increase value creation.
 

Collaborate closely with Credit Risk and Debtor Management teams to proactively manage working capital
minimize cost of working capital.
 

Organizational
 

Building financial capabilities among respective business
teams and establish links with CEEMA Finance Team (Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa)

Deliver to this reporting line requested financial information, analysis,
and work closely and actively with commercial finance
team members across CEEMEA

Be an active member of the Romania, Bulgaria and Israel Business Unit (‘ROBGIS’) business performance team
setting and driving the financial agenda as well as building contact with other corporate functions

Play your part in our team succeeding

In the LEGO Group, you join a family-owned global business
that offers a collaborative network. Here, you will gain an in
depth understanding of business processes in various departments, from Sales and Marketing to Operations, Human Resources and Finance.
 

You get to collaborate with many colleagues from
diverse cultural backgrounds and develop your talent through a
wide range of training opportunities and an individual
development plan. We will trust you in this role to make
decisions and get things done to the highest possible quality, influencing business decisions and developments, thus you are making
an impact!

Do you have what it takes?

Degree or equivalent experience, preferably at least at the Bachelor level, with an      advantage given to candidates with accounting and finance qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

We are looking for a candidate who has worked with and delivered results within other commercial finance roles preferably as a Finance Business Partner

Experience with SAP (FI, CO, BW modules) combined with
advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills

Ability to work autonomously and also within a team - you will be the only commercial finance person based in Bucharest with limited international travel

We are looking for experience which includes commercial skill with an innovative approach to finding mutually beneficial solutions
 

    Combines a well-developed analytical ability with tenacity to deliver results
 

Ability to work independently and to supply their financial skills across the business
 

Strong interpersonal skills to network with people across different functions, business divisions, time zones and countries.
 

Motivated to work with other colleagues and seeks to understand other views

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.

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