Are you an expert accounting professional that enjoys looking through balance sheet and fixed assets activities? Look no further and join this wonderful team of professionals in bringing happiness to many children and fans!
As part of the General Ledger team, support the organization to ensure accuracy of reports and maintaining a high level of internal control frameworks across the APAC region.
No relocation assistance is offered for this position.
Core Responsibilities
- Perform & review end to end Fixed Asset (FA) activities
- Creation of assets, run depreciation, asset retirement, manual journal posting and maintain capitalization working file
- Build, review and perform settlement of investment order through CAR, EPOD and AUC
- Maintain lease contract based on IFRS16 requirement
- Perform FA labeling and physical counts
- Perform balance sheet reconciliation, monitor aging items and complete clearing
- Perform monthly Trial Balance review
- Collaborate with controlling team for process governances and controls
- Support audit activities and Financial Statement notes
- Monitor and drive critical metric performance
Play your part in our team succeeding!
The Accounting Services organization consists of the Tax Operations & Compliance (TOC) team and General Ledger (GL) teams operating within the LEGO Business Service Operations (BSO).
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 balance a mix of internal resources and third parties to efficiently meet global compliance requirements.
The department focuses on clear and accurate status reporting, maintaining a strong internal control framework, using technology and standard processes to meet its operational targets.
The role will require a standout colleague with a self-starter mentality and a dynamic strive to bring in new processes into the GL department. The performance is driven not only on the stated objectives but on the collaboration and service management provided to partners. Also, the role is encouraged to bring innovative ideas and challenge existing practices.
This role helps in accurate and timely reporting of fixed assets within the APAC entities in the LEGO Group.
Do you have what it takes:
- Diploma or Degree or equivalent experience in Accountancy preferred
- 3 - 5 years in General Ledger in MNC and global shared services environment, familiar with regulations in APAC countries (Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia & New Zealand, and India would be a plus)
- Experience in global companies or those having global accounting compliance requirements
- Applying Business Intelligence to standardize and enhance reporting capabilities and speed. Able to recommend improvements to data structures
- Ability to collaborate globally with internal collaborators, global third-party service providers, and compliance bodies
- Experience in global process transitions proven through shared service center experience or involvement in projects or process improvements
- Strong and collaborative great teammate with a growth mindset and is agile in adapting to changes
- Strong MS Excel skills as well as hands-on experience with SAP, SAP BW and Power BI
- Analytical approach and attention to detail
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 minority backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. 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.
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Join the LEGO® team today.
Apply online at our LEGO Careers Portal today at: https://www.lego.com/en-sg/careers/job/accountant-8-month-contract-899639cb02ca10008a9b376102690000
