Accountant + **Location** Prague, Czechia + **Job ID** 0000026033 + **Category** Finance **Job Description** **Become part of our collaborative and supportive BSO team, where precision, learning, and teamwork drive success.** **Join our team at the LEGO Group and play a vital role in recognizing and rewarding our employees by ensuring a seamless process and working in our General Ledger Team !** _'This a 3 year fixed term opportunity'_ **Core Responsibilities** + Perform month end closing activities, prepare entries and maintain general ledger records and analysis for assigned accounting entities, all in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with group accounting policies and accounting rules. + Prepare balance sheet reconciliations including supporting explanations and ensure follow up on outstanding balances and acting. + Ensure compliance with and maintenance of controls in accordance with the LEGO guidelines and tax and accounting legislation. + Support the Team Leaders and FBP Controllers with ad hoc projects. + Consistently adheres to company guidelines and policies. + Understanding team member's needs. + Support all audit-related activities. **Play your part in our team succeeding** The LEGO Business Service Operations (BSO) is a sharedservice center that delivers HR and Finance services to theentire LEGO Group from 3 locations: Monterrey, Prague andSingapore. The General Ledger (GL) department interacts with various parts of the LEGO organisation and therefore plays a vital role within Business Service Operations (BSO) supporting the EMEA region. The team ensures the accurate management of the general ledger and all related activities, requiring regular communication with various collaborators. The departmental focus is to: + Make sure we live our partner promise by ensuring highquality, stewardship and full compliance with the LEGOGroups current Accounting Policy and global processes. + Ensure timely, accurate and reliable transactional datarecorded in general ledger and timely reconciliation of allaccounts. + Support internal and external stakeholders with insightfuland value-adding financial analyses, recurringstatements and reporting bringing value to the overallbusiness. **Do you have what it takes?** + 2-4 years of professional working experience, preferably in a related financial role or a position where capabilities are transferable. + Experience working with Fixed Assets. + Analytical, detail - and high-quality oriented. + Be robust, resilient and ability to accept changes, as well as having a proactive mind with a can-do attitude. + Strong motivation and proactive approach, outstanding teamwork abilities and proven track record in establishing trust and credibility with assigned business areas or other important collaborators. + SAP experience is preferred. + Microsoft Office at experienced level. + Strong written and spoken English, additional languages are an advantage. \#EL - LI1 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. Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights. Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. **Join the LEGO® team today.**