Finance Manager, Corporate Planning

Job Description Opportunity to join our Corporate Finance team in a wide-ranging role to secure robust planning processes providing senior leadership transparency into financial performance Core Responsibilities Take ownership of the financial position and cash flow planning and forecast, including define the annual plan, ensured follow-up on actual Year-To-Date performance and forecast Year-To-Go. Drive continuous improvement in the financial position and cash flow process and tool and identity improvement opportunities across functions. Secure documentation of our planning principles in a simple and easy to understand way, making them accessible and well-communicated across the wider Finance organization. Support the annual process of aligning and documenting core planning assumptions (e.g. Inflation, investment levels, productivity targets) and ensuring these are shared with relevant partners. Collaborate closely with the owners of other core planning processes, for example Digital and HR to optimize timelines and deliverables in our end-to-end Corporate Planning. Be part of a collaborative and diverse team in executing our financial processes including annual budgeting, monthly forecasting and secure close alignment with the key stakeholders in HR and Global Cost Management around headcount planning. Play your part in our team succeeding Corporate Planning is a sub team within the Corporate Reporting & Planning team, which is responsible for financial performance management, including reporting, planning, estimates, and continuous process improvement. You will be part of a fun and competent team consisting of 20 dedicated colleagues, of which 6 are in Corporate Planning. Our overall aim is to secure robust planning processes providing senior leadership transparency into financial performance. We collaborate closely with all Finance departments across the organization. You will gain a lot of new learnings, get a deep end-to-end understanding of financial processes, and play an important part in delivering and elevating our financial planning and reporting. Do you have what it takes? Master's degree or equivalent experience in finance, business administration, MBA or similar. Proven experience in a global organization, preferably with some experience within either FP&A or Business Finance. Experience working with financial position and cash flow and can coordinate all aspects of the planning and forecasting process related to financial position and cash flow. Self-driven and structured, ensuring clear governance and document complex processes in a concise way. Ability to seamlessly shift from high-level consolidation to in-depth analysis, converting data and information into insights, choices and recommendations. Being curious and seek new inspiration, challenge and optimize our current way of working and drive efficiencies in our financial planning processes. Demonstrates a growth mindset, with a strong desire to learn and develop, both personally and professionally. Thrives in collaborating optimally across diverse teams, functions (e.g., Finance, Digital, HR), and organizational levels. Communicates fluently in English, both written and spoken. #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 seeksto 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr