Finance Business Controller - OLA

Job Description
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Are you a finance professional who thrives on transforming data into insights that drive impactful business decisions?

Join our team and support Our LEGO Agency (OLA)! It's a world-class, in-house creative agency within our Product & Marketing Development (PMD) Division.

Core Responsibilities
Month-End, Year-End, and Budget Management: Lead and manage the month-end, year-end, and budget estimate processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.

Budgeting and Forecasting: Provide insights and analysis on budget forecasts and variances

Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted finance partner towards the >450 people OLA Team, building strong relationships and providing financial insights that support prioritization and decision making

Financial Modelling and Reporting: Build and maintain financial models to aid in forecasting, reporting, and decision-making

Process Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for process efficiencies and improvements, with a commitment to enhancing accuracy and streamlining reporting practices.

Autonomous Decision-Making: Operate independently, managing tasks and priorities with limited direct supervision, while calling out key issues or strategic insights to senior management as necessary.

Play your part in our team succeeding
OLA is responsible for creating engaging campaigns and content that bring the LEGO brand to life for audiences of all ages. This role offers the unique opportunity to manage a ~400m DKK budget and play a key part in shaping the strategic and operational impact of a dynamic creative organization.

Do you have, what it takes?
You'll partner closely with the OLA team and Senior Finance Manager OLA to ensure budget planning, financial management, and prioritization align with our business objectives. You’ll provide insights that guide creative content development, support our growth, and enhance brand engagement globally. You will have autonomy in managing the financial processes.

We expect you to bring +3 years of relevant experience in finance or controlling (marketing experience a bonus).

Analytical Mindset: Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail, capable of interpreting complex financial data and providing actionable insights.

People Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders across functions and levels.

Financial Systems Proficiency: Solid experience with financial reporting tools and ERP systems; proficiency in Excel, PowerBI and experience with SAP or similar systems is a plus.

Autonomy and Proactivity: Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Growth-Oriented: Ambitious, with a strong desire to develop and progress within the finance function, with clear potential for future career opportunities.

Please note: This is a permanent position based in our new vibrant Campus in Billund, DK. Our flexible working model allows employees to work 2 days/week from home (3 days in the office).

Relocation support is not offered for this role.

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. 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.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.

• Location
  Billund, Denmark
• Job ID:
  0000020780
• Category
  Finance