GL Specialist

Job Description

Just imagine turning complex accounting challenges into clear, accurate reporting that helps the business move forward. Then make it real.

Core Responsibilities

As GL Specialist, you'll help deliver accurate financial reporting while resolving complex accounting topics across assigned entities in Australia, Japan and New Zealand. You'll bring sound accounting judgement to your day-to-day work, contribute to improvements in how we operate and help create reliable, efficient processes as the organization evolves.

You'll be responsible for:

• •Reviewing and approving monthly balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries, ensuring accuracy, completeness, compliance with accounting standards, and timely resolution of outstanding items.
• •Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, performing variance analysis, and proactively identifying and mitigating accounting risks and discrepancies.
• •Ensuring compliance with local statutory reporting, tax regulations, and internal controls, including preparing government submissions and coordinating internal and external audits.
• •Acting as a subject matter expert in General Ledger, providing technical accounting guidance and resolving complex financial matters.
• •Building strong cross-functional partnerships with Business Controllers, Treasury, Tax, Group Reporting, and other stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver high-quality finance services.
• •Driving process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting finance transformation and cross-functional projects to enhance operational efficiency, control effectiveness, and service quality.

This is a temporary, one-year role based in Singapore. No relocation support is offered for this role.

Play your part in our team succeeding

You'll join the Finance Services BSO APAC team in Singapore. Finance Services serves as the financial engine room supporting APAC operations through accurate accounting, effective internal controls, reliable financial reporting and value-adding business partnership. Our team is committed to delivering financial excellence, driving continuous improvement and enabling informed business decisions.

Do you have what it takes?

• •Experience working in a general ledger accounting function, with relevant experience in a similar role within a shared services center.
• •Experience analyzing financial variances to support accurate financial reporting across assigned entities.
• •Hands-on experience preparing financial reports and accounting outputs for assigned entities.
• •Experience resolving accounting or reporting problems by identifying causes and implementing practical solutions.
• •Familiarity with enterprise-wide accounting software.

What would be an advantage?

• •Advanced-level experience with SAP.
• •Background in audit or experience supporting audit processes.

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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.

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.

Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.

Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here

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.