Head of Strategic Finance

Job Description

Are you an expert Finance Director looking for a new challenge? The LEGO Group are seeking a Head of Strategic Finance to drive excellence in strategic planning and delivery.

You will be the lead on our strategic finance agenda. Here, you will play an integral part in our long-term financial planning, driving strategic projects and building required capabilities. Doing so, you will collaborate closely with colleagues across the organization, with the CFO and other key corporate and business stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities

• Play a key role in the development and operationalizing of long term plans and strategy
• Be responsible for the financial planning and tracking of the strategy
• Ensure that long-term financial ambitions are translated into yearly plans and targets
• Lead and support in high-impact projects (efficiency program, ESG, external investment, new capabilities, large scale projects, etc.)
• Drive quality for our business case process and drive improvements in our approach to long-term prioritisation
• Deliver above both via hands-on delivery and through leadership of the Strategic Finance team

The Person

• You have demonstrated ability in relevant finance roles including experience with strategic finance, long term planning, business cases or strategy development, preferably from a multinational company
• Retail or FMCG industry experience is preferred
• You have validated end to end and commercially savvy.
• You are an outstanding networker and have strong influencing skills towards multifunctional senior stakeholders
• You a tried fast learner.
• You have excellent English communication skills in both speech and writing.
• Passionate about team leadership and development

Join the global LEGO® family

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 proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

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.

Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.

Join the global LEGO® team

What’s in it for you? Here are some of what to expect: 

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues arecovered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.
• 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, you’ll be rewarded through our global bonus scheme.
• Your workplace – Our offices will be your primary workplace with flexibility to work from home during your working week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model, role eligibility and frequency with you.

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

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.

Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.