Senior Accountant - GL

Job Description

Just imagine helping ensure every number tells the right story. Then make it real!

Core Responsibilities:

As a Senior Accountant - GL based in Prague, you'll support assigned countries across EMEA, working hands-on with General Ledger activities that keep the business running smoothly. At the LEGO Group®, you'll combine accounting knowledge, collaboration, and curiosity while helping shape a high-quality Finance organization.

You will also:

• Perform General Ledger postings, account clearings, and month-end closing activities for assigned entities.
• Manage balance sheet reconciliations in BlackLine and follow up outstanding balances.
• Support GL Controllers for assigned countries, ensuring accurate and compliant accounting records.
• Partner with Finance colleagues, auditors, and business teams to resolve accounting issues and deliver reliable reporting.
• Contribute to process improvements while maintaining controls, compliance, and high-quality financial data.

This is a 12-month temporary position, and no relocation assistance is available.

Play your part in our team succeeding

You'll join the General Ledger team within Business Service Operations, supporting colleagues and business partners across the EMEA region from Prague. The team works closely with Finance partners across countries and functions, delivering accurate accounting, reconciliations, reporting, and compliance activities while continuing to strengthen quality, knowledge sharing, and process excellence.

Together, we build, rebuild and inspire through collaboration, supporting one another while continuously learning in an international environment where ideas are welcomed and acted upon.

Do you have what it takes?

• Experience in General Ledger accounting or transferable Finance experience from AP, AR, or Record-to-Report environments.
• Comfortable handling journal entries, account reconciliations, balance sheet activities, and month-end processes.
• Hands-on SAP experience is essential, with curiosity to learn new tools and processes.
• Clear English communication skills and a collaborative approach to working across countries and functions.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA.
• Exposure to BlackLine, shared service centers, statutory reporting, or international accounting environments.

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.