Accounts Receivable - Credit - Manager Specialist

　　Location Prague, Czechia

　　Job ID 0000013457

　　Category Finance

　　Job Description

　　Join us in a pivotal role as an AR Manager Specialist, where your expertise will significantly impact our AR credit processes. Take the lead in identifying areas for improvement, aiming for maximum efficiency and precision.

　　In this dynamic position, you will spearhead and coordinate credit management projects on both regional and global scales, striving for an optimal balance between credit risk and opportunities. Your contribution will be instrumental in securing our financial goals.

　　Embark on an exciting journey, not only excelling in credit management partnership but also playing a key role in mentoring junior colleagues within the broader AR function!

　　Core Responsibilities

　　Championing a high-performance, customer-centric culture within the AR department, you will play a crucial role in ensuring daily transactional tasks are completed promptly. Your responsibility extends to supporting the Team Lead in handling ad-hoc tasks, contributing to the seamless operation of the department.

　　Key responsibilities include:

　　Conducting regular credit limits reviews, financial analyses (quarterly, ad-hoc, seasonal). This involves maintaining Credit Masterdata, creating Scases (credit limit recommendation tickets), and following up on temporary credit limit or guarantee expiries.

　　Providing support to local Finance Business Partners, Sales/Country/General Managers on credit exposure and related risks.

　　Playing a vital role in planning and performing risk mitigation initiatives (such as Bank guarantees, Group guarantees, and Letters of Credit)

　　Actively participating in monthly Credit Risk Wheels to engage in discussions on portfolio performances with senior business partners.

　　Coordinating Auditor’s requests for year-end and Interim Audits.

　　Handling Month-End Reporting & Closing Activities, including internal controls.

　　Promoting and facilitating optimization initiatives across different functional areas regionally and globally, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.

　　Building and strengthening a professional network on a group scale.

　　Play your part in our team succeeding

　　The LEGO Business Service Operations (BSO) is a shared service center that delivers HR and Finance services to the entire LEGO Group from 3 locations; Monterrey, Prague and Singapore. The purpose of the BSO is to create an effective and efficient platform for growth to support our strategy and reach twice as many kids over the next 5-7 years.

　　Our AR team ensure support of the entire EMEA region.

　　Do you have what it takes?

　　Demonstrated working experience from Finance function and preferably experience in international accounting

　　Experience of working and driving a highly collaborative environment in a global setting, promoting coherence and the end-to-end perspective

　　Significant business and market understanding (experience) both at operational and tactical level

　　Personal drive and initiative, excellent communication and collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to build trust and credibility with assigned business areas or other key partners

　　Strong negotiation and persuasion skills to achieve desired outcome

　　Microsoft Office at experienced level as well as SAP knowledge

　　Mature personality with enthusiasm for mentoring and helping less experienced colleagues and with a can-do attitude

　　Inquisitive minds to challenge the current processes and identify waste

　　Knowledge on Lean Management tools would be an advantage as well as previous project management experience

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　　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 are covered 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 and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

　　Your 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 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.

　　Just imagine building your dream career.

　　Then make it real.

　　Join the LEGO ® team today.