Finance Manager, Retail Development

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** Job Description
** We are looking for a commercially-focused Finance Manager to join our LEGO Retail Finance team. This role focuses on optimising the store portfolio by managing new openings, relocations, lease renewals, and sustainability efforts, while providing financial insights to enhance the overall performance and strategic growth of the retail network.

Bring your analytical skills and become a catalyst for growth in a dynamic and strategically important part of the LEGO Group!
** Please note that no relocation assistance is available for this position.
**** Core Responsibilities
** In this role you will be the Finance Business Partner supporting the Retail Development function. More specifically you will:
• Deliver business cases for global new store openings & relocations   
• Own store lease renewals and real estate management   
• Assist in the delivery of the annual planning cycle   
• Support partners with sustainability agenda for stores   
• Act as a key business partner to the real estate and store expansion teams   
• Provide insights and analysis into post investment performance
** Play your part in our team succeeding
** LEGO Retail Finance consists of ~20 colleagues based across Europe, the US and Asia. You will report into the Senior Finance Business Partner for Retail Stores (who reports to the Stores Finance Director).
** Do you have
*** Experience working within the finance area in a global organisation. This includes experience within commercial finance and business partnering
* Finance experience within a retail business is highly preferred. Experience business partnering the property department on store expansion is desirable.
* Experience building complex financial models to support business cases
* Strong communication and collaboration skills
* Organised and structured ways of working
* Analytical approach, enjoying getting to the route of issues and making improvements
* Comfortable challenging and influencing key partners
* Proficient in Excel, SAP and PowerPoint#LI-KR1

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.

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.
** Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen made his first wooden toy in 1932. He persevered against the odds until his business was a success. Constantly innovating, never compromising. Building, rebuilding, and striving for the best. It is this resilience and permanent sense of renewal that drives us forward.

We are never still. We will always be creating, inventing, andhaving fun. Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow”.
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