Sr Finance Director - Americas Manufacturing + **Location** Monterrey, Mexico + **Job ID** 0000022112 + **Category** Finance **Job Description** Are you excited about the opportunity to lead the end-to-end finance responsibilities and contribute to the success of LEGO Americas Manufacturing? This is an awesome opportunity to partner with the Americas Leadership Team to drive short-long term financial and operational execution. The Sr Finance Director will own the Finance Business Partnering for Manufacturing in the Americas region, including oversee all financial activities within the factories in Monterrey and Virginia, ensuring strong financial performance. This role involves strategic planning, financial analysis, budgeting, reporting and handling large factory construction projects. **Core Responsibilities:** + **Finance Business Partnering:** Act as a strategic partner across the 3 manufacturing sites, providing financial insights and support to drive business decisions. + **Stakeholder Engagement:** Build strong relationships with key partners to understand their financial needs and challenges. + **Performance Monitoring:** Track and analyse departmental performance, offering actionable insights to improve efficiency and effectiveness. + **Decision Support:** Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support key business decisions, including new projects, cost-saving initiatives, and process improvements. + **Examples of Tasks:** + **Budget Reviews:** Conduct regular budget reviews with department heads to ensure alignment with financial goals. + **Cost-Benefit Analysis:** Perform cost-benefit analyses for proposed projects to determine financial viability. + **Financial Modelling:** Develop financial models to forecast future performance and support strategic planning. + **Variance Analysis:** Analyse financial variances and provide explanations and recommendations for corrective actions. + **KPI Development:** Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track financial and operational performance. + **Ad Hoc Reporting:** Prepare ad hoc financial reports and analyses as requested by senior management. + **Budgeting and Forecasting:** Lead the annual budgeting process and provide accurate financial forecasts. + **Financial Reporting:** Prepare and present financial reports to senior management and stakeholders. + **Cost Management:** Monitor and control factory costs to improve profitability. + **Team Leadership:** Manage and mentor the finance team, fostering a continuous improvement mindset and End-to-End understanding. + **Risk Management:** Identify and mitigate financial risks. + **Investment Analysis:** Evaluate investment opportunities and provide recommendations. + **Collaboration:** Work closely with Engineering and other central teams to support operational and strategic initiatives. **Are you up for the challenge?** + Relevant experience in Finance in a Sr Leadership role in manufacturing environment. + Strong analytical, strategic planning, and communication skills. + Shown understanding about manufacturing accounting principles. + High level of integrity and strong leadership. **Hybrid** **working** **model** Our workplace enables our LEGO® colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues. 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 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. **Wellbeing** – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs 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. 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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply. 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. 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