Accounting Manager - Commercial Finance

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

Mattel Finance hires leaders. Every one of our finance professionals works in a global finance organization interacting with senior leadership and with the accountability and responsibility to grow a career. We are a strong and nimble finance department focused on driving business results in the most cost-effective manner. We pride ourselves on consistent processes, fast decisions, and increased accountability.

Job Description

The Opportunity: 

Mattel is seeking a Manager, North America Commercial Finance to help lead the accounting team for the region. The position will be located in El Segundo, CA and will report to the Director of Accounting, North America Finance. The Manager is responsible for helping to ensure full compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal practices for the Canada region. This role will work closely with the Accounting Director and other members of the North America Finance Leadership team to challenge assumptions and expenditures set by the business and provide critical insights and reporting on the financial performance of a $3B+ portfolio that includes the United States and Canada.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

Operations

• Co-Manage the region’s close process and ensures the accurate and timely completion of transactions, journal entries, and account reconciliations to support the close and reporting processes
• Apply US GAAP and Corporate Accounting policies, and seeks guidance from the Accounting Director and Corporate Controller’s office in complex situations
• Represent North American business unit on Next Generation Finance, a project to redesign finance at Mattel from end to end (new GL structure, new company structure, new accounting software), a critical finance project expected to run through 2026
• Leads accurate and timely issuance of month-end, quarter, and annual financial reports
• Manages and monitors critical accounts such as, but not limited to, accounts receivable, sales, sales adjustments, cost of sales, variable costs, POS, and inventory
• Manages internal and external audits in coordination with leadership and the Corporate Controller’s office
• Analyzes the region’s financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs, and compliance with budgets in coordination with the region’s Accounting Director
• Reviews yearly SOX requirements from external auditors and helps update policies and documentation
• Ensures compliance with all applicable governmental finance and accounting regulations, including filing and/or maintaining of required forms
• Issues regular status reports to leadership on the region’s financial performance and special projects
• Serves as a key point of contact for a variety of questions, ad hoc projects, and problem resolutions

Leadership / Teaming

• Works with other finance teams, including Global FP&A, Global Supply Chain Finance, Brand Finance, Franchise Finance, and Commercial teams, including regional Sales and Marketing, to understand financial drivers, ensure financials are accurate, and provide critical reporting, analysis, and insight to aid in decision making
• Develop a close working relationship with the shared services function, overseeing, and performing reviews of the following: AP invoice entry, payment processing, cash application, AR invoice collections, AR deductions, and Balance Sheet account reconciliations.
• Leads performance management and appraisals as well as goal setting for direct reports, providing developmental feedback to help take the organization forward
• Team Leadership: Approximately 3 team members

Continuous Improvement

• Drives continuous improvement for accounting/finance processes, creating best-in-class processes and policies that evolve with business needs and emerging risks

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For: 

• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant preferred
• Industry experience with multinational consumer products companies preferred
• 8+ years of experience (6 with a Master’s) with proven track record working in various accounting capacities (e.g., general accounting, management, and external reporting)
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Expertise in the following areas: technical accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and project management
• Effective and influential in working through a highly matrixed structure to deliver the end solution; flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• The position requires innovative and entrepreneurial thinking, exceptional leadership, cross-functional team leadership, a strong results orientation, and ability to understand and apply analytics to business decisions
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning,

The annual base salary range for this position is between $120,000 and $140,000
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
How We Work:
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:

We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.
Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran and protected veteran status, disability status, and or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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