Associate Financial Analyst - Sales 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: 

We are seeking an Associate Financial Analyst to act as a key member of the Global Commercial Finance Team, demonstrating business ownership of the trade spend management tool as well as managing relationships with key constituents across global markets. The position is located in El Segundo, CA and reports to a Commercial Finance Manager.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Consolidate insights, process and reporting requirements of Global Sales and Finance teams and develop standard practices.
• Work closely with global Finance and Sales teams to develop and support a Trade Promotion Management (TPM) system
• Provide power-user ongoing support to current end users: first point of contact for Regional Power Users; triage and manage platform support inbox; manage issue resolution with third party developer and internal SME’s.
• Ensure Global tool adoption across existing and new users.
• Partner with Commercial Finance and Technology teams to support data validation, analysis, and visualization within Salesforce and Tableau platforms.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities for platform and process enhancements.
• Perform financial analyses including trend analysis, what-if scenarios and customer Gross to Net.
• Analyze ROI effectiveness on key account promotional programs.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

The ideal candidate is seeking to expand their practical business experience in a fast-paced environment.

• BA/BS Finance or Accounting or related preferred
• 1-3+ years work experience
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with all levels of management, internal and external
• Experience with Salesforce platform preferred
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload
• High degree of initiative, drive, confidence, and resilience
• Professional presence that is adaptable and teamwork-oriented
• Aptitude for managing processes.
• Organized and tasked oriented
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

The annual base salary range for this position is between $72,000 and $83,000
**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.

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 more than 195 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.

Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.
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 including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

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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