Accounts Payable Supervisor - Mattel Global Shared Services

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Account Management • $84,400 PA - $106,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Accounts Payable Supervisor at Mattel Global Shared Services will oversee a small team, managing the full invoice lifecycle for North and South American entities. Responsibilities include supplier onboarding, month-end close procedures, account reconciliations, cash forecasting, payment disbursement, and BPO (Genpact) liaison. The role requires strong accounting principles knowledge, proficiency in Oracle (preferred), and excellent communication skills. Compliance with Mattel's financial policies and SOX is crucial. The position involves daily operations support, metric reporting, process enhancement, and participation in global standardization initiatives. Overtime is required, particularly at month-end.
Must have:
  • 5+ years AP experience
  • Full knowledge of accounting principles
  • Oracle experience (preferred)
  • Team management
  • Reconciliations & cash forecasting
  • SOX compliance

Job Details

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.

Job Description

The Opportunity: 

We are looking for a full-time Accounts Payable Supervisor role to support Mattel’s Global Accounts Payable functions in our North and South America entities. This position will be responsible for working with internal stakeholders, our BPO and external suppliers to ensure timely and accurate record keeping of all Accounts Payable transactions. Our mission is to deliver a world class service while continuously optimizing operational efficiencies and global standardization. This position will report to a Sr. Manager in Global Shared Services and will be based in our East Aurora office.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

  • Supervision of a small team (analyst-level)
  • Support supplier onboarding, oversight of the full invoice life cycle, month end close procedures, and monthly liability account reconciliations for approximately 10 legal entities for both 3rd party and Intercompany payables
  • Prepare daily and weekly cash forecast for Corporate Treasury based on projected disbursements
  • Disburse payments, manage bank rejections/returns
  • Ensure all GL accounting entries are posted to avoid month end discrepancies to liability, expense and bank accounts
  • Support daily operations with the BPO (Genpact) and ensure transaction queues are maintained timely and accurately
  • Maintain governance, including proper documentation on the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of all activities, ensuring there are no knowledge or service gaps in any process that may result in negative service levels to the business or financial misstatements
  • Participate and lead frequent governance/stakeholder calls and provide training as necessary
  • Maintain and report key metrics to validate accuracy, understand root cause analysis, and implement future enhancements
  • Meet Service Level Agreements with our business partners
  • Comply with all Mattel’s Financial Policies, SOX and Audit Certification tasks
  • Liaison with other Payables Managers to ensure global payables standardization and efficiencies across the organization.
  • Develop and maintain professional relationships while providing high quality, efficient and courteous service
  • Oversee the escalations for both the business stakeholders and our suppliers to ensure timely and satisfactory resolutions
  • Participate in various MGSS projects to meet corporate objectives, including Next Gen Finance that will drive improvements in our Payables environment and across other workstreams

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
  • 5+ years related experience in accounting, finance or a related field
  • Full knowledge of accounting principals, preparing detailed account reconciliations and balance sheet/income statement impacts
  • Strong knowledge of PC’s and software including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and Teams
  • Oracle Experience (On-Prem) or Cloud is preferred
  • Manage a high volume of work while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to research independently to drill down and find account discrepancies, identify problems, suggest viable solutions and make decisions within scope of responsibility
  • Excellent written, verbal & interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with people at all levels
  • Work in and support a team environment, keeping with Mattel’s One-Team values
  • Ability to recognize opportunities to streamline and standardize global processes
  • Must be well organized, flexible and able to shift priorities to meet deadlines
  • Overtime is mandatory, particularly at month end periods and for periodic calls in different time zones
  • Travel may be necessary
  • 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 $84,400 and $106,000.
**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 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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About The Company

We empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.


We treat play as if the future depends on it — because it does. Play is our language, and we speak to our consumers authentically by representing the world as they see and imagine it.


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 through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Monster High and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual 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.


Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators.

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