Brand Finance Analyst

2 Months ago • 2-4 Years • Finance

Job Summary

Job Description

The Brand Finance Analyst will support the budgeting, forecasting, and pricing processes for Spin Master's European operations. Key responsibilities include maintaining Toy Line Plans (TLPs), supporting the VCA process, ensuring accurate pricing in systems, preparing PL budgets and forecasts, providing commercial finance support to sales teams, modeling financial scenarios, and analyzing brand/product profitability. The role requires strong Excel, SAP, and BI skills, excellent communication, and collaboration with finance and commercial teams. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in the UK, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office.
Must have:
  • Expert in Excel, SAP, BI
  • Budgeting, forecasting, pricing
  • Data analysis & interpretation
  • Collaboration with commercial teams
  • Financial modeling & reporting
Good to have:
  • FMCG, Toy, or Fashion experience
  • Experience with TLP tools
Perks:
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Comprehensive Benefits
  • Growth and Career Opportunities

Job Details

Please Note: If you are a current Spin Master employee with access to Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?

At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you!

Job Description:

Please note this is a 12-month fixed term contract

Spin Master is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through it’s three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Hatchimals®, Rubik’s Cube® and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties.

What will you work on?

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Brand Finance Europe, the Brand Finance Analyst will ensure that budgeting, forecasting and pricing is accurate and timely, along with providing reporting and decision support to the commercial teams.

The Brand Finance Analyst will be a key contributor to the quarterly forecasting and monthly performance tracking processes, working with both finance and non-finance colleagues across Europe to further understanding of financial performance. Whilst supporting decision making on new products the individual will gain a strong insight into the product line up and the levers which can be used to influence profitability and cash flow.

This is a UK based role, and the Brand Finance Analyst will be expected to be in the office a minimum of three days a week.


How will you create impact?

  • Together with Sales Marketing; maintain and ensure accuracy of Toy Line Plans (TLPs) and of all TLP rates.
  • Support the VCA (Vendor Cost Approval) process with any Europe specific TLPs.
  • Provide support training for the TLP tools to Sales and Marketing teams.
  • Ensure all price lists are created and validated, Market lead approvals obtained, and accurate pricing is set up in the systems on a timely basis.
  • Preparation of PL budgets and forecasts working closely with Sales, Marketing, Europe FPA, Financial Reporting and Operations Finance teams.
  • Provide commercial finance partner support to the Sales teams.
  • Model financial scenarios and PLs for new products and/or initiatives. Support business decisions relating to Allowances Agreements (return on Trade Investment in Marketing vs Allowances) and Demand Plans etc.
  • Develop a solid understanding of the profit levers. Understand the operational and commercial limitations and advise business stakeholders and senior management on how to maximise contribution.
  • Provide brand and product profitability and performance tracking, reporting and analysis.
  • Responsibility for the management of all sales allowance costs and for ensuring that the team have control, reporting and understanding of all allowance costs by customer and by calendar year.
  • Communicating any changes in allowances (terms and OA) to Credit Collection, Finance Managers and the Senior Manager Brand Finance Europe.
  • Carry out ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed.
  • Drive continuous improvements to deliver more efficient and effective business support to the commercial teams.
  • Support any local and global projects as required.
  • Act as advisor to the Sales teams on Brand Finance matters.



What are your skills and experience?

  • Graduate or Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance or similar.
  • Qualified Finance Professional with a minimum experience of 2-4 years preferably in the FMCG, Toy or Fashion industries.
  • Expert level of working with Excel, SAP, SAP BI, BOBJ and BPC.
  • Excellent in data gathering and interpretation.
  • Fluent in English, verbal and written
  • Evidence of successful business support experience and collaborative partnering skill to influence up and down the organisation.
  • Integrity, honesty and understanding of data privacy standards.
  • Excellent communication skills, rigorous, organised and able to work collaboratively with commercial and finance teams within Europe and Internationally.
  • Excellent mathematical, analytical, problem solving and organisational skill.
  • Thorough understanding of business principles and practices.
  • Superior attention to detail with excellent follow-up.
  • Team player with proven ability to work well under pressure and deadlines.
  • Strong organisational skills, detail oriented, and a self-starter.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects.
  • Problem solving skills with the ability to seek alternative solutions.
  • Teamwork – showing a commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
  • Integrity – fostering trust and a positive work environment.
  • Innovation – bringing creativity to the workplace.
  • Ability to travel for business purposes as required.

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What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

  • Growth and Career Opportunities
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
  • Comprehensive Benefits
  • Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?

At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you!

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