Financial Analyst

3 Weeks ago • 2-3 Years • Financial Analysis

Job Summary

Job Description

Mattel is seeking a Financial Analyst to support the Sr Manager Finance and act as a finance business partner for the France commercial team. This role involves cooperating with stakeholders in a dynamic, fast-paced environment to achieve sales, profitability, and working capital goals. The analyst will manage customer benefits, report on and drive improvements in customer profitability, and analyze and control customer promotional budgets. Responsibilities include reviewing and approving on-invoice promotion discounts, managing budgets for DFI, sales adjustments, and SG&A, and providing ad-hoc analyses to the France Commercial Team and EMEA Finance Team. The role requires partnering with stakeholders to drive key financial metrics and maintaining collaborative relationships with European and local teams. Support for closing activities and understanding SG&A within the specific country of leadership are also key aspects of this position. Mattel emphasizes creativity, innovation, collaboration, and execution in its work environment.
Must have:
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Results oriented
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Strong technical skills (MS Access/Excel/SQL/VBA)
  • Basic accounting knowledge
  • Proactive individual
  • Fluent French/English speaker
Good to have:
  • Experience with Oracle, AS400, Salesforce, HPT
  • Commercial understanding of a consumer goods company
  • Experience in journal entry and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Exposure to a commercial environment (retail or FMCG)

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, entertain 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

Supporting the Sr Manager Finance in providing specific Financial Analysis and serving as a finance business partner and support for France commercial team. Cooperate with multiple stakeholders in a dynamic, fast paced environment to ensure we reach our sales, profitability and working capital goals. Continuously look for improvement and simplification, both within and outside of Finance Team

What Your Impact Will Be:

  • Management of customer benefits (/forecast / actuals / Variances analysis)
  • Reporting, analysis and driving actions for improvement of customer profitability
  • Analysis and control of customer promotional budgets
  • Review and approval of on-invoice promotion discounts (PEX)
  • Budgets Management (DFI, sales adjustments, SG&A)
  • Support France Commercial Team, as well as EMEA Finance Team with ad-hoc analyses
  • Partnering with key stakeholders across the organization to drive sales, profit and working capital metrics
  • Maintain collaborative relations with European and local teams
  • Monthly Quarterly and annual Support on Closing activities
  • To fully understand SG&A within the specific country of leadership

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

  • Excellent implementation (efficiency, on time, on budget, on quality)
  • Excellent communication skills; ability to liaise with people at all levels across the business
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Results oriented; ability to apply sound commercial reasoning and logical thinking
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Strong technical skills (MS Access/Excel/SQL/VBA – manipulate complex/raw data). Experience with Oracle, AS400, Salesforce, HPT will be advantageous
  • Commercial understanding of a consumer goods company
  • Basic accounting knowledge with experience in journal entry and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Proactive individual who can manage deadlines and take quick decisions
  • Fast paced, dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders
  • Balancing between different objectives (local vs. regional, profitability vs. working capital etc.)

 

Requirements:

Educational background:

  • Finance or Accounting Degree or equivalent in Finance or Business-related discipline

Professional experience

  • Preferably 2-3 years of experience in finance function
  • Exposure to a commercial environment (retail or FMCG) would be advantageous
  • Fluent French/English speaker

Additional Information

What It’s Like to Work Here

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation 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 company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries 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 children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

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,  individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

 

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