Financial Analyst, Brand Finance (Contract)

What will you work on?

This position will report to the Brand Finance Director and will be responsible for supporting the North American Brand Finance Team. Key responsibilities include maintaining brand finance forecast models, analyzing profitability of potential new products, and providing sales and profitability reporting to cross-functional teams.

How will you create impact?

• Partner with cross-functional teams to update, maintain, and assist them with their financial forecast models -- e.g. the Toy Line Plan (TLP)
• Produce sales and profitability reports for brand finance and cross-functional teams.
• Assist in developing and maintaining product price databases.
• Assist brand finance in scrutinizing and updating key product cost drivers used in financial forecast models.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to provide financial forecasts for new products and merchandising displays for the Vendor Cost Approval (VCA) and Capital Expense Approval (CEA) processes.
• Partner with cross-functional teams if the analysis for VCA/CEA is under corporate thresholds to provide the rationale.
• Provide forecast updates including variance analysis with commentary and explanation for significant variances.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis to support the Brand Finance team.

What are your skills and experience?

• High proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, etc) and other MS Office programs.
• Demonstrated business partnership building.
• 0-2 years of post-qualification related experience in a financial business support / commercial finance / Financial planning and analysis role an asset.
• Knowledge of financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting

The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in California is $60,000 to $75,000 Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

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