Manager, Sales Tax

2 Months ago • 6 Years + • Sales • $100,000 PA - $123,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This role oversees accounting functions for the Mattel Global Shared Services US Indirect Tax team, ensuring timely and accurate processing of sales tax, property tax, and other compliance filings. Responsibilities include verifying tax transactions align with local requirements and accounting principles. The role involves partnering with an offshore BPO team, managing US indirect tax responsibilities, performing monthly GL account analysis, evaluating team performance, conducting tax research, identifying process improvements, and serving as a subject matter expert for Oracle Cloud platform implementation. This position requires an onsite presence four days per week.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's Degree in accounting or related field
  • 6+ years’ experience in tax, accounting or related field
  • Leadership experience managing a team
  • Experience working in a Shared Services Operating model
Good to have:
  • CPA is preferred
  • Experience utilizing major tax software

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.

The Team:

The Shared Services Organization is on a transformation journey – set out to dramatically improve its operations by adopting best practices and developing a culture of continuous improvement. Our current operating model consists of regional captive centers supported by a global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operation for our Finance & Accounting processes.  Becoming a world-class Shared Services Organization requires changes in our business processes and many of our existing accounting systems. To that point, we have embarked on several strategic initiatives to upgrade our systems and automate and standardize our processes.

Job Description

The Opportunity: 

This role is responsible for overseeing the accounting functions for the Mattel Global Shared Services US Indirect Tax team to ensure the timely and accurate processing of sales tax, property tax, and other compliance filings. This position is responsible for verifying that tax transactions are handled in accordance with local statutory requirements, accounting industry guidelines, and accounted for based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This role will partner with our BPO offshore team.

This position is onsite, 4 days per week, at our East Aurora, NY campus. It reports to the Sr. Manager of General Ledger & Indirect Tax, Mattel Global Shared Services. 

What Your Impact Will Be: 

  • Manage US indirect tax responsibilities; including sales and use tax fillings and amendments, real and business property fillings, unclaimed property and business tax registrations, renewals, and other compliance fillings
  • Understand and adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and compliance with Mattel Corporate Accounting Policies 
  • Monthly analysis of GL accounts to ensure proper accounting & accrual calculations; identify, research, & resolve unusual balances
  • Strong comprehension of accounting practices, especially related to prepaids, accruals, liabilities (and understanding normal debit/credit balances for each), plus ability to interpret unexpected swings in balances/activity
  • Evaluate off-site & internal teams’ performance & align goals & project priorities to ensure that deadlines are met, fillings are accurate, payments are submitted timely; all while minimizing audit exposure
  • Conduct tax research to assist with projects and point person for non-income tax related inquires to provide tax advice to ensure Mattel entities are compliant with most current tax rates and laws
  • Suggest solutions and preventative controls to reduce errors 
  • Lead in identifying and developing process improvements 
  • Serve as main contact and subject matter expert for US Indirect tax for Mattel’s implementation of Oracle Cloud platform
  • Support activities and projects of the wider shared services team
  • Develop and maintain professional relationships with Mattel Global Shared Services Americas customers while providing high quality, efficient, and collaborative service 
     

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field
  • CPA is preferred
  • 6+ years’ experience in tax, accounting or related field
  • Leadership experience managing a team
  • Experience working in a Shared Services Operating model
  • Experience utilizing major tax software preferred:  Thomson Reuters, CCH, Avalara, Vertex, etc. as well as financial systems:  Oracle Financials Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system,  Hyperion Financial Management, Cognos reporting tools


The annual base salary range for this position is between $100,000 and $123,000 
**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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