Finance Manager

About Hasbro 

Hasbro is a leading games, IP and toy company whose mission is to create joy and community through the magic of play. With over 164 years of expertise, Hasbro delivers groundbreaking play experiences and reaches over 500 million kids, families and fans around the world, through physical and digital games, video games, toys, licensed consumer products, location-based entertainment, film, TV and more.   

Through its franchise-first approach, Hasbro unlocks value from both new and legacy IP, including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, MONOPOLY, HASBRO GAMES, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH and PEPPA PIG, as well as premier partner brands. Powered by its portfolio of thousands of iconic marks and a diversified network of partners and subsidiary studios, Hasbro brings fans together wherever they are, from tabletop to screen.  

For more than a decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media, a 2025 JUST Capital Industry Leader, one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S. by the Civic 50, and a Brand that Matters by Fast Company. For more information, visit https://corporate.hasbro.com or @Hasbro on LinkedIn.    

To deliver as a strategic financial partner to Hasbro Licensing Consumer Products (LCP) teams across APAC, supporting Directors and Category Managers in licensee negotiations and ongoing relationships. The role also manages internal financial reporting, forecasting, and planning processes, Agent negotiation and ongoing partnership with agents, while providing key financial insights and updates to LCP Commercial team to drive informed business decisions.

Key Responsibility:

General Finance Support:

• Finance support to local LCP category team in areas such as budgeting and forecasting, and Long-Range Planning
• Prepare, submit and present all corporate reports including budgets, forecasts, and actual and strategic plans. These requirements include:
• Monthly and Quarterly   P&L submissions to Global Finance
• Revenue forecast and actual submissions Global Finance.
• Lead the support for royalty reporting issues, and budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning exercises.
• Reconciliation and explanation of all plans to actual variances for both revenue and expenses:
• In-depth analysis and interpretation of financial data to monitor and report on progress to plans.
• Lead the support for all enquiries with GLR, SSC, credit collections to resolve discrepancies.
• Overseeing the preparation and management of all operating expenses including:
• Manage all expense budgets and forecasts submissions.
• Investigate and resolve any discrepancies.
• Handle ad hoc finance tasks as requested by APAC Directors, Director Finance and Global Finance.

Business Analysis Service:

• Financial support for Licensing Consumer Products team including financial analysis requests.
• Develop broader, strategic initiatives and pending negotiations with licensees recommending actions in line with divisional goals.
• Advise senior management on key projects and new business opportunities.
• Control the integrity of the cost and royalty information to the team.
• Develop guidelines to the team using consistent methodology in forecast, budget and strategic plan.
• Evaluate deal potential and provide finance analysis maximizing opportunities to gain greatest results.
• Evaluate, manage and work closely with Agents
• Apply process automation to automate data extraction and financial analysis, staying updated with the latest industry trends and technological advancements to continuously improve financial processes.

Other:

• Work closely with HTC Finance to oversee LCP business including the local HTC Licensing contracts and invoices raised from the Golden tax system
• Participate in licensing system fix
• Work with Shared Services APAC with respect to the approval of all Purchase Requisition.
• Approve all cost centre invoices related to LCP up to approved level.

Key requirements

Education and Experience

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA / CPA desirable).
• 5-7 Year of progressive finance experience with 3-5 years as a manager
• Familiarity with licensing and royalty accounting. Is highly preferred.
• SAP experience
• Experience with data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI) and programming languages is a plus but not essential.

Skills and Competencies

• Exposure to multi-currency reporting environment.
• Experience in financial planning and business analysis.
• Advanced PC skills (Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel).
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail.
• Highly organized.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to provide accurate and timely information and analysis to others.
• Ability to assess current procedures and determine changes where necessary.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently.
• Capability to clearly summarize and present information to Senior Management.
• Dedicated, pro-active and flexibility on Work hours due to time zones and peak seasons.

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