Mattel

Toys

FinanceManagerCommercial

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME
The Brief

“Finance Manager - Commercial at Mattel. Skills: Commercial Finance, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Reporting, Process Improvement. Track trade spend budgets. Lead trade spend forecasts”

What You'll Achieve.

Enhance operational excellence; Deliver actionable insights to support business performance; Support better commercial decision-making; Ensure timely payments; Reduced aged AR; Clearer, forward-looking insights

Industry & Context.

Toys
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving skills; Translate analytical findings into actionable solutions and processes

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

CPA with at least 8 years of commercial finance background, Experience in CPG/toys/retail customer environments with trade spend, Advanced Excel is a must, 3+ years of people leading experience, Highly analytical capability (modelling and variance analysis), Experience with financial systems/reporting modernization and data governance mindset, Adaptable, detail-oriented with problem-solving skills and high degree of initiative

Nice to Have

familiarity with Sales Force, familiarity with Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (EPBCS), familiarity with Tableau

What You'll Do.

Track trade spend budgets

Lead trade spend forecasts

Develop dashboards for customer benefits

Support decision-making with promotional deal analysis

Provide customer P&L insights

Analyze mix/margin drivers and SKU analysis

Analyze key drivers of Actual vs Forecast (sales

Lead annual and quarterly forecasting

Create a “Single Source of Truth” for data

Improve management reporting

Improve reporting and processes for clearer

forward-looking insights

Oversee AR function to ensure timely payments

Review AR reserves reconciliations

Maintain financial controls

Ensure SOX compliance

Liaise with internal and external auditors

Support business on queries

new projects and problem resolutions

Manage performance and develop direct reports

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering closely with the Head of Finance and key stakeholders; Develop a close working relationship with key stakeholders and shared services function; Alignment across functions for business planning; Collaboration with shared services function

Communication Scope

Excellent communication abilities

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