Mattel

Finance Manager - Commercial

Mattel$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • CPA with 8+ years in commercial finance
  • Experience in CPG/toys/retail with trade spend
  • Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with Salesforce, Oracle EPBCS, Tableau preferred
  • 3+ years of leadership experience
  • Strong analytical skills for modeling and variance analysis
  • Experience with financial reporting modernization and data governance
  • Detail-oriented, adaptable, and excellent problem-solver

Responsibilities

  • Track trade spend budgets and lead forecasts
  • Conduct profitability analysis for promotional deals and customer P&L
  • Analyze P&L drivers against forecasts
  • Lead annual and quarterly business planning
  • Create a 'Single Source of Truth' for data management
  • Implement process improvements for clearer insights
  • Oversee accounts receivable functions and ensure timely payments
  • Foster collaborations with key stakeholders and teams
  • Manage and develop team performance
  • Ensure compliance with financial controls and SOX regulations
  • Support business queries and new projects

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Resources for employee empowerment
  • Inclusive workplace culture
  • Opportunities for job alerts and updates about the company
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded Commercial Finance Manager to join our team. This is a hands-on role for a well-rounded finance professional who can enhance operational excellence while delivering actionable insights to support business performance. Partnering closely with the Head of Finance and key stakeholders, you will help improve processes, strengthen reporting, and provide financial analysis that supports better commercial decision-making. The role requires strong analytical skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What Your Impact Will Be:
  • Trade Spend: Track budgets, lead forecasts, and develop dashboards for customer benefits
  • Profitability Analysis: Support decision-making with promotional deal analysis, customer P&L insights, mix/margin drivers and SKU analysis
  • P&L Analysis: Analyze key drivers of Actual vs Forecast, including sales, margin and operating income
  • Business Planning: Lead the annual and quarterly forecasting, including alignment across functions
  • Data management: Responsible for creating a "Single Source of Truth" and improving management reporting
  • Process Improvement: Improve reporting and processes to deliver clearer, forward-looking insights
  • Working Capital: Oversee AR function that is managed by shared service team to ensure timely payments, reduced aged AR and review AR reserves reconciliations
  • Collaboration: Develop a close working relationship with the key stakeholders and shared services function
  • Team Leadership: Manage performance and develop direct reports
  • Compliance and Controls: Maintain strong financial controls, ensure SOX compliance and liaison with internal and external auditors
  • Business support: Serves as a key point of contact to support the business on queries, new projects and problem resolutions


Qualifications

What We're Looking For:
  • 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 and familiarity with Sales Force, Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (EPBCS), Tableau, as added advantages
  • 3+ years of people leading experience
  • Highly analytical capability (modelling and variance analysis), able to translate analytical findings into actionable solutions and processes
  • Experience with financial systems/reporting modernization and data governance mindset
  • Adaptable, detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills and high degree of initiative
  • Collaborative with excellent communication and relationship-building abilities

*The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.

Additional Information

Don't meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Join Mattel's Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company, our employees, and our culture. Also, interested in signing up for job alerts? Do so here!

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.

About Mattel

Mattel, Inc. is a global toy company that designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of toys and games. The company's brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, and more. Mattel's products are sold in over 150 countries and the company has manufacturing facilities in 10 countries. Mattel is committed to sustainability and has set a goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable, or bio-based plastic materials in all products and packaging by 2030. The company is also committed to diversity and inclusion and has been recognized for its efforts in this area.
Learn more about Mattel
Size
36,300 employees
Market Cap
$5.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$126.6 million
Founded
1945
5 Year Trend
-4.3%
Revenue
$4.5 billion
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