Manager Finance

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, entertain 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 Opportunity

The Sales Finance Manager Mexico is responsible for overseeing all aspects of trade spend and discretionary funds for the Mexico market, Mattel's largest market in the LATAM region. The role partners with the commercial organization to challenge and shape promotional investment strategy, ensuring commercial decisions are financially sound and that all contractual trade conditions are properly accrued and paid. This position ensures accurate financial planning, control, and reporting of sales adjustments, promotions, and contractual trade terms with customers, and partners closely with Sales, Accounts Receivable, Trade Marketing, and Logistics to drive financial discipline and support business growth. The role manages one direct report (Sr. Analyst) and reports to the Sales Finance Sr. Manager.

Responsibilities

Partner with Mexico commercial leadership to challenge and shape promotional investment strategy, commercial conditions, and new customer or channel decisions, holding financial criteria in the room where the decision is made.; Lead financial planning processes for trade spend and DFI, including quarterly forecasts, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and monthly sales adjustment closings.; Approve promotional activities in Salesforce, validating contractual trade conditions, budget availability, and adherence to investment policies and approval governance.; Monitor and control trade spend performance by customer, ensuring accuracy in accruals, reclassifications, and reconciliations.; Conduct financial analysis of potential new customers, prepare estimated P&L, and provide the required approval to set up accounts in the system, ensuring commercial conditions align with Mattel's policies.; Perform account reconciliations to ensure that trade spend payouts and customer-related disbursements align with the amounts initially budgeted, identifying and correcting variances.; Support SOX compliance, internal/external audits, and adherence to Mattel's corporate financial policies, US GAAP, and IFRS standards.; Partner with Sales, AR, Trade Marketing, and Logistics to provide financial insights, ensure alignment between commercial actions and financial impacts, and resolve discrepancies.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Administration, Finance or Accounting; 6+ Experience in finance roles; Experience in commercial finance within consumer packaged goods, including trade spend, promotional investment, and customer profitability; Demonstrated ability to challenge and influence senior commercial stakeholders while maintaining strong partnering relationships; Demonstrated ability to lead direct reports and develop others; Ability to own and execute projects and functional areas from start to finish, holding self and team accountable against strategic priorities; Ability to span from high level to detail as needed, balancing depth of analysis with the pace the business requires; Excellent communication and presentation skills, ability to liaise with people at all levels across the business; Solid knowledge of accounting principles; Advanced MS Office Excel skills; Fluent English, written and spoken; 1+ years of experience with Salesforce is desirable