Job Description
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.
Job Description
The Sales Finance Analyst LATAM (Brazil Region) will provide financial and analytical support to the Sales Finance team.
This role is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and validating commercial activities — including pricing, discounts, trade spend, promotions, rebates, and customer contracts — ensuring alignment with Mattel’s financial targets, compliance standards, and internal control policies (SOX).
The position will be based in Mexico (hybrid mode), reporting to the LATAM Sales Finance leadership, and will play a key role in supporting business decisions with analytical insights and accurate financial controls.
What You’ll Do
- Manage trade spend, promotions, and rebates budgets, monitoring monthly execution and analyzing variances against plan.
- Validate and control customer balances, ensuring accuracy across commercial terms, provisions, rebates, and credit notes.
- Review and manage customer contracts on a monthly basis, verifying compliance, recording financial provisions, and ensuring payments or credits are issued accurately and on time, in coordination with Finance, Accounts Receivable (AR), and Legal teams.
- Support the monthly financial closing process, including commercial account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting documentation.
- Prepare and update quarterly and annual forecasts for revenue, discounts, promotions, and margins in line with regional and global planning cycles.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, AR, and Logistics teams to ensure accurate execution of commercial agreements and payment terms.
- Deliver financial analysis and recommendations to the Associate Manager
Qualifications
Who We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree Finance or Engineering
- 1–2 years in Sales Finance, FP&A, or Commercial Finance roles focused on trade spend, pricing, or revenue management. and
- 1–2 years Prior experience in FMCG, retail, or multinational companies with complex commercial structures preferred.
- 1–2 years Familiarity with closing, forecasting, and customer reconciliation processes.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas, financial modeling, macros).
- Knowledge of Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau or similar.
- Experience using Salesforce for customer and promotion tracking.
- Familiarity with Oracle ERP or similar systems.
- Solid understanding of accounting principles, provisions, P&L, and SOX internal control policies.
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.
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.
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Mattel is an 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.
