Finance Coordinator

2 weeks ago

Slough, Slough, United Kingdom Mattel Full time

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 Team:

The Licensing Operations team manages all global licensing activities for royalties, invoicing, collections, contract administration and system support. We manage for all Lines of Business including Content, CP, Live Events and Gaming.

This is a new group that is growing to better support Mattel's long-term strategy to exploit its library of IP.

Expect a fast-paced role where you get to make decisions that impact the improvement of this team.

The Opportunity:


The position will be a member of a dynamic team, reporting to Manager Finance, Licensing Operations focused on managing, analyzing and processing royalties using systematic tools to actualize our royalty revenue and following the process through to manage Collections and our outstanding AR minimizing bad debt exposure.


What Your Impact Will Be:

  • Review Licensing deal terms for compliance with the system
  • Approve and issue invoices to customers
  • Chase customers for statements, upload to the system for validation and posting
  • Maintain accurate records of all chasing activity and lead meetings presenting to internal stakeholders
  • Managing Mattel's risk of bad debt and writeoff activities
  • Meet monthly targets
  • Provide ongoing support to internal teams by troubleshooting issues, identifying and implementing longterm solutions, and shortterm resolutions if necessary
  • Provide training documents and lead training sessions
  • Build reports to support business needs
  • Manage the maintenance of the Helpdesk tool
  • Collate and issue weekly reporting to maintain Collection dashboards
  • Manage Projects including:
  • Training Licensees on loading statements to the Extranet tool
  • Collate and validate data to be used to implement and enhance system tools available to improve processes
  • Clean up of old uncollectible AR/on account cash

What We're Looking For:

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree

Experience/Knowledge:

  • Business or financerelated experience, working in a commercial organization within the finance department
  • Experience working in a fastpaced environment with a focus on detailorientated work
  • Strong Excel Skills and ability to manipulate complex, raw data to provide analytics and insights
  • Understanding of administrative and accounting processes (related to licensing is advantageous but not essential

Job Skills:

  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Strong time management and organizational skills
  • Proactive mindset with the ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems
  • Willingness to take responsibility and drive process improvements
  • Leader as well as a team player
  • Detailorientated with an ability to see the big picture, multitask and work on crossdivisional projects with many stakeholders
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to learn quickly and work independently, planning timelines to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

What It's Like to Work Here:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

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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.
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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.
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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.

Our Approach to Hybrid Work


We embrace a hybrid work model to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where everyone can deliver on our shared purpose and realize their full potential.

Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with tech-enabled hybrid work, our focus is to provide flexibility while enabling collaboration for moments that m

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