Job Description
:Spin Master is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through it’s three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Hatchimals®, Rubik’s Cube® and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties.What will you work on?Reporting to the Senior Manager, Brand Finance Europe, the Brand Finance Analyst will ensure that budgeting, forecasting and pricing is accurate and timely, along with providing reporting and decision support to the commercial teams.The Brand Finance Analyst will be a key contributor to the quarterly forecasting and monthly performance tracking processes, working with both finance and non-finance colleagues across Europe to further understanding of financial performance. Whilst supporting decision making on new products the individual will gain a strong insight into the product line up and the levers which can be used to influence profitability and cash flow.How will you create impact?
1. Together with Sales Marketing; maintain and ensure accuracy of Toy Line Plans (TLPs) and of all TLP rates.
2. Support the VCA (Vendor Cost Approval) process with any Europe specific TLPs.
3. Provide support training for the TLP tools to Sales and Marketing teams.
4. Ensure all price lists are created and validated, Market lead approvals obtained, and accurate pricing is set up in the systems on a timely basis.
5. Preparation of PL budgets and forecasts working closely with Sales, Marketing, Europe FPA, Financial Reporting and Operations Finance teams.
6. Provide commercial finance partner support to the Sales teams.
7. Model financial scenarios and PLs for new products and/or initiatives. Support business decisions relating to Allowances Agreements (return on Trade Investment in Marketing vs Allowances) and Demand Plans etc.
8. Develop a solid understanding of the profit levers. Understand the operational commercial limitations and advise business stakeholders and senior management on how to maximize contribution.
9. Provide brand product profitability and performance tracking, reporting and analysis.
10. Responsibility for the management of all sales allowance costs and for ensuring that the team have control, reporting and understanding of all allowance costs by customer and by calendar year.
11. Communicating any changes in allowances (terms and OA) to Credit Collection, Finance Managers and the Senior Manager Brand Finance Europe.
12. Carry out ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed.
13. Drive continuous improvements to deliver more efficient and effective business support to the commercial teams.
14. Support any local and global projects as required.
15. Act as advisor to the Sales teams on Brand Finance matters.
What are your skills and experience?
16. Graduate or Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance or similar.
17. Qualified Finance Professional with a minimum experience of 2-4 years preferably in the FMCG, Toy or Fashion industries.
18. Evidence of successful business support experience and collaborative partnering skill to influence up and down the organization.
19. Integrity, honesty and understanding of data privacy standards.
20. Excellent communication skills, rigorous, organised and able to work collaboratively with commercial and finance teams within Europe and Internationally.
21. Excellent mathematical, analytical, problem solving and organisational skill.
22. Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects.
23. Expert level of working with Excel, SAP, SAP BI, BOBJ and BPC.
24. Excellent in data gathering and interpretation.
25. Ability to travel for business purposes as required.
26. Fluent English skills are a key requirement.
This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.