Please Note: If you are a current Spin Master employee with access to Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application. Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company? At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you! Job Description: What will you work on? Reporting to the Manager Brand Finance UK & Amazon Europe, the Brand Finance Analyst Amazon Europe will ensure that budgeting and forecasting is accurate and timely, along with providing reporting and decision support to the commercial teams. Being responsible for the Pan European customer Amazon, 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? Together with Sales & Marketing; own, maintain, and ensure accuracy of Amazon Toy Line Plans (TLPs) and of all TLP rates. Support the VCA (Vendor Cost Approval) process for Europe with any Europe specific TLPs as required. Provide support & training for the Automated TLP tool to Sales and Marketing teams. Ensure all Amazon price lists are created and validated, Market lead approvals obtained, and accurate pricing is set up in the systems (SAP) on a timely basis. Preparation of Amazon P&L budgets and forecasts working closely with Sales, Marketing, Europe FP&A, Financial Reporting and Operations Finance teams. Provide commercial finance partner support to the Sales teams. Model financial scenarios and P&L’s 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. 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 from both brands and from Amazon. Provide brand profitability and performance tracking, reporting and analysis. 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. Communicating any changes in allowances (terms and O&A) to Credit & Collection, Finance Managers and the Senior Manager Brand Finance Europe. Carry out ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed. Drive continuous improvements to deliver more efficient and effective business support to the commercial teams. Support any local and global projects as required. Act as advisor to the Sales teams on Brand Finance matters. How will you fit into the team? The Brand Finance Analyst Amazon Europe reports to the Manager Brand Finance UK & Amazon Europe. What are your skills and experience? • Excellent communication skills, rigorous, organised and able to work collaboratively with commercial and finance teams within Europe and Internationally. • Strong organizational skills, detail oriented, work independently and a self-starter. • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. • Excellent mathematical, analytical, problem solving and organisational skill. • Thorough understanding of business principles and practices. • Superior attention to detail with excellent follow-up. • Team player with proven ability to work well under pressure and deadlines. • Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects. • Problem solving skills with the ability to seek alternative solutions. • Expert level of working with Excel, SAP, SAP BI, BOBJ and BPC. • Excellent in data gathering and interpretation. Add Hashtag *e.g. LIHybrid and #Spinmaster is hiring…. What you can expect from us: Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun. Growth and Career Opportunities Flexible Work Hours Innovation, Collaboration and Fun Comprehensive Benefits Other fun Perks! What’s it like to work here? Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team. Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at JobsEU@spinmaster.com or by phone at 421905215125 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted. Our Mission and our Vision is to make life more fun by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun! A part of our company from the very start, our values are embodied in everyone from top leadership through to new and veteran team members alike, who –like you– were attracted to Spin Master due to our shared mind set, moral code, and way of being. Basically speaking, we enjoy a casual culture here, having fun while we are creating fun!