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:

Mattel Tax is seeking a Transfer Pricing Senior Analyst to join the Mattel Transfer Pricing team within the Tax Department. This position will report to Senior Director Tax – Transfer Pricing and work closely with other members of the transfer pricing team. The successful candidate will also work with various business groups within the Company, third party service providers, and other Tax Department professionals in carrying out his or her responsibilities.

What Your Impact Will Be:

• Perform global transfer pricing analysis for quarterly tax provision and year end provision. This includes pulling data from various financial/accounting systems and perform profit level analysis according to the transfer pricing principles and guidelines.
• Collect and prepare data and analysis for various core transfer pricing documentations and support local country documentations.
• Support global transfer pricing audits, which includes collecting and preparing data in response to tax authorities’ requests and modeling to evaluate different potential audit outcome.
• Assist in determining intercompany crosscharges between Mattel US and foreign subsidiaries, which includes collecting detailed data from the GL or other financial systems and perform allocation analysis. This project also includes preparing journal entries for the crosscharges.
• Assist with performing annual analysis for setting intercompany price for various core intercompany transactions within Mattel’s global supply chain.
• Perform analysis and annual reports for Dutch and US customs filings.
• Assist with Country-by-Country reporting.
• Demonstrate interest in embracing technology to enhance and improve the transfer pricing processes and help drive efficiencies through automations wherever possible.
• Coordinate projects and transfer pricing matters with external advisors.
• Assist the Senior Director with any ad hoc projects, as well as tax planning or other special projects as needed.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, or Finance preferred or equivalent experience.
• CPA preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of transfer pricing experience in a transfer pricing practice within a public accounting firm or multinational corporate tax department
• Or minimum 3 years of Corporate tax experience or international tax experience within a public accounting firm or multinational corporate tax department, but interested in learning and growing in transfer pricing area
• Big 4 public accounting experience a STRONG plus
• Experience with conducting benchmarking study and economic analysis for TP documentations is a plus but not required.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational skills .
• Attention to details is a must.
• Strong project management skills.
• Proficient and skilled with excel and other analytical tools
• Oracle, HFM and HPT experience is a STRONG plus
• Experience in effectively managing competing priorities and commitment to meeting deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with varying stakeholders and business units.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Work well as a team member and willing to collaborate cross functionally within the Tax Dept.
• The annual base salary range for this position is between 108k and 136k. **This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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:

• 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.

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 matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries 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 children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.

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Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.