Associate Manager, Accounts Payable - Mattel Global Shared Services

The Opportunity: We are looking for a full-time Associate Manager, Accounts Payable to support Mattel’s Global Accounts Payable functions in our North and South America entities. This position will be responsible for working with internal stakeholders, our BPO and external suppliers to ensure timely and accurate record keeping of all Accounts Payable transactions. Our mission is to deliver a world class service while continuously optimizing operational efficiencies and global standardization. This position will report to a Sr. Manager in Global Shared Services and will be based in our East Aurora office.What Your Impact Will Be: Supervision of a small team (analyst-level)Support supplier onboarding, oversight of the full invoice life cycle, month end close procedures, and monthly liability account reconciliations for approximately 10 legal entities for both 3rd party and Intercompany payablesPrepare daily and weekly cash forecast for Corporate Treasury based on projected disbursementsDisburse payments, manage bank rejections/returnsEnsure all GL accounting entries are posted to avoid month end discrepancies to liability, expense and bank accountsSupport daily operations with the BPO (Genpact) and ensure transaction queues are maintained timely and accuratelyMaintain governance, including proper documentation on the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of all activities, ensuring there are no knowledge or service gaps in any process that may result in negative service levels to the business or financial misstatementsParticipate and lead frequent governance/stakeholder calls and provide training as necessaryMaintain and report key metrics to validate accuracy, understand root cause analysis, and implement future enhancementsMeet Service Level Agreements with our business partnersComply with all Mattel’s Financial Policies, SOX and Audit Certification tasksLiaison with other Payables Managers to ensure global payables standardization and efficiencies across the organization.Develop and maintain professional relationships while providing high quality, efficient and courteous serviceOversee the escalations for both the business stakeholders and our suppliers to ensure timely and satisfactory resolutionsParticipate in various MGSS projects to meet corporate objectives, including Next Gen Finance that will drive improvements in our Payables environment and across other workstreams