## About the Role

The Associate Manager will join Mattel’s Global Technology Organization as part of the Business Value Management team, which supports Portfolio Governance, the IT Business Office, and Vendor Management. This role is a key financial position for the newly created global capability center in Hyderabad, with responsibility for financial visibility, operational governance, and business office support across IT functions.

The role works closely with onshore teams and stakeholders to align offshore activities with business objectives and corporate policy. It also supports MTIC leadership with reporting, forecasting, cost optimization, and process improvement.

This position is based in Hyderabad and requires on-site work four days a week while operating on US Pacific Time.

## Key Responsibilities

– Track portfolio-level headcount across towers and align reporting with budgets and workforce plans.
– Monitor productivity, efficiency, utilization, capacity, throughput, and resource allocation.
– Build standardized dashboards and prepare ad hoc financial reporting for leadership.
– Report performance against financial plans and forecasts, and support delivery of forecasted results.
– Partner with functional leaders on cost optimization, efficiency initiatives, budgeting, and procurement improvements.
– Support operational governance, compliance with corporate standards, and continuous improvement in business office processes.
– Serve as the main business office operations contact for MTIC leadership.
– Enable a showback/chargeback model for IT finances.
– Coordinate with onshore and offshore teams on status, risks, and issues.
– Proactively resolve financial, technical, and operational challenges.
– Manage stakeholder communication and provide regular updates.
– Act as a financial subject matter expert on GTO policies for the Hyderabad office.

## Required Skills

– Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a technical discipline.
– Minimum 10 years of experience in financial analysis with large budgets, forecasts, plans, comments, and accruals, or a similar role.
– Experience with IT finances in a Global Capability Center.
– Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
– Advanced PowerPoint skills.
– Strong dashboarding skills with Power BI or Tableau.
– Strong understanding of technology financial rules in a global CPG firm.
– Proven ability to lead and inspire technical teams with financial information.
– Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
– Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and across time zones.

## Preferred Skills

– Master’s degree.
– Experience in a global organization with distributed teams.
– Technology Business Management (TBM) or Apptio experience.
– CPA or MBA.
– Knowledge of technology financials in a global, legacy company.
– Oracle Fusion and Anaplan experience.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Productivity Tools
– Microsoft Excel
– PowerPoint

### Reporting & BI
– Power BI
– Tableau

### Financial Planning & ERP
– Oracle Fusion
– Anaplan

### Technology Business Management
– Technology Business Management (TBM)
– Apptio

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Track IT headcount against budgets and workforce plans.
– Monitor operational metrics that support efficiency and resource allocation.
– Support cost optimization and efficiency initiatives.
– Provide leadership dashboards and financial reporting.
– Communicate performance against financial plans and forecasts.
– Enable showback/chargeback for IT spend.
– Improve budgeting and procurement processes.
– Support governance and compliance in IT financial operations.

## Benefits

– Flexible work model with purposeful in-person collaboration and flexibility.

## Useful Links

– Careers: https //jobs.mattel.com/
– Instagram: www.instagram.com/MattelCareers

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers broad ownership across IT financial analysis, reporting, governance, and forecasting for a global technology organization. It also involves close collaboration with onshore and offshore teams and regular interaction with leadership stakeholders. Candidates with strong Excel, Power BI or Tableau, and technology finance experience will find a role with substantial operational and financial visibility. The position also includes showback/chargeback and process improvement work within a new global capability center.