Financial Analyst
El Segundo, California
Part of a team of 4 in charge of Mattel’s global balance sheet reporting directly to upper management and board of directors.• Assisted the company in its accounting system transition from Hyperion Enterprise (HE) to Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) by recreating balance sheet statements into powerful and user-friendly excel files that helped reduce consolidation, close, and reporting cycle time.• Performed forecasting, journal entries, month end closing, and variance analysis… Show more Part of a team of 4 in charge of Mattel’s global balance sheet reporting directly to upper management and board of directors.• Assisted the company in its accounting system transition from Hyperion Enterprise (HE) to Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) by recreating balance sheet statements into powerful and user-friendly excel files that helped reduce consolidation, close, and reporting cycle time.• Performed forecasting, journal entries, month end closing, and variance analysis for Mattel’s global balance sheet accounts.• Analyzed global balance sheet accounts to lower compliance costs by providing reports that delivered a single version of the truth to improve internal and external transparency.• Monitored account receivable past dues and exposure risks to reduce allowance for bad debt expense that helped improve management and investors’ confidence in the company’s financial results. Show less