Commercial Finance Sr Manager

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

 

We are looking to hire a Commercial Finance Senior Manager immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. 

 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

 

POSITION OVERVIEW 

The Commercial Finance Senior Manager will be responsible for providing financial oversight and support for the key activities of the Commercial teams for our North America Flavor business. The successful candidate will be an active business partner with the Commercial teams working toward common goals to drive growth and profitability. This position will be responsible for developing analysis that will provide the foundation for significant business decisions.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead financial oversight of the month-end analysis, forecasting and budgeting process including financial review and coordination with demand planning, sales operations, sales, marketing, commercialization, supply planning and supply chain finance
• Lead financial accountability with business partners for gap closing and opportunity action plans Lead financial oversight of new products and customer pipeline product opportunities, involving an understanding of Salesforce metrics and projects
• Lead financial insights for ad hoc business requests related to product sales and profitability, customer sales and profitability, and business unit sales and profitability
• Lead analytics/reporting for business units, product lines, segments, key customers, and negotiations of customer contracts.
• Coordinate with Pricing team to understand the impacts and financial requirements in the forecast process for pricing changes. Provide financial oversight and coordination with the pricing team for target setting and action planning purposes.
• Manage the Sales Incentive Bonus plan by providing leadership in target setting, standard reporting and final pay-out process
• Serve as the key business partner to support the commercial team’s short-term projects and long-term strategic initiatives.
• Lead a team of finance professionals responsible for all aspects of the financial and profitability analysis for Commercial business partners.
• Utilize systems to improve analytics and processes to drive data-based insights.
• Maintain appropriate internal control environment.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting
• 8+ years finance analyst or planning experience
• 2+ years project management experience supporting finance initiatives with the business functions
• 2+ years supervisory experience
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and basic proficiency of Power Point & Word required.
• Excellent analytical, communication and organization skills including presenting to various levels of leadership
• Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of different financial and analytical techniques and the capability to plan own work and respect deadlines
• Demonstrated design and execution of complex financial analytical models
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent prioritization skills in managing mutliple tasks across business leaders
• Demonstrated ability to make meaningful connections between data sets
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive change management
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to