Senior Manager, Finance

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 Senior Finance 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

• We prioritize our communities and the planet we share. We are proud to be awarded as a Diversity Inc. Top 50 company for Diversity and have multiple Sustainability awards (ranking #22 in the World and #1 in Food Products)

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

 

Position Overview

Finance Manager will support a key material MKC Transformation initiative which is a multi-year and multi-phased program for the implementation of S4, named Program LEO. Manager will own financial forecasts, budget, and LTP processes with support from the Director, Finance Transformation for the Program LEO Leadership team. Manager will coordinate with Program LEO Leadership team to understand updates to project timeline and related financial impacts, loading forecasts, and developing the consolidated summary for review with the Program LEO Leadership team. Manager will also be responsible for month end close and related SOX Controls. In partnership with Controllership, Manager will ensure that spend is captured properly as Operating Expense and Capital Expense in both Actuals and forecast/budget. Manager will also support Program LEO Leadership team in ad hoc analysis and the Director, Finance Transformation in identifying opportunities for process improvement as needed.

 

Key Responsibilities

•    Month End – Independently completes month end close activities, including tracking versus plan and ensuring capturing spend properly as Operating Expense and Capital Expense through partnering with Controllership as needed. Responsible for completing required SOX controls, both reporting and meetings as applicable.  

•    Forecast – Partner with Program LEO Leadership team and respective leaders to complete the corporate forecast process including updating assumptions, loading to system, and developing the consolidated story for review with Program LEO Leadership team. Escalate any variances to Director, Finance Transformation for discussion before review with Program LEO Leadership team .

•    Business Partnership – Develop and maintain strong partnerships with Program LEO Leadership team and  Controllership. Understand how changes in timeline/project needs relate to financials.  

•    Budget – Support Director, Finance Transformation and Program LEO Leadership team with development of Annual Budget. 

•    Analysis – Support ad hoc analysis as requested by Program LEO Leadership team.

 

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS in Accounting or Finance
• MBA preferred
• 8+ years of financial analysis or planning experience.
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and basic proficiency of Power Pt & Word required.
• Excellent analytical, communication and organization skills required.
• Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of different financial and analytical techniques and the capability to plan own work and respect deadlines.
• Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence  
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Higher Level Communication of Complex Information - Good communication and diplomacy skills required in order to exchange complicated o