Director FP&A - Americas Flavor Solutions

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Director FP&A - Americas Flavor Solutions. This new hire will work at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, MD.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 14,000 employees worldwide. With over $6 billion in annual sales across 160 countries and territories, we manufacture, market, and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce, retail,food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands include McCormick, Frenchs, Franks RedHot, Stubbs, OLD BAY, Lawrys, Zatarains, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden. Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick.

As a company recognized for its exceptional commitment to employees, McCormick offers a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services. Benefits include, but are not limited to, tuition assistance, medical, dental, vision, disability, group life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid holidays, and vacations.

Position Overview

The Director FP&A provides complex and insightful financial analysis, leadership and reporting in support of Corporate and / or business unit leadership's understanding of actual performance, financial forecasts, and the annual planning processes (budget and long-term plan).

The Director will also play an active role working with the FP&A Center of Excellence (CoE) in streamlining and optimizing FP&A processes through project level engagement with various teams. This role is division facing and will be the main business partner on all Americas Flavor Solutions FP&A related activities with support from the CoE, with a particular focus on the US Flavor, US BFS, LATAM, and Canada P&Ls.

The Director will be required to build and manage strong relationships across FP&A and Commercial finance teams and gain alignment on determining how to best support priorities and goals. The Director has direct leadership for FP&A Americas FS team members. Actively identifies ways to eliminate non-value work and looks for ways to innovate new ways to drive insight for the business while adhering to standardized approaches across Global FP&A.

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with business unit leadership to plan, execute and consolidate the annual planning (budget and long-term plan) and forecast processes. This includes identifying opportunities and gaps to plans and helping leadership to drive actions and solves. Works with the FP&A CoE and commercial finance teams on assembling, analyzing, and presenting financial information.
• Works with the FP&A CoE on global initiatives to advance and improve forecasting and planning processes through process redesign, technology improvements, and/or training of finance staff. This includes developing the process and procedures for utilizing standardized global financial tools and changes in the way the planning or analytical processes are employed.
• Ensure integrity, financial control, SOX compliance, and proper approvals and accounting treatment in line with policies and procedures for all related key activities
• Manages two Senior Financial Analysts, one Financial Analyst III, and one Rotational Analyst, helps give direction to CoE support team and supports the talent and capability within the team.
• Bridging of actual results to forecast, budget and prior year, as applicable, ensuring all major P&L components are properly recorded and adequately explained and communicated. Participating actively in projects and ad-hoc analysis/questions related to divisional reporting, pricing, COGS, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business (or related)
• 7+ years finance experience with a minimum of 5+ years of senior level financial planning / analysis, commercial / sales finance or accounting experience required.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of FP&A.
• Working knowledge of sub-functions across Finance Function (Shared Services, Commercial Finance in Units/Regions, Finance & Treasury, Tax, etc.)
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of financial and analytical techniques required.
• Ability to influence and interact effectively with all levels and areas of the organization is required.
• Adaptability - Work well under constant pressure and critical deadlines.
• Proven experience to be able to articulate difficult ideas and concepts through concise verbal and/or written communication
• Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of financial and analytical techniques
• Proven ability to apply discretion and prioritize competing agendas
• Proven experience in being able to build and sustain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
• Strong technical Finance understanding and business acumen
• Proven ability to interpret data, order and assess its value and present the findings to the relevant stakeholders concisely

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As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Base Salary: $121,900 to $219,410

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick's Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

• Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
• Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
• Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans