Finance Director I, Flavor

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 Finance Director, Flavors 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

Position Overview

The Commercial Finance Director will provide financial leadership and support for the Commercial teams within the U.S. Frito business. This role will also lead global Frito financial consolidation, strategy, and reporting.

The person in this role will serve as a key business partner to Commercial leadership, helping drive growth, profitability, and informed decision-making. They will develop financial analysis to support major business decisions, including global customer transparency models, cash initiatives (payment terms), and productivity pipeline.

This role will also help advance finance digital reporting and automation for Frito and U.S. Flavor. This includes improving how financial reporting is designed, prepared, consolidated, and automated across all regions.

Responsibilities

- Lead financial oversight of forecasting and budgeting for the U.S. Frito business.

- Lead global Frito financial consolidation, including cross-region activities, investments, pricing, business continuity, productivity, and other global priorities.

- Partner with demand planning, sales operations, sales, marketing, commercialization, supply planning, and supply chain finance.

- Work with business partners to identify financial gaps, create action plans, and capture opportunities.

- Provide financial support for new products, reformulations, and customer pipeline opportunities.

- Develop financial insights for ad hoc business requests, including sales and profitability by product, customer, and business unit.

- Review annual and bi-annual pricing needs and provide recommendations and summaries for customer discussions.

- Manage the Pepsi segment within the Pricing team, including forecast impacts and profitability opportunities. Ensure consistency and balance in pricing decisions across regions.

- Manage the Sales Incentive Bonus plan, including target setting, reporting, and final payout process.

- Lead short-term commercial projects and long-term strategic initiatives, while coordinating global synchronicity.

- Use systems and data to improve analytics, reporting, and business insights.

- Design automated and consolidated reporting for financial and non-financial leaders.

- Support change management for new and improved reporting tools.

- Partner with Finance and business teams to expand data capabilities and improve reporting processes.

- Represent Commercial Finance in regular executive leadership meetings.

- Lead and develop the pricing financial analyst and rotational analyst, while indirectly leading global Pepsi talent.

- Maintain appropriate internal controls.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

- 8+ years of finance, financial analysis, or planning experience.

- 2+ years of project management experience supporting finance or business initiatives.

- 2+ years of supervisory experience.

- Advanced Excel skills.

- Basic proficiency in PowerPoint and Word.

- Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.

- Ability to present clearly to different levels of leadership.

- Strong knowledge of financial analysis and planning techniques.

- Ability to manage work independently and meet deadlines.

- Strong problem-solving skills.

- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

- Proven team player.

- Ability to learn new systems and processes.

- Ability to influence others and support change management.

- Strong prioritization skills while working with multiple business leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

- MBA and/or CPA.

- Experience with TM1 and SAP/BW.

- Power BI experience.

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

Base Salary : $140,500 - $239,000

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/ McCormick’s Sales Incentive Bonus (SIB) Plan/ McCormick’s Dividend Program.

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

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.