Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation (HYBRID)

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 an Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation 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

As the Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation, you will report to the Director, Finance Transformation Strategy and be responsible for leading a Sr. Financial Analyst. We are seeking a Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation to lead the execution of initiatives that strengthen Finance as a strategic, digitally enabled, and insight-driven business partner. This role manages a global portfolio of transformation work spanning operating-model evolution, technology enablement, reporting and analytics modernization, automation, and workforce capability development.

Working across Finance, IT, Global Business Services, and regional teams, the role ensures transformation initiatives are prioritized, governed, implemented, and embedded in daily operations to deliver measurable and sustainable enterprise value.

Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen and leverage stakeholder partnerships for transformations and buy-in:
• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, providing insights and recommendations on finance transformation strategies and business events (M&A, new clients, etc.).
• Solicit the support of key stakeholders in planning and managing initiatives in which change leadership is crucial.
• Generate and source ideas for new finance transformation projects to build capabilities for meeting organizational needs.
• Systematically manage the portfolio of finance transformation initiatives:
• Convert the Finance Transformation strategy into integrated program plans, workstreams, delivery schedules, and resource requirements.
• Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives from initiation through deployment, stabilization, and benefit realization.
• Establish and maintain program governance, including decision forums, status reporting, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, and escalation processes.
• Track delivery performance against approved scope, timelines, budgets, benefits, and outcome measures; provide concise updates to executive stakeholders.
• Lead the modernization of Finance reporting and analytics, including automated scorecards, standardized dashboards, self-service reporting, and forecasting enhancements.
• Govern the Finance analytics portfolio by prioritizing demand, overseeing delivery, and driving continuous improvement of deployed solutions.
• Drive coordinated change management across finance:
• Advance the adoption of automation and AI-enabled capabilities within Finance processes and reporting.
• Lead organizational change activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, adoption planning, and resistance management.
• Partner with HR and Learning & Development to implement Finance upskilling, reskilling, and change-agent development programs.
• Build a pipeline of Finance transformation leaders who can sustain new ways of working across the organization.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and planning: Ability to identify opportunities to leverage technology to transform finance work, challenge existing processes, and envision, design, and communicate a future state for the finance operating model

• Executive-level communication: Executive-level storytelling and presentation skills to effectively convey financial insights, analysis, and recommendations to Finance leaders and other stakeholders

• Advanced technology literacy and digital translation:

• Ability to exploit advanced technologies to drive better outcomes for finance and the business

• Ability to explain how digital technologies interact with finance systems and business processes

• Ability to translate Finance needs into scalable reporting, analytics, automation, and technology requirements.

• Team management: Superior management skills, ability to influence and engage direct and indirect reports and peers, prioritize and make tradeoffs, and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and multiple internal customer demands

• Influential collaboration: Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to build relationships with key stakeholders across the organization

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline. MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in corporate Finance, financial consulting, transformation, business process improvement, or a comparable field.
• Broad knowledge of Finance operations, including FP&A, accounting, close processes, financial reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders, manage competing agendas and priorities, and translate complex information across functions
• Proven history of using project management skills to set time-bound priorities, drive results, and make tradeoffs
• Experience in managing and developing talent, setting goals, and fostering a collaborative work environment
• Hands-on experience with enterprise Finance platforms, including SAP, TM1, or comparable systems.

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

Base Salary: $103,520 - $181,150

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

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.