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, Sales (US Consumer) 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
This position is the primary financial partner of a Regional Vice President (RVP) of Sales and the Regional Sales team.  This position helps set, implement and support the strategic plan for the Regional Sales team through the development of the annual strategic and operating plan.  It also provides leadership and expertise regarding profitability, utilization of financial measures, spending control and optimization, and establishment and monitoring of internal controls.  This Candidate will lead a team of Sales Finance Analysts in providing analytics and insights to help drive sales growth and effectively manage trade spend.    Candidate will develop and implement reporting initiatives for management level reporting and provide leadership and financial training to all team members regarding sales forecasts, customer and product profitability, and trade spend optimization.  

 

RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Manage the Sales volume and Trade Spend forecast on a monthly/annual basis, including providing monthly reporting and analytics to Sales leadership. Assess risks and opportunities and proactively develop plans to minimize exposure and maximize results. 
•    Partner with Sales leadership to achieve Sales and Profit objectives
•    Develop Customer P&Ls and analytics in support of Customer deal proposals to CAC committee and provide direction in the development of customer contracts, pricing and deal structures.
•    Oversee controls for the trade spending process including managing Sales team checkbooks, monitoring forecast accruals and planned promotional spending
•    Provide leadership and financial training to all team members regarding customer and product profitability, trade spend optimization and TPM enhancements/rollouts. 
•    Develop, document and ensure adequate controls exist for the trade spending process including monitoring of TPM forecast accruals, planned spending and amounts available for planning for all customers in the region. 
•    Participate on projects to assess trade spend effectiveness through return on investment analysis and incremental lift associated with promotions and develop recommendations to improve future top-line and bottom-line performance
•    Drive enhanced Sales Finance reporting processes and reporting capabilities including being the subject matter expert of the Trade Promotion Management system

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
•    Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field. 
•    8+ years of financial analysis or planning experience. 
•    Excellent analytical, communication and organization skills. 
•    Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of different financial techniques and the capability to plan own work and respect deadlines.
•    Ability to solve complex business problems with incomplete or ambiguous information.
•    Ability to analyze detailed information and solve problems based on judgments from practice and previous experience, technical knowledge, reasonable assumptions and / or interpretation of rules and guidelines.
•    Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and basic proficiency of Power Point & Word.
•    Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to present to senior management 
•    Up to 5% travel 

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
•    CPA and/or MBA 
•    2+ years Supervisory experience 
•    2+ years Project team experience, to include those that support finance initiatives with the business functions 
•    SAP/BW/TM1 experience desirable
•    Sales finance and/or marketing finance experience including customer contracts and trade funds is preferred  
•    Consumer Product Goods (CPG) industry experience preferred.

 

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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.

 

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

 

 

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Base Salary: $100,870 - $176,480

 

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