Americas R2R Director: Close Excellence & SOX

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Cockeysville (MD); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits package

Parental/family benefits

Retirement and profit-sharing plans

Job summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated, based at its Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, MD, seeks an Americas R2R Director to lead Record-to-Report activities across Americas GBS and Global Rebates. The role reports to the VP, GBS Finance Operations and oversees accounting, SOX controls, financial close, and reconciliations, partnering with Controllership and Internal Audit.

The position directs a 75% close effort, ensuring strong controls, accurate reporting, and continuous improvement across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• CPA required.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in US GAAP accounting, financial controls, and reporting.
• Public accounting experience supporting multinational SEC registrants required.
• At least 5 years of supervisory or people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial close, account reconciliation, and reporting activities within a multinational organization.
• Strong knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and the ability to design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls.
• Experience with multinational consolidations, currency translation, intercompany eliminations, and regional accounting complexities.
• Strong knowledge of SAP and HFM.

Responsibilities

• Lead the R2R financial close and account reconciliation review process for Americas entities.
• Review financial close and account reconciliations across GBS processes, including Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Hire to Retire, Global Data Administration, and R2R.
• Oversee approximately 75% of the Americas close and reconciliation process, representing approximately $20 billion in balance sheet value.
• Provide functional leadership for GBS internal controls over financial reporting, including SOX compliance, control standardization, and audit readiness.
• Coordinate audit support for internal audit management testing and external audit activities across the Americas.
• Drive service delivery performance, process effectiveness, cost optimization, customer satisfaction, and remediation of service issues.
• Partner with Controllership, regional leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to resolve issues and align on financial priorities.
• Lead strategic GBS initiatives and partner with IT, M&A, and other business functions.
• Develop, coach, and manage a high-performing team of finance professionals.
• Collaborate with global finance leaders to ensure consistent practices and coordinated execution.

Skills

US GAAP accounting

SOX compliance

stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA (preferred)

Tools

SAP

HFM

Job description

McCormick & Company, Incorporated, based at its Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, MD, seeks an Americas R2R Director to lead Record-to-Report activities across Americas GBS and Global Rebates. The role reports to the VP, GBS Finance Operations and oversees accounting, SOX controls, financial close, and reconciliations, partnering with Controllership and Internal Audit.

The position directs a 75% close effort, ensuring strong controls, accurate reporting, and continuous improvement across the