Finance Transformation Lead — Strategy, Automation & Analytics

McCormick & Company, Inc.; Cockeysville (MD); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Retirement plans

Paid parental leave

Fertility benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Caregiver support

Job summary

McCormick & Company in Hunt Valley, Maryland, seeks a Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation to lead a global portfolio of finance modernization initiatives. The role partners with Finance, IT, GBS and regional teams to deliver automated, insight-driven reporting and analytics.

You will drive change management, enable automation and AI capabilities, and develop finance talent to sustain new operating models while aligning with strategic goals. Hybrid work arrangement offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, MIS or related field.
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Broad knowledge of Finance operations including FP&A, accounting, close, reporting and compliance.
• Proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders and translate complex information across functions.
• Project management experience to set priorities, drive results, and make tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen stakeholder partnerships for transformations and buy-in.
• Act as trusted advisor to leadership on finance transformation strategies.
• Source ideas for new finance transformation projects to build capabilities.
• Convert strategy into program plans, workstreams and resource requirements.
• Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives from initiation to benefit realization.
• Establish program governance, status reporting, risk tracking and escalation processes.
• Track delivery against scope, timelines, budgets and benefits; update executives.
• Lead modernization of Finance reporting and analytics and forecasting enhancements.
• Govern the analytics portfolio by prioritizing demand and driving improvements.
• Drive change management: automation, AI-enabled capabilities and adoption planning.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Technology literacy

Team management

Influential collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

SAP

TM1

Job description

McCormick & Company in Hunt Valley, Maryland, seeks a Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation to lead a global portfolio of finance modernization initiatives. The role partners with Finance, IT, GBS and regional teams to deliver automated, insight-driven reporting and analytics.

You will drive change management, enable automation and AI capabilities, and develop finance talent to sustain new operating models while aligning with strategic goals. Hybrid work arrangement offered.