SR MANAGER FINANCE (HYBRID)

McCormick & Company; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the spice and seasoning industry is seeking a Sr. Finance Manager to enhance decision-making and drive business performance. This role involves collaborating with the Commercial team, providing insights, and leading financial planning efforts. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in commercial finance and strong leadership skills, contributing to strategic initiatives and ensuring alignment across the business.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with at least 3 years of leadership experience.
• Extensive background in commercial finance, financial planning, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Delivers insightful commentary on business performance to enhance understanding of month-end results.
• Leads the budgeting and forecasting process by working closely with the business.
• Partners with the Commercial team to inform pricing and trade spend decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, or Accounting

MBA

Tools

SAP

BW

TM1

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

McCormick Canada continues its long track record of growth and is a respected leader in the spice, seasoning, flavouring and specialty food industry. Our consumer products division serves retail grocery customers and emerging channels with Club House, Billy Bee and McCormick products, while our Custom Flavour Solutions division serves food service distributors and other respected food manufacturers across Canada. McCormick Canada is part of the world leader in spice and seasonings, McCormick & Company Inc.

The Power of People is one of our five pillars. It has been the foundation for McCormick's success for decades. There is something inspiring about working at McCormick. We have created an unusually dedicated workforce by fostering a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. Without our employees, our success is not possible. Our commitment to our customers, our consumers and our employees is unsurpassed.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Sr. Finance Manager plays a key role in enhancing decision-making and driving business performance by delivering proactive, forward-looking strategic, commercial, and market insights to the Commercial team. Acting as the primary point of contact between Finance and the Commercial function, this role provides guidance, support, and mentorship to help the team achieve its financial objectives. By building a strong, collaborative relationship with Commercial, the Finance Business Partner constructively challenges and influences stakeholders to ensure performance targets are met. They also contribute actively to management teams and steering committees, helping to shape and support strategic initiatives and ensure alignment across the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reporting & Analysis
  Delivers insightful commentary on business performance to enhance understanding of month-end results. Promotes business accountability for financial outcomes, enabling teams to identify actions that drive improved results. Collaborates with Commercial Finance and key stakeholders to provide robust financial, commercial, and market insights in management reporting—assessing performance against strategic goals and offering actionable recommendations to optimize both strategy and operations.
• Business Planning
  Leads the budgeting and forecasting process by working closely with the business to shape key assumptions—challenging and guiding teams to take ownership and understand the financial impact of their decisions. Partners with management to shape medium- and short-term plans that align with overall corporate objectives. Supports the development of accurate, realistic, and ambitious budgets and forecasts in collaboration with Commercial and the FP&A/Center of Excellence (CoE) teams. Assesses long-term business plans by analyzing market dynamics, growth opportunities, competitive landscape, and potential risks.
• Pricing & Trade Spend
  Partners with the Commercial team and CoE to inform both strategic and operational pricing and trade spend decisions. Oversees the development and implementation of pricing strategies through in-depth insight and analysis. Delivers commercial recommendations that enhance returns and supports the design and evaluation of promotional plans to maximize effectiveness.
• Opportunity Assessment
  Reviews and enhances financial models to evaluate the future profitability of proposed business opportunities. Conducts in-depth analysis to identify and develop new market opportunities, leveraging insights from the existing customer base and geographical presence.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, or Accounting
• MBA is considered an asset.
• 10+ years of experience with atleast 3 years of leadership experience
• Strong proficiency in financial systems
• Experience with SAP, BW, and TM1 is a plus.
• Extensive background in commercial finance, financial planning, and analysis; CPG industry experience preferred.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word are essential

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Self-motivated with strong organizational and interpersonal abilities, capable of clearly outlining and driving meaningful improvements.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple shifting priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Willingness to work extended and flexible hours as needed to meet role responsibilities.

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Throughout the selection process, accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request. Please notify H.R. if required.