Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation (HYBRID)

McCormick & Company•Hunt Valley, MD

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

McCormick is hiring a Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation to lead initiatives that strengthen Finance as a strategic, digitally enabled, insight-driven business partner. The role manages a global transformation portfolio 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 Sr. Manager ensures initiatives are prioritized, governed, implemented, and embedded in daily operations to deliver measurable, sustainable enterprise value. The role reports to the Director, Finance Transformation Strategy and leads a Sr. Financial Analyst. It is based at McCormick’s Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with a hybrid 50/50 work arrangement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline.
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 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.
Strategic thinking and planning skills, including the ability to identify technology opportunities, challenge existing processes, and envision, design, and communicate a future-state Finance operating model.
Executive-level storytelling and presentation skills to convey financial insights, analysis, and recommendations to Finance leaders and other stakeholders.
Advanced technology literacy, including the ability to explain how digital technologies interact with Finance systems and business processes, and translate Finance needs into scalable reporting, analytics, automation, and technology requirements.
Strong team management skills, including the 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.
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to build relationships with key stakeholders across the organization.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other relevant advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, providing insights and recommendations on finance transformation strategies and business events such as M&A and new clients.
Build stakeholder support for initiatives where change leadership is crucial.
Generate and source ideas for finance transformation projects that build capabilities to meet organizational needs.
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 against approved scope, timelines, budgets, benefits, and outcome measures, and provide concise updates to executive stakeholders.
Modernize 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.
Advance 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.
Lead and develop a Sr. Financial Analyst.

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Career growth opportunities
Flexibility and support for diverse life stages and choices
Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life, and disability benefits
Paid parental leave
Fertility benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Caregiver support
401(k) plan
Profit-sharing plans
Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan