Trade Spend Senior Analyst

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America

Financial Analyst II, Americas Commercial Finance - Trade Spend 

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.

Position Overview

The Financial Analyst II is an integral member of the Commercial Finance team and will be the subject matter expert for Trade Spend Reporting & Analysis supporting the US Consumer business.

Shift timings: 05:30 PM - 02:00 AM IST

Responsibilities

• Manage trade discounts for the US Consumer Products Division including forecasting, financial analysis, interpretations, key metric reporting, and month end close activities.
• Communicate financial results and key insights to cross functional finance and business leaders.
• Develop and implement reporting and forecasting improvements to enable increased visibility and insights.
• Partner closely with the Commercial Finance organization by providing trade related guidance and analytical support during financial forecasts and monthly close activities.
• Manage Deal Escalation tracking and forecasting process.
• Manage Customer Fines tracking and forecasting and lead business partnering with Customer Supply Chain team.

Key Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in accounting and/or financial analysis preferred.
• Experience participating on projects, supporting finance initiatives with the business, preferred.
• Experience with transaction & reporting systems including, but not limited to Hyperion, SAP, Business Warehouse, TM1 or other local systems preferred.
• Proven knowledge of financial accounting standards and GAAP required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business or an MBA required.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities required.
• Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of different financial and analytical techniques preferred and the capability to plan your own work and respect deadlines required.
• Demonstrated ability to make judgments based on analysis of fact-based information, practice and previous experience/reasonable assumptions required.                                                                    
• Strong proven knowledge of financial accounting standards
• Excellent interpersonal (written and verbal) communications skills with a demonstrated ability to work across functions & cultures and interact and in some cases present to multiple levels of the organization required.
• Demonstrated ability of being a dynamic self-starter, to work independently and apply sound judgment to solve complex problems with incomplete and/or ambiguous information required and to proactively initiate action steps required.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects at once, work under pressure, apply judgment and ask for aid in prioritizing as applicable required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to resolve issues required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel skills required.
• Knowledge of SAP design, transactions, R3 and BW reporting capabilities highly preferred

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. 

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical value