PLANT CONTROLLER FMC

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.

We are looking to hire a Plant Controller II immediately at the Flavor Manufacturing Center in Hunt Valley, Maryland. 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• We prioritize our communities and the planet we share. We are proud to be awarded as a Diversity Inc. Top 50 company for Diversity and have multiple Sustainability awards (ranking #22 in the World and #1 in Food Products)

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

Position Overview
Business Partner working towards company goals by providing or leading complex and interpretive financial analysis and reports for management. Responsible for the preparation of and significant analyses on actual results and major financial forecasts. Provides periodic reports and special analysis for management. May be responsible for a portion of or analysis of the annual budget process, expense/service fee/staffing forecasts, or balance sheet forecasts, statistical reporting, process efficiencies, optimizations and analyses of operational results. May also be responsible for or assigned to projects requiring financial research or significant process, operational or financial evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

•    Independently, be able to research, link to root cause drivers, explain and suggest corrective action for financial variances between current results, prior year, forecast and budget. Distinguish and quantify volume and rate impact in analysis, and, independently, communicate analysis to senior local and regional management.
•    Without direction, differentiate material versus immaterial variances, analyze and reconcile balances on the income statement and balance sheet, as applicable, identifying the pertinent focus areas and communicate, effectively and clearly, to local and regional management. Understand the progression of variances through the balance sheet to the income statement. Understand the key ratios as applicable (e.g. ITO, DSO, DPO, CTC, EVA and McCormick Profit) and the components that comprise each metric.
•    Maintains an effective control environment and SOX compliance. Able to identify areas of potential control weakness, suggest and implement solutions to minimize risk.
•    Without direction, plan, identify, gather and organize data to create forward looking financial information for multiple segments of the local business, with a detail knowledge of the basis used to create the information including the sources, methods, activities and drivers used and understanding the financial planning processes (budgeting and forecasting activities and strategic plan, as applicable). Detailed knowledge of how the information fits in with the local business units as well as the business unit’s impact on the Company. Communicate findings & interpretations and relevant conclusions.
•    Without direction, perform business modeling as necessary, organizing and inputting data and printing the pertinent reports at the local business level and review for accuracy. With direction, interpret these results and provide explanation to senior local management. Knowledgeable in the completion of key models, as applicable, used by the finance function (budgeting, forecasting, Caap’s, etc), demonstrating a detailed understanding of data flow and the model’s basic principles as well as being able to calculate, without direction, key metrics , as applicable (e.g. IRR and NPV for use in measuring the return on investment)
•    Without direction, and in a lead role at times, provide financial support for the evaluation of an identified opportunity or issue (e.g. CCI initiative, investment return, balancing cost with performance and impact of operational decisions)

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance or Business. MBA preferred. 
• CPA Preferred
• 8+ years of experience in accounting / financial analysis required
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of the capabilities of transaction & reporting systems including, but not limited to Hyperion, SAP, Business Warehouse or other local systems.
• Understands available reporting, drill down capabilities, and able to organize data in a way that adds value to analysis
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of Activity Based Costing or other Costing methodology/systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong proficiency in Word and Power Point
• Knowledgeable of the financial structure of the local business unit or financial support group, the purpose for the different financial areas, the activities performed by each, and how they fit together. Additionally, how the finance team integrates with other functions in order to achieve goals.
• Able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the financial differences (e.g. size, profitability, customers & markets served, between the different business segments.
• Thorough understanding of the business characteristics of the local market and competitors. Regular, as applicable, interaction with third party support activities/contacts such as auditors, legal assistance, or consultants
• Knowledge of and able to demonstrate application of professional accounting rules, standards and pronouncements 
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Developed communication & diplomacy skills required in order to exchange complicated or sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of content or intended audience
• Strong customer facing focus for internal customers due to shared service nature of the organization
•  Ability to work across functions and cultures Interactions outside the function using strong diplomacy skills to guide and influence
   

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. 

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Base Salary: $ 100,870 - 176,480

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

- Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits

- Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support

- Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans