Senior Manager, Controller Integration

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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 Senior Manager, Controller Integration immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

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:

• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

The Senior Manager Controllership Integration is a hands‑on integration leader responsible for driving the accounting work streams on one of the largest food‑industry combinations in years – the McCormick and Unilever Foods integration – while also serving as a key leader in the broader Controllership integration governance. The Senior Manager Controllership Integration reports directly to the Director Controllership Integration and will be responsible for overseeing various work streams and managing third‑party service providers and staff augmentation resources.

This role has exposure to the global Finance and Integration Management organizations and will have opportunities to present to Finance leadership including the VP & Controller.

This role is fully dedicated to integration activities through close and for a period thereafter with an eventual transition into the end state organizational design.

Technical Accounting & Workstream Lead:

• Serve as the dedicated Accounting lead for the financial integration through close and beyond
• Oversee corporate accounting work streams, including employee benefit plans, stock compensation, segment reporting, lease accounting, accounting for joint ventures and variable interest entities
• Coordinate with external advisors to document technical accounting positions
• Assess target company accounting policies for conversion from US GAAP to IFRS, and drive conversion activities and alignment to McCormick accounting policies
• Oversee the process establishment step for each assigned sub‑workstream, defining target‑state processes, controls, and system requirements in coordination with the Controllership Integration Director and workstream advisors
• Maintain awareness of internal controls over financial reporting, including coordination with external auditors
• Partner with other Controllership leads to ensure consistent treatment and reporting where areas intersect with the broader Controllership integration work streams

Integration Governance & Execution:

• Maintain coordinated workplans to facilitate program status reporting across work streams
• Coordinate day‑to‑day activity with external advisory firms supporting sub‑work streams, ensuring deliverables stay on schedule and issues are escalated promptly
• Prepare regular status updates and executive level readouts summarizing workstream progress
• Manage cross‑functional dependencies to drive proactive resolution across work streams
• Facilitate working sessions with workstream owners, advisors, and cross‑functional partners to clarify open items and stay on track with key integration milestones

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
• CPA strongly preferred
• 8+ years of accounting / finance experience
• In‑depth knowledge of SEC reporting and filing processes
• Experience supporting M&A integrations
• Proficiency in US GAAP
• Demonstrated ability to support and analyze complex accounting / finance processes
• Experience working with and directing external advisors and third‑party service providers
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional work streams, influence stakeholders across multiple business functions, and communicate effectively with executive leadership
• Strong communication, program management, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Microsoft Office Suite; SAP and Hyperion…