Director, Controllership Integration

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You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – andwe’reonly getting started. At McCormick,we’realways 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 companya great placetowork.

We are looking to hire aDirector

Controllership Integrationimmediatelyin a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

What We Bring To The Table :

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility and Support fordiverselifestages and choices
• Wellbeing programs including physical, mentalandfinancial wellness
• Tuition assistance

The Director Controllership  Integrationwillbe responsible foroverseeingthe Controllership workstreamand related sub-work streams forthe McCormick and Unilever Foods integration(the “Transaction”).The Director will have one direct report, the Senior Manager Controllership Integration  andwilloversee a broader team of workstream owners and advisors executing across the Controllership sub-work streams.

This role requires deep technical expertise, strong project management skills,andthe ability to communicate cross-functionally.

This role has exposure to the global Finance and Integration Management organizations and will have opportunities to present integration status tosenior Finance leadership including the VP & Controller and other senior integration leaders.

This role is fully dedicated to integration activities throughthecloseof the Transaction and for a period thereafter,with an eventual transition into theendstate organizational design.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting:

Own the integration activities related to financial reporting, including IFRS-to-US-GAAP conversion, accounting policy alignment, and external reporting requirements

Direct the preparation of thepro formafinancial information,for inclusion in an S-4 filing, overseethe opening balance sheet / purchase accounting workstream, including purchase price allocation, fair value assessments, and preparation of technical accounting memoranda under ASC 805

Drive financing transactions, comfort letters, and secondary listing activity (prospectus / pro forma requirements), partnering with Treasury, Legal, and external advisors

Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex or novel accounting positions arising across the integration, ensuring positions are well-researched and documented

Oversight of Accounting Sub-Work streams:

Provide technical review and final approval of the accounting positions and process designs developed by the Senior Manager – Controllership Integration acrossthe following sub-work streams: derivative accounting, employee benefit plans, stock compensation, segment reporting,transition service agreements (TSA),interim operating model (IOM), foreign exchange, lease accounting, joint ventures/VIEs, and non-GAAPpositions

Set standards for process establishment and control design across sub-work streams, ensuring consistency with McCormick accounting policy and readiness forexternalaudit

Integration Governance & Leadership:

Own the overall Controllership integration governance model, defining workstream structure, decision rights, and escalation paths across accounting, financial reporting, transaction, and secondary listing work streams

Manage and coordinate multiple external advisory firm relationships to ensure advisor scope, deliverables, and cost stay aligned to workstream needs

Deliver executive-level integration status reporting to the VP & Controller and other senior integration leadership, drivingtimelydecisions on Controllership integration matters

Drive cross-functional coordination with Finance, IT, HR, andotheroperational teams to ensure Controllership integration stays aligned to overall deal timelines

Support workshops and governance sessions that may require international travel,representing

Controllership integrationwithUL Foods Finance leadership and other cross-border stakeholders

Support people-focused integration initiatives at a leadership level, modeling effective communication and fostering a…