Commercial Finance Manager - Middle East

COMMERCIAL FINANCE MANAGER - MIDDLE EAST

Reporting to the Finance Director – Middle East, this role provides financial insights to drive improved decision-making and deliver business results through driving growth and profitability and is the key Finance Business Partner to Commercial, Supply Chain & Operations and Procurement teams across Turkey and Dubai.

• Provide expert financial and analytical support to drive business value and assist decision-making.
• Lead financial reporting and forecasting cycles, ensuring accuracy and insight into performance drivers.
• Conduct product and customer profitability analysis and assess new business opportunities.
• Support commercial team in customer engagement and participate in monthly BU reviews.
• Act as financial advisor to Supply Chain & Operations, ensuring robust month-end close and accurate reporting.
• Analyze variances, recommend actions, and support strategic investment business cases.
• Estimate product costs for quoting and maintain strong internal controls (SOX/FCPA compliance).
• Provide financial support for budgeting, forecasting, spend analytics and cost tracking.
• Coordinate material cost updates and align with regional/global finance teams on savings and P&L impact.
• Ensure compliance with corporate and legal requirements.

• Significant finance experience in commercial and supply chain within large multinational manufacturing (FMCG preferred).
• Relevant degree and professional qualification (ACA, CIMA, SMMM or equivalent).
• Proven experience in management & financial reporting, cost accounting, and internal controls.
• Knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and SOX compliance.
• Experience with NETSIS, SAP (preferred) and modern IT tools (Excel, Salesforce, Power
  
  BI).
• Strong communication skills across functions, cultures, and geographies.
• Analytical, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Team player with ability to challenge and improve processes.
• Fluent in Turkish and English.

COMPANY

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 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including XXX.

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 values.

Agencies:
McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

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, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.