Financial Analyst

McCormick Canada continues its long track record of growth and is a respected leader in the spice, seasoning, flavouring and specialty food industry. Our consumer products division serves retail grocery customers and emerging channels with Club House, Billy Bee and McCormick products, while our Custom Flavour Solutions division serves food service distributors and other respected food manufacturers across Canada. McCormick Canada is part of the world leader in spice and seasonings, McCormick & Company Inc.

The Power of People is one of our five pillars. It has been the foundation for McCormick's success for decades. There is something inspiring about working at McCormick. We have created an unusually dedicated workforce by fostering a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. Without our employees, our success is not possible. Our commitment to our customers, our consumers and our employees is unsurpassed.

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Global Commercial COE Financial Analyst is responsible for controllership activities related to Marketing spend across the Consumer, Food Away from Home, and Flavor businesses. This includes coordination of accounting month-end close, forecast process, variance reporting, general ledger review and balance sheet reconciliations, SOX administration, and management reporting. This role also supports the annual planning process and budget compilation.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide dedicated support for the COE Finance team’s spend controllership, projects, and ad hoc requests
- Manage the marketing budget reconciliations for brand initiatives (advertising, promotions, MDF, slotting and coupons spend) including prepaids to ensure cost centers general ledger are reconciled and SOX signoffs are complete
- Coordinate compilation and issuance of management reporting and analysis versus forecast, budget, and prior year
- Reconcile income statement / balance sheet accounts and ensure SOX compliance
- Assist with PO issuance, invoices and spend reconciliation (Coupons, barter, and other)
- Quarterly close out of aged PO’s and actively manage the forecasting of true ups
- Actively monitor fraudulent deductions and make recommendations for coupon accrual adjustments
- Use critical thinking in decision making process to draw upon professional experience, market and industry knowledge, data, and intuition
- Interact with cross-functional teams and various management levels within McCormick and serve as main point of contact for auditor inquiries
- Utilize best practice financial reporting to meet the needs of the functional leaders, external authorities, and the stakeholders of the Company

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in Accounting, Financial, or equivalent business function analysis
- Demonstrated thorough knowledge of the capabilities of transaction & reporting systems including, but not limited to Hyperion, TM1, SAP, Business Warehouse, Blackline, or other local systems
- In-depth understanding of available reporting drill down capabilities, and ability to organize data in a way that adds value to analysis
- Intermediate/Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Power Point)
- Interpersonal (written and verbal) communications skills with a demonstrated ability to work across functions & cultures, and interact with all levels of the organization
- Self-management of assigned workload - ability to plan and meet deadlines under pressure
- Self-starter and proactive in initiating action steps

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Throughout the selection process, accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request. Please notify H.R. if required.