About this role
<p> </p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#030202"><strong>MANAGER OF COMMERCIAL FINANCE</strong></span></p><p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:#030202">Commercial Finance Manager will be supporting Finance Director CEE. Key Finance Business Partner for Commercial Team and Revenue Management in evaluation and approval of all commercial projects (pricing, promo strategies, promotional activities, TTA negotiations). Collecting, interpreting and reviewing financial information: supervising month end closes, forecasts, yearly budgets. Conducting data analysis, planning and strategizing, and advising senior managers. Reviewing, monitoring and managing budgets, investigating ways to improve profitability. Managing and developing a team of financial controllers.<strong><br><br></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#030202"><strong><br>MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#030202"><strong> </strong></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:disc" type="disc"> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Business Planning – Manage and review short-term business objectives through budgets, quarterly forecasts, and risks & opportunities analysis, supporting overall corporate financial goals with a focus on continuous improvement in forecast accuracy.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Partner with Commercial, Marketing, and Revenue Management teams to evaluate pricing, promotions, and trade investments, providing financial insight and challenge to drive profitable growth.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Manage customer and product profitability analysis, supporting decisions that enhance margin and long-term business performance.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Evaluate and monitor trade investments and new product initiatives, ensuring strong ROI and effective post-investment reviews.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, reporting, and forecasting accuracy to increase efficiency and transparency.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX, and local accounting regulations, maintaining integrity and reliability of financial reporting.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Lead, develop, and motivate a team, fostering collaboration, capability building, and a high-performance culture.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color:#030202"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:#030202"><strong><br>CANDIDATE PROFILE</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#030202"><strong> </strong></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:disc" type="disc"> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline; a professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent) is an advantage.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Proven experience in Finance or Commercial Finance roles, ideally within FMCG, Retail, or Pharma.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Proven experience as a Finance Business Partner supporting commercial teams.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, business-oriented mindset.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Excellent communication and influencing abilities with senior stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Solid understanding of Romanian accounting principles and tax regulations.</span></li> <li style="color:#030202"><span style="color:#030202">Fluent in English, both written and spoken.</span></li> <li style="color:#080707"><span style="color:#080707"><span style="color:#030202">Demonstrated leadership capabilities and experience managing or developing teams.</span><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><span style="background-color:white;color:white">#LI_DNI</span></span></li> </ul><p style="margin:0.75pt 0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><br>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.</span></p> <p><br><span style="color:#000000">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.</span></p> <p><br><span style="color:#000000">As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.</span></p>