Senior Director, SOX & Internal Controls

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 an Senior Director, SOX & Internal Controls immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.    What We Bring To The Table: 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: • Competitive compensation • Career growth opportunities • Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices • Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness • Tuition assistance   The Senior Director, SOX and Internal Controls leads the company’s global internal controls over financial reporting program, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This role is accountable for defining and leading McCormick’s long-term Internal Controls and SOX strategy, including securing alignment and support from Finance and business leadership.  This also includes designing, maintaining, evaluating, and continuously improving the company’s internal control framework across corporate functions, manufacturing operations, shared service centers, and global business units.  This role has final functional decision-making authority for significant SOX and Internal Controls matters, including defining decision criteria, evaluating business impacts, and gaining senior leadership alignment on implementation and remediation actions.   The Senior Director plays a critical leadership role in supporting a large-scale business integration, including the alignment of control environments, harmonization of policies and processes, integration of systems and data, and readiness of acquired or newly integrated entities for SOX compliance. This role has ownership of the future-state control environment following the Unilever integration, including thought leadership provided to the Integration Management Office and external consulting partners. This role will also be responsible for partnering with the Unilever integration team to jointly c reate new control methodologies, governance frameworks, and control models to support Day 1 readiness, the transition period, TSA stabilization, and the post-integration end state.   This role will work closely with Finance, Accounting, Internal Audit, IT, Operations, Legal, Compliance, external auditors, external consultants and senior leadership to ensure a strong and scalable control environment and builds strong relationships across global teams to promote accountability, transparency, and a culture of control ownership.   This role requires deep technical knowledge of SOX, SEC reporting requirements, COSO, financial processes, IT general controls, manufacturing operations, and integration-related risks and prepares clear and concise updates for senior leadership, Disclosure Committee, Audit Committee, and other governance forums.  The role will be responsible for external representation of McCormick as the company’s leading authority on SOX and Internal Controls, including interactions with external auditors, regulatory stakeholders, consulting partners, industry groups, and other external forums.   This role will be responsible for monitoring and interpreting regulatory developments and leading the company’s response to evolving SOX, Internal Controls, and governance requirements.   Responsibilities:

Lead the global SOX compliance program, including annual scoping, risk assessment, control design, testing strategy, deficiency evaluation, remediation tracking, and executive reporting as well as monitoring the regulatory framework