Assistant VP, Tax

About the Role

The Assistant Vice President (AVP), Global Tax, is a high-visibility executive role architected as the primary successor to the Vice President of Tax. This position serves as a critical bridge between technical tax mastery and strategic enterprise management as a leader in the Global Tax Team that supports the CFO in navigating the fiscal complexities for the global leader in flavor. The AVP is responsible for the operational excellence of the global tax function while transitioning into a strategic business partner capable of influencing the company's long-term global growth and risk mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

Global Leadership and Team Development

• Mentor and Lead: Manage, coach, and develop, directly and indirectly, a diverse team of tax professionals.
• Talent Strategy: Develop tax team members and ensure a robust succession plan is in place within the department and providing opportunities for future career growth.
• Culture and Engagement: Foster a high-performing culture that aligns with "Purpose-led Performance" principles, maximizing employee engagement and fostering an environment of technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Digital Transformation: Lead the tax department's digital evolution, leveraging automation, AI, and advanced data analytics to enhance accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Build and maintain effective working relationships across the organization—including each of two business segments Consumer & Flavor Solutions, and all global functions including Finance, Global Business Services, Legal, Supply Chain, and HR—to integrate tax considerations into global business strategies.

Strategic Tax Operations

• Global Planning: Support the design and execution of global tax strategies that align with McCormick’s strategies for growth, performance, and people and adhere to its Global Tax Policy.
• Global Tax Provision: Serve as the lead architect for the quarterly and annual ASC 740 process, ensuring the integrity of financial statement disclosures and maintaining a world-class SOX control environment.
• Global Tax Compliance: Support the US federal income compliance process with the Senior Director, the EMEA Tax Compliance process with the EMEA Tax Director, and lead Asia Pacific and US state tax compliance.
• Controversy Management: Support the defense in global tax audits and inspections, prioritizing integrity and transparency in all interactions with the IRS and international tax authorities.

Public Policy and Legislative Support

• Technical Advocacy Support: Provide the Vice President with complex tax analysis to inform business decisions and support the company's position before legislative and regulatory bodies.
• Legislative Monitoring: Actively track emerging federal and state tax developments (e.g., OECD Pillar Two, federal tax reform) to identify risks and opportunities for the enterprise.
• Trade Association Engagement: Support the company's involvement in influential groups such as the Business Roundtable, the National Foreign Trade Council, Financial Executive’s International Committee on Taxation, and the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, participating in committees to help drive the company’s agenda.
• Regional Advocacy: Support the VP in state-level efforts in Annapolis, opposing disadvantageous policies like mandatory unitary combined reporting to protect the Maryland business climate.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance, preferred; CPA or JD mandatory; Master’s in Taxation (MST) or LL.M. highly preferred.
• Experience: 15-20 years of progressive tax experience in a large global multinational or premier professional services firm.
• Technical Mastery: Deep expertise in US international tax, transfer pricing, ASC 740, and the OECD BEPS framework.
• Leadership Presence: Proven ability to lead complex global teams and communicate sophisticated tax issues to non-tax executive leadership and the Board.
• Integrity: A commitment to the highest personal and professional ethics, values, and integrity.

Benefits

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
• Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life, and disability benefits
• Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
• Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans

Pay

Base Salary: $200,280–360,470. Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan, McCormick’s Sales Incentive Bonus (SIB) Plan, and McCormick’s Dividend Program.

Schedule

This position is hybrid eligible (50% onsite per month) based at our global headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.