Director of M&A Controllership

Honeywell is looking for a Director, M&A Controllership to join our finance group. This position will report to the Controller, M&A. The position will provide leadership and expertise across the controllership and finance functions on acquisition and divestiture executions, integration and other related business development projects. Critical success factors include the ability to support dynamic transaction timelines with accounting guidance, lead and collaborate with cross functional teams.

This job will be based in Charlotte, NC on a hybrid schedule. Relocation assistance will be provided if needed. 

• Act as the central point of contact for the Corporate and SBG Business Development teams, finance Integration Leaders and SBG controllers and CFOs on all technical accounting matters related to acquisitions & divestitures including Business Combinations, Purchase Accounting, Opening Balance Sheet, Funds Flow accounting, as well as due diligence on target assets and matters related to integration, reporting and non-US GAAP, i.e. IFRS to US GAAP conversion.
• Determine accounting guidance, formulate technical accounting positions and memos for transactions and review conclusions with the Corporate Technical Accounting and external auditors or advisors, as required
• Develop and maintain a dashboard of all finance and controllership workflows on acquisition and divestiture projects
• Provide counsel and project management skills to SBG/GBE CFOs, Corporate Business Development execution leaders, SBG, Corporate Tax and Corporate General Counsels on cross functional teams related to acquisitions and divestitures
• Develop and maintain standard due diligence and integration task lists for finance and controllers, drive outcomes to standard HON work
• Lead internal control assessments during due diligence, identify detailed acquisition integration timelines and track progress towards completion using standard work and dash boards
• Provide training in in areas including Purchase Accounting, Business Combinations and Integrations.
• Lead Divestiture projects work streams including Carve Financial Statement audits, Transaction close and HFS accounting, Financial separation and Transition Service
  Agreements. Provide counsel and support to separation teams, general counsel, and SBG leadership as required.
• Provide accounting advice to acquisition and divestiture models including intangible valuations, transaction cost and investment treatments, gain/loss on sale calculations and joint venture consolidation. Participate in due diligence exercises as needed.
• Lead purchase integration activities. This includes working closely with the business development, external valuation services, and business integration teams.

• CPA designation.
• Minimum of 8 years of leadership experience in public audit, transaction advisory, M&A, or corporate accounting, along with a track record of increasing responsibilities
  within financial, managerial and leadership roles.
• Experience with a large public accounting firm.

WE VALUE:

• Deep technical accounting knowledge and expertise with US GAAP (experience with business combinations, consolidation accounting, revenue recognition,
  contingent liabilities)
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Exceptional integrity and objectivity and proven capacity for rendering business decisions
• Quickly and effectively react to the changing needs of a deadline intensive work pace
• An ability to communicate and liaise with colleagues at all levels within the company
• Project management skills and the ability to manage priorities under a tight deadline

The Director, M&A Controllership role falls under the Corporate Strategic Business Group (CORP SBG) at Honeywell. The CORP SBG is responsible for overseeing corporate-level functions and initiatives that support the overall operations and strategy of the company. This includes areas such as finance, legal, human resources, communications, and corporate governance.
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, care or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.